diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 7404134a8..2f580d5b1 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -1089,6 +1089,29 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
         return app;
     };
 
+    Client.prototype._updateAppCache = function (app) {
+        var found = -1;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < this._installedApps.length; ++i) {
+            if (this._installedApps[i].id === app.id) {
+                found = i;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var tmp = {};
+        angular.copy(app, tmp);
+
+        this._appPostProcess(tmp);
+
+        // only replace if the app is already known
+        if (found !== -1) {
+            angular.copy(tmp, this._installedApps[found]);
+        } else {
+            this._installedApps.push(tmp);
+        }
+    };
+
     Client.prototype.refreshInstalledApps = function (callback) {
         var that = this;
 
@@ -1100,28 +1123,7 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
             if (error) return callback(error);
 
             // insert or update new apps
-            apps.forEach(function (app) {
-                var found = false;
-
-                for (var i = 0; i < that._installedApps.length; ++i) {
-                    if (that._installedApps[i].id === app.id) {
-                        found = i;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                var tmp = {};
-                angular.copy(app, tmp);
-
-                that._appPostProcess(tmp);
-
-                // only replace if the app is already known
-                if (found !== false) {
-                    angular.copy(tmp, that._installedApps[found]);
-                } else {
-                    that._installedApps.push(tmp);
-                }
-            });
+            apps.forEach(that._updateAppCache.bind(that));
 
             // filter out old entries, going backwards to allow splicing
             for(var i = that._installedApps.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {