diff --git a/Covid19Radar/Covid19Radar/Services/SplashNavigationService.cs b/Covid19Radar/Covid19Radar/Services/SplashNavigationService.cs
index a0e75c171..b351f220d 100644
--- a/Covid19Radar/Covid19Radar/Services/SplashNavigationService.cs
+++ b/Covid19Radar/Covid19Radar/Services/SplashNavigationService.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class SplashNavigationService : ISplashNavigationService
         public Destination Destination { get; set; }
         public INavigationParameters DestinationPageParameters { get; set; }
 
-        private TermsUpdateInfoModel _termsUpdateInfoModel;
+        private TermsUpdateInfoModel _termsUpdateInfoModel = new TermsUpdateInfoModel();
 
         public SplashNavigationService(
             INavigationService navigationService,
diff --git a/Covid19Radar/Covid19Radar/ViewModels/HomePage/SplashPageViewModel.cs b/Covid19Radar/Covid19Radar/ViewModels/HomePage/SplashPageViewModel.cs
index 6c8025d73..90205932e 100644
--- a/Covid19Radar/Covid19Radar/ViewModels/HomePage/SplashPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/Covid19Radar/Covid19Radar/ViewModels/HomePage/SplashPageViewModel.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public override async void OnNavigatedTo(INavigationParameters parameters)
             _splashNavigatoinService.Destination = destination;
             _splashNavigatoinService.DestinationPageParameters = parameters;
 
-            await _splashNavigatoinService.Prepare();
             await _splashNavigatoinService.NavigateNextAsync();
 
             _loggerService.EndMethod();
diff --git a/Covid19Radar/Tests/Covid19Radar.UnitTests/ViewModels/HomePage/SplashPageViewModelTests.cs b/Covid19Radar/Tests/Covid19Radar.UnitTests/ViewModels/HomePage/SplashPageViewModelTests.cs
index 5b92e9a3e..550ab684b 100644
--- a/Covid19Radar/Tests/Covid19Radar.UnitTests/ViewModels/HomePage/SplashPageViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/Covid19Radar/Tests/Covid19Radar.UnitTests/ViewModels/HomePage/SplashPageViewModelTests.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public void OnNavigatedToTest()
                 Times.Once()
             );
 
-            _mockSplashNavigationService.Verify(x => x.Prepare(), Times.Once());
             _mockSplashNavigationService.Verify(x => x.NavigateNextAsync(false), Times.Once());
         }
     }