Show/Hide a form in form_load (Resolved)

[DestructoX]

I have two forms - frmmain, and form1

Under frmmain, I'm using a If/Then/Else statement checking a variable value.
Frmmain is the startup form.

Dim form1 as new form1
 
If Val = "1" Then
'do nothing
Else
form1.visible = True
frmmain.visible = False
End If

form1 will always show, but frmmain won't hide. I've tested this using just one form and just putting me.visible = false. I've tried me.hide, I've tried putting the code behind a timer and enabling the timer from form_load, I've tried calling a new sub from form_load, but NOTHING I do seems to work.

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?