diff --git a/src/textual/_compositor.py b/src/textual/_compositor.py
index 1cc8b50a0..f96035dbc 100644
--- a/src/textual/_compositor.py
+++ b/src/textual/_compositor.py
@@ -562,10 +562,10 @@ class Compositor:
         screen_region = Region(0, 0, width, height)
 
         update_regions = self._dirty_regions.copy()
+        self._dirty_regions.clear()
         if screen_region in update_regions:
             # If one of the updates is the entire screen, then we only need one update
-            update_regions.clear()
-        self._dirty_regions.clear()
+            update_regions = {screen_region}
 
         if update_regions:
             # Create a crop regions that surrounds all updates
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ class Compositor:
     def __rich_console__(
         self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions
     ) -> RenderResult:
-        yield self.render()
+        if self._dirty_regions:
+            yield self.render()
 
     def update_widgets(self, widgets: set[Widget]) -> None:
         """Update a given widget in the composition.
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index b8bbfdd76..117df8625 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
                 self.log(f"<stylesheet> loaded {self.css_path!r} in {elapsed:.0f} ms")
             except Exception as error:
                 # TODO: Catch specific exceptions
-                self.console.bell()
+                self.bell()
                 self.log(error)
             else:
                 self.stylesheet = stylesheet
@@ -672,13 +672,14 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
 
     def fatal_error(self) -> None:
         """Exits the app after an unhandled exception."""
-        self.console.bell()
+        self.bell()
         traceback = Traceback(
             show_locals=True, width=None, locals_max_length=5, suppress=[rich]
         )
         self._exit_renderables.append(
             Segments(self.console.render(traceback, self.console.options))
         )
+        self._print_error_renderables()
         self.close_messages_no_wait()
 
     def _print_error_renderables(self) -> None:
@@ -754,6 +755,7 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
                     )
             if self._log_file is not None:
                 self._log_file.close()
+                self._log_console = None
 
     def on_mount(self) -> None:
         widgets = list(self.compose())
diff --git a/src/textual/screen.py b/src/textual/screen.py
index d5a5da141..e784d3a9b 100644
--- a/src/textual/screen.py
+++ b/src/textual/screen.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ class Screen(Widget):
         # Check for any widgets marked as 'dirty' (needs a repaint)
         if self._dirty_widgets:
             self._update_timer.resume()
+        if self._layout_required:
+            self._refresh_layout()
+            self._layout_required = False
 
     def _on_update(self) -> None:
         """Called by the _update_timer."""
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ class Screen(Widget):
             self._dirty_widgets.clear()
         self._update_timer.pause()
 
-    def refresh_layout(self) -> None:
+    def _refresh_layout(self) -> None:
         """Refresh the layout (can change size and positions of widgets)."""
         if not self.size:
             return
@@ -151,14 +154,15 @@ class Screen(Widget):
 
     async def handle_layout(self, message: messages.Layout) -> None:
         message.stop()
-        self.refresh_layout()
+        self._layout_required = True
+        self.check_idle()
 
     def on_mount(self, event: events.Mount) -> None:
         self._update_timer = self.set_interval(1 / 20, self._on_update, pause=True)
 
     async def on_resize(self, event: events.Resize) -> None:
         self.size_updated(event.size, event.virtual_size, event.container_size)
-        self.refresh_layout()
+        self._refresh_layout()
         event.stop()
 
     async def _on_mouse_move(self, event: events.MouseMove) -> None:
diff --git a/src/textual/views/_dock_view.py b/src/textual/views/_dock_view.py
index 98367be6b..b859d9081 100644
--- a/src/textual/views/_dock_view.py
+++ b/src/textual/views/_dock_view.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class DockView(Screen):
                 await self.mount(widget)
             else:
                 await self.mount(**{name: widget})
-        await self.refresh_layout()
+        await self._refresh_layout()
 
     async def dock_grid(
         self,
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ class DockView(Screen):
             await self.mount(view)
         else:
             await self.mount(**{name: view})
-        await self.refresh_layout()
+        await self._refresh_layout()
         return grid
diff --git a/src/textual/widget.py b/src/textual/widget.py
index 82f2c2809..8e85cf6e1 100644
--- a/src/textual/widget.py
+++ b/src/textual/widget.py
@@ -775,9 +775,6 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         """Check if a layout has been requested."""
         return self._layout_required
 
-    def _reset_check_layout(self) -> None:
-        self._layout_required = False
-
     def get_style_at(self, x: int, y: int) -> Style:
         offset_x, offset_y = self.screen.get_offset(self)
         return self.screen.get_style_at(x + offset_x, y + offset_y)
@@ -835,7 +832,7 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         """
 
         if self.check_layout():
-            self._reset_check_layout()
+            self._layout_required = False
             self.screen.post_message_no_wait(messages.Layout(self))
         elif self._repaint_required:
             self.emit_no_wait(messages.Update(self, self))
@@ -881,7 +878,7 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         widgets = list(self.compose())
         if widgets:
             self.mount(*widgets)
-            self.screen.refresh()
+            self.screen.refresh(repaint=False, layout=True)
 
     def on_leave(self) -> None:
         self.mouse_over = False