diff --git a/dashboard/src/js/client.js b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
index 47f74098c..6ea8bb883 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/js/client.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
 
     Client.prototype.hasCloudronBackground = function (callback) {
         get('/api/v1/branding/cloudron_background', null, function (error, data, status) {
+            console.log('hasCloudronBackground...')
             if (error && error.statusCode !== 404) callback(error);
             else if (error) callback(null, false);
             else callback(null, status === 200);
@@ -2402,6 +2403,10 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         }
     };
 
+    Client.prototype.getBackgroundImageUrl = function () {
+        return client.apiOrigin + '/api/v1/profile/background_image?access_token=' + token + '&bustcache=' + Date.now();
+    };
+
     Client.prototype.setBackgroundImage = function (backgroundImage, callback) {
         // Blob type if object
         var fd = new FormData();
@@ -2598,30 +2603,6 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         });
     };
 
-    Client.prototype.refreshBranding = function (callback) {
-        var that = this;
-
-        // currently only deals with background
-        this.refreshProfile(function () {
-            that.hasCloudronBackground(function (error, result) {
-                if (error) return callback(error);
-
-                if (that._userInfo && that._userInfo.hasBackgroundImage) {
-                    document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').style.backgroundImage = 'url("' + that.apiOrigin + '/api/v1/profile/background_image?access_token=' + token + '&bustcache=' + Date.now() + '")';
-                    document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').classList.add('has-background');
-                } else if (result) {
-                    document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').style.backgroundImage = 'url("' + that.apiOrigin + '/api/v1/cloudron/background?bustcache=' + Date.now() + '")';
-                    document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').classList.add('has-background');
-                } else {
-                    document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').style.backgroundImage = 'none';
-                    document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').classList.remove('has-background');
-                }
-
-                callback(null);
-            });
-        });
-    };
-
     Client.prototype._appPostProcess = function (app) {
         // calculate the icon paths
         app.iconUrl = app.iconUrl ? (this.apiOrigin + app.iconUrl + '?access_token=' + token + '&ts=' + app.ts) : null;
diff --git a/dashboard/src/js/index.js b/dashboard/src/js/index.js
index 7dd63fefb..6e1e099db 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/js/index.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/js/index.js
@@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ app.controller('MainController', ['$scope', '$route', '$timeout', '$location', '
                 Client.refreshProfile.bind(Client),
                 Client.refreshConfig.bind(Client),
                 Client.refreshAvailableLanguages.bind(Client),
-                Client.refreshBranding.bind(Client),
                 Client.refreshInstalledApps.bind(Client)
             ], function (error) {
                 if (error) return Client.initError(error, init);
@@ -800,6 +799,11 @@ app.controller('MainController', ['$scope', '$route', '$timeout', '$location', '
 
                 $scope.config = Client.getConfig();
 
+                if (Client.getUserInfo().hasBackgroundImage) {
+                    document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').style.backgroundImage = 'url("' + Client.getBackgroundImageUrl() + '")';
+                    document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').classList.add('has-background');
+                }
+
                 $scope.initialized = true;
 
                 redirectOnMandatory2FA();
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/branding.js b/dashboard/src/views/branding.js
index ba28169b6..be0a8bfe9 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/branding.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/branding.js
@@ -268,9 +268,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BrandingController', ['$scope', '$loca
                             $scope.about.avatar = null;
                             $scope.about.refresh();
 
-                            Client.refreshBranding(function () {
-                                $scope.about.busy = false;
-                            });
+                            $scope.about.busy = false;
                         });
                     });
                 });
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/profile.js b/dashboard/src/views/profile.js
index 90d25779e..f3fc00513 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/profile.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/profile.js
@@ -247,13 +247,13 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('ProfileController', ['$scope', '$trans
             Client.setBackgroundImage(imageFile, function (error) {
                 if (error) return console.error('Unable to change backgroundImage.', error);
 
-                Client.refreshBranding(function () {
-                    $scope.user.hasBackgroundImage = true;
+                document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').style.backgroundImage = 'url("' + Client.getBackgroundImageUrl() + '")';
+                document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').classList.add('has-background');
 
-                    $('#backgroundImageChangeModal').modal('hide');
+                $scope.user.hasBackgroundImage = true;
 
-                    $scope.backgroundImageChange.reset();
-                });
+                $('#backgroundImageChangeModal').modal('hide');
+                $scope.backgroundImageChange.reset();
             });
         },
 
@@ -261,12 +261,13 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('ProfileController', ['$scope', '$trans
             Client.setBackgroundImage(null, function (error) {
                 if (error) return console.error('Unable to change backgroundImage.', error);
 
-                Client.refreshBranding(function () {
-                    $scope.user.hasBackgroundImage = false;
+                document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').style.backgroundImage = '';
+                document.getElementById('mainContentContainer').classList.remove('has-background');
 
-                    $('#backgroundImageChangeModal').modal('hide');
-                    $scope.backgroundImageChange.reset();
-                });
+                $scope.user.hasBackgroundImage = false;
+
+                $('#backgroundImageChangeModal').modal('hide');
+                $scope.backgroundImageChange.reset();
             });
         },
 
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('ProfileController', ['$scope', '$trans
         reset: function () {
             $scope.backgroundImageChange.error.avatar = null;
 
-            if ($scope.user.hasBackgroundImage) document.getElementById('previewBackgroundImage').src = Client.apiOrigin + '/api/v1/profile/background_image?access_token=' + Client.getToken() + '&bustcache=' + Date.now();
+            if ($scope.user.hasBackgroundImage) document.getElementById('previewBackgroundImage').src = Client.getBackgroundImageUrl();
             else document.getElementById('previewBackgroundImage').src = '/img/background-image-placeholder.svg';
 
             $scope.backgroundImageChange.pictureChanged = false;