diff --git a/src/views/app.js b/src/views/app.js
index f3b9cae8b..f1c8d8889 100644
--- a/src/views/app.js
+++ b/src/views/app.js
@@ -2118,6 +2118,11 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
             ], function (error) {
                 if (error) return Client.error(error);
 
+                // check for updates, if the app has a pending update. this handles two cases:
+                // 1. user got a valid subscription. this will make the updates get the manifest field
+                // 2. user has not refreshed the ui in a while or updated via cli tool. this will ensure we are not holding to a dangling update
+                if ($scope.config.update[$scope.app.id]) Client.checkForUpdates();
+
                 done();
             });
         });