diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index 887f34f..8ce3ce7 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import App from './App.tsx';
 import './index.css';
 
 // Hide Capacitor splash screen once JS is ready
-// Must be called manually when autoHide: false (or as a safety net)
+// Uses the global Capacitor object to avoid a hard dependency on the package
 if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-  import('@capacitor/splash-screen').then(({ SplashScreen }) => {
-    SplashScreen.hide().catch(() => {/* not in Capacitor context */});
-  }).catch(() => {/* web build - no Capacitor */});
+  const cap = (window as unknown as { Capacitor?: { Plugins?: { SplashScreen?: { hide: () => Promise<void> } } } }).Capacitor;
+  if (cap?.Plugins?.SplashScreen) {
+    cap.Plugins.SplashScreen.hide().catch(() => {});
+  }
 }
 
 // Outfit font for body text