diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index b087e12f6..fbcc2348d 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ ability to invoke the debugger in debug mode."
 ;;;
 ;; Initialize
 (eval-and-compile
-  ;; Defer warnings during the Doom startup process, giving other modules more
-  ;; time to initialize and make mistakes.
-  (remove-hook 'delayed-warnings-hook #'display-delayed-warnings)
-
   (defvar doom--file-name-handler-alist file-name-handler-alist)
   (unless (or after-init-time noninteractive)
     ;; One of the contributors to long startup times is the garbage collector,
@@ -188,9 +184,6 @@ ability to invoke the debugger in debug mode."
       (dolist (hook '(doom-init-hook doom-post-init-hook))
         (run-hook-wrapped hook #'doom-try-run-hook hook)))
 
-    ;; We're ready to display warnings now.
-    (add-hook 'delayed-warnings-hook #'display-delayed-warnings t)
-
     ;; If you forget to reset this, you'll get stuttering and random freezes!
     (setq gc-cons-threshold 16777216
           gc-cons-percentage 0.1
diff --git a/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el b/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
index c66148228..5cd106696 100644
--- a/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ renamed.")
       ;; Switch to it if we aren't auto-loading the last session
       (when (and (equal (safe-persp-name (get-current-persp)) persp-nil-name)
                  (= persp-auto-resume-time -1))
-        (persp-frame-switch +workspaces-main (or frame (selected-frame))))))
+        (persp-frame-switch +workspaces-main (or frame (selected-frame))))
+      ;; Make sure warnings are visible (fix #319)
+      (when-let* ((warnings (get-buffer "*Warnings*")))
+        (display-buffer-in-side-window
+         warnings '((window-height . shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer))))))
 
   (defun +workspaces|init-persp-mode ()
     ;; Remap `buffer-list' to current workspace's buffers in `doom-buffer-list'