diff --git a/app/views/common/_discourse_splash.html.erb b/app/views/common/_discourse_splash.html.erb
index 08b92b65f53..40b1fb1f009 100644
--- a/app/views/common/_discourse_splash.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/common/_discourse_splash.html.erb
@@ -25,22 +25,25 @@
 
     #d-splash .preloader-text {
       padding-top: 4em;
-          position: absolute;
-          opacity: 0;
-          animation: fade-in 0.5s ease-in-out;
-          animation-delay: 2.5s;
-          animation-fill-mode: forwards;
-          color: var(--primary);
+      position: absolute;
+      opacity: 0;
+      animation: fade-in 0.5s ease-in-out;
+      animation-delay: 1.25s;
+      animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+      color: var(--primary);
     }
 
     #d-splash .preloader-text:after {
       animation: loading-text 3s infinite;
       content: "";
       position: absolute;
+      top: 4em;
       margin: 0 0.1em;
+      left: 100%;
     }
 
     .rtl #d-splash .preloader-text:after {
+      left: 0;
       right: 100%;
     }
 
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@
 
   <img
     class="preloader-image"
-    src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' version='1.1' data-ember-extension='1'%3E%3Cstyle%3E /* these need to be injected dynamicly to match theme colors */ :root %7B --primary: %23222222; --secondary: %23ffffff; --tertiary: %23f15c21; --highlight: %23f0ea88; --quaternary: %2365ccff; --success: %23009900; %7D /* these styles need to live here because the SVG has a different scope */ .dots %7B animation-name: loader; animation-timing-function: ease-in-out; animation-duration: 3s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-delay: 1.5s; stroke: %23fff; stroke-width: 0.5px; transform-origin: center; opacity: 0; r: max(1vw, 11px); cy: 50%25; %7D .dots:first-child %7B fill: var(--tertiary); animation-delay: 1.25s; %7D .dots:nth-child(2) %7B fill: var(--tertiary); animation-delay: 1.35s; %7D .dots:nth-child(3) %7B fill: var(--highlight); animation-delay: 1.45s; %7D .dots:nth-child(4) %7B fill: var(--quaternary); animation-delay: 1.55s; %7D .dots:nth-child(5) %7B fill: var(--quaternary); animation-delay: 1.65s; %7D @keyframes loader %7B 0%25 %7B opacity: 0; transform: scale(1); %7D 45%25 %7B opacity: 1; transform: scale(0.7); %7D 65%25 %7B opacity: 1; transform: scale(0.7); %7D 100%25 %7B opacity: 0; transform: scale(1); %7D %7D %3C/style%3E%3Cg class='container'%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='30vw'/%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='40vw'/%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='50vw'/%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='60vw'/%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='70vw'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E%0A"
+    src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' version='1.1'%0A%3E%3Cstyle%3E /* these need to be injected dynamicly to match theme colors */ :root %7B --primary: %23222222; --secondary: %23ffffff; --tertiary: %23f15c21; --highlight: %23f0ea88; --quaternary: %2365ccff; --success: %23009900; %7D /* these styles need to live here because the SVG has a different scope */ .dots %7B animation-name: loader; animation-timing-function: ease-in-out; animation-duration: 3s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; stroke: %23fff; stroke-width: 0.5px; transform-origin: center; opacity: 0; r: max(1vw, 11px); cy: 50%25; %7D .dots:first-child %7B fill: var(--tertiary); animation-delay: 0.625s; %7D .dots:nth-child(2) %7B fill: var(--tertiary); animation-delay: 0.675s; %7D .dots:nth-child(3) %7B fill: var(--highlight); animation-delay: 0.725s; %7D .dots:nth-child(4) %7B fill: var(--quaternary); animation-delay: 0.775s; %7D .dots:nth-child(5) %7B fill: var(--quaternary); animation-delay: 0.825s; %7D @keyframes loader %7B 0%25 %7B opacity: 0; transform: scale(1); %7D 45%25 %7B opacity: 1; transform: scale(0.7); %7D 65%25 %7B opacity: 1; transform: scale(0.7); %7D 100%25 %7B opacity: 0; transform: scale(1); %7D %7D %3C/style%3E%3Cg class='container'%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='30vw' /%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='40vw' /%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='50vw' /%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='60vw' /%3E%3Ccircle class='dots' cx='70vw' /%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E%0A"
     alt="<%=SiteSetting.title%>"
   />
 
diff --git a/public/images/preloader.svg b/public/images/preloader.svg
index b4101b4d679..867d619ef60 100644
--- a/public/images/preloader.svg
+++ b/public/images/preloader.svg
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" data-ember-extension="1">
+<svg
+  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+  version="1.1"
+>
   <style>
-
     /* these need to be injected dynamicly to match theme colors */
     :root {
       --primary: #222222;
@@ -17,7 +20,6 @@
       animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
       animation-duration: 3s;
       animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-      animation-delay: 1.5s;
       stroke: #fff;
       stroke-width: 0.5px;
       transform-origin: center;
@@ -28,27 +30,27 @@
 
     .dots:first-child {
       fill: var(--tertiary);
-      animation-delay: 1.25s;
+      animation-delay: 0.625s;
     }
 
     .dots:nth-child(2) {
       fill: var(--tertiary);
-      animation-delay: 1.35s;
+      animation-delay: 0.675s;
     }
 
     .dots:nth-child(3) {
       fill: var(--highlight);
-      animation-delay: 1.45s;
+      animation-delay: 0.725s;
     }
 
     .dots:nth-child(4) {
       fill: var(--quaternary);
-      animation-delay: 1.55s;
+      animation-delay: 0.775s;
     }
 
     .dots:nth-child(5) {
       fill: var(--quaternary);
-      animation-delay: 1.65s;
+      animation-delay: 0.825s;
     }
 
     @keyframes loader {
@@ -72,10 +74,10 @@
   </style>
 
   <g class="container">
-    <circle class="dots" cx="30vw"/>
-    <circle class="dots" cx="40vw"/>
-    <circle class="dots" cx="50vw"/>
-    <circle class="dots" cx="60vw"/>
-    <circle class="dots" cx="70vw"/>
+    <circle class="dots" cx="30vw" />
+    <circle class="dots" cx="40vw" />
+    <circle class="dots" cx="50vw" />
+    <circle class="dots" cx="60vw" />
+    <circle class="dots" cx="70vw" />
   </g>
 </svg>