diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/app.js b/dashboard/src/views/app.js
index ba2541762..32b5a787e 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/app.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/app.js
@@ -175,8 +175,11 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
             $scope.info.notes.content = $scope.app.notes;
             $scope.info.notes.editing = false;
 
-            console.log('--', $scope.app)
             $scope.info.checklist = $scope.app.checklist;
+        },
+
+        checklistAck: function  () {
+
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index aa12ea1ec..dfd23d62d 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ async function install(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await progressCallback({ percent: 20, message: 'Downloading icon' });
     await downloadIcon(app);
 
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 25, message: 'Updating checklist' });
+    await updateChecklist(app, app.manifest.checklist || {});
+
     if (!skipDnsSetup) {
         await progressCallback({ percent: 30, message: 'Registering subdomains' });
 
@@ -374,8 +377,6 @@ async function install(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await progressCallback({ percent: 95, message: 'Configuring reverse proxy' });
     await reverseProxy.configureApp(app, AuditSource.APPTASK);
 
-    await updateChecklist(app, app.manifest.checklist);
-
     await progressCallback({ percent: 100, message: 'Done' });
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null });
 }
@@ -607,6 +608,9 @@ async function update(app, args, progressCallback) {
         }
     }
 
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 20, message: 'Updating checklist' });
+    await updateChecklist(app, app.manifest.checklist || {});
+
     // download new image before app is stopped. this is so we can reduce downtime
     // and also not remove the 'common' layers when the old image is deleted
     await progressCallback({ percent: 25, message: 'Downloading image' });
@@ -655,8 +659,6 @@ async function update(app, args, progressCallback) {
         await reverseProxy.configureApp(app, AuditSource.APPTASK);
     }
 
-    await updateChecklist(app, updateConfig.manifest.checklist || {});
-
     await progressCallback({ percent: 100, message: 'Done' });
     await updateApp(app, { installationState: apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED, error: null, health: null, updateTime: new Date() });
 }