diff --git a/plugins/welcomepage/qml/main.qml b/plugins/welcomepage/qml/main.qml
index d465692ce9..752d99ee8e 100644
--- a/plugins/welcomepage/qml/main.qml
+++ b/plugins/welcomepage/qml/main.qml
@@ -1,46 +1,48 @@
 /* KDevelop
  *
  * Copyright 2011 Aleix Pol <aleixpol@kde.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
  * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
  * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.2
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
 
     SystemPalette {
         id: myPalette
     }
 
     color: myPalette.window
 
     Loader {
         id: loader
 
         anchors.fill: parent
 
-        source: "qrc:/qml/area_"+area+".qml"
+        // non-code areas are broken ATM, so just go blank for them
+        // old: source: "qrc:///qml/area_"+area+".qml"
+        source: area === "code" ? "qrc:///qml/area_code.qml" : ""
         asynchronous: true
         opacity: status === Loader.Ready
 
         Behavior on opacity {
             PropertyAnimation {}
         }
     }
 
 }