diff --git a/dashboard/src/Index.vue b/dashboard/src/Index.vue
index d58760b74..a5a17d4df 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/Index.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/Index.vue
@@ -354,10 +354,12 @@ onMounted(async () => {
         <Headerbar :config="config" :subscription="subscription"/>
 
         <div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; overflow: auto; flex-grow: 1; padding: 0; margin: 0 10px; position: relative;">
-          <AppsView v-if="view === VIEWS.APPS" />
-          <AppConfigureView v-else-if="view === VIEWS.APP" />
+          <KeepAlive>
+            <AppsView v-if="view === VIEWS.APPS" />
+            <AppstoreView v-else-if="view === VIEWS.APPSTORE" />
+          </KeepAlive>
+          <AppConfigureView v-if="view === VIEWS.APP" />
           <AppearanceView v-else-if="view === VIEWS.APPEARANCE" />
-          <AppstoreView v-else-if="view === VIEWS.APPSTORE" />
           <BackupSitesView v-else-if="view === VIEWS.BACKUP_SITES" />
           <BackupListView v-else-if="view === VIEWS.BACKUP_LIST" />
           <BackupAppArchiveView v-else-if="view === VIEWS.BACKUP_APP_ARCHIVE" />
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/AppsView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/AppsView.vue
index fd6cfbb46..756081618 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/AppsView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/AppsView.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 const i18n = useI18n();
 const t = i18n.t;
 
-import { ref, computed, useTemplateRef, onMounted, onUnmounted, inject } from 'vue';
+import { ref, computed, useTemplateRef, onActivated, onMounted, onUnmounted, inject } from 'vue';
 import { Button, Menu, SingleSelect, Icon, TableView, TextInput, ProgressBar } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import { API_ORIGIN, APP_TYPES, HSTATES, ISTATES, RSTATES } from '../constants.js';
 import AppsModel from '../models/AppsModel.js';
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ function toggleView() {
   localStorage.appsView = viewType.value;
 }
 
+onActivated(async () => {
+  await refreshApps();
+});
+
 onMounted(async () => {
   await refreshApps();
 
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
index 78322c863..b4860d5b2 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const i18n = useI18n();
 const t = i18n.t;
 
 import moment from 'moment';
-import { ref, computed, useTemplateRef, onMounted, onUnmounted, inject, watch, nextTick } from 'vue';
+import { ref, computed, useTemplateRef, onActivated, onMounted, onUnmounted, inject, watch, nextTick } from 'vue';
 import { TextInput, ProgressBar, InputDialog, SingleSelect } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import AppsModel from '../models/AppsModel.js';
 import AppstoreModel from '../models/AppstoreModel.js';
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ function setItemWidth() {
   else itemWidth.value = Number((width-gap*4)/4).toFixed() + 'px';
 }
 
+onActivated(async () => {
+  await getInstalledApps();
+});
+
 onMounted(async () => {
   await getInstalledApps();
   await getAppList();