diff --git a/src/aare/gui/graphics/aare_banner.png b/src/aare/gui/graphics/aare_banner.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9f4e829
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/aare/gui/graphics/aare_banner.png differ
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/gui.py b/src/aare/gui/gui.py
index 02303885..3e680ea9 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/gui.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/gui.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def main():
         icon_path = os.path.join(basedir, "graphics/aaregui_logo.svg")
         # The banner is an SVG now; the old aare_banner.png no longer exists
         # and yielded a null splash pixmap.
-        banner_path = os.path.join(basedir, "graphics/aare_banner.svg")
+        banner_path = os.path.join(basedir, "graphics/aare_banner.png")
     except Exception:
         logger.exception("Failed to load resources for splash screen")
         sys.exit(1)