diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/AppRepairDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/AppRepairDialog.vue
index 84a522c5e..de1d716fb 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/AppRepairDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/AppRepairDialog.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async function onSubmit() {
   busy.value = true;
   formError.value = '';
 
-  const errorState = (appError.value && appError.value.installationState) || ISTATES.PENDING_CONFIGURE;
+  const errorState = (appError.value && appError.value.details?.installationState) || ISTATES.PENDING_CONFIGURE;
   const data = {};
 
   let repairFunc;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ defineExpose({
     fqdn.value = app.fqdn;
     appError.value = app.error || null;
 
-    const errorState = (app.error && app.error.installationState) || ISTATES.PENDING_CONFIGURE;
+    const errorState = (app.error && app.error.details?.installationState) || ISTATES.PENDING_CONFIGURE;
 
     if (errorState === ISTATES.PENDING_RESTORE || errorState === ISTATES.PENDING_IMPORT) {
       const [error, result] = await appsModel.backups(app.id);
diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index c879a4fc2..3f56cc202 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ async function addTask(appId, installationState, task, auditSource) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
 
     const { args, values } = task;
-    // TODO: match the SQL logic to match checkAppState. this means checking the error.installationState and installationState. Unfortunately, former is JSON right now
+    // TODO: match the SQL logic to match checkAppState. this means checking the error.details.installationState and installationState. Unfortunately, former is JSON right now
     const requiredState = null; // 'requiredState' in task ? task.requiredState : exports.ISTATE_INSTALLED;
     const scheduleNow = 'scheduleNow' in task ? task.scheduleNow : true;
     const requireNullTaskId = 'requireNullTaskId' in task ? task.requireNullTaskId : true;
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ function checkAppState(app, state) {
 
     if (app.installationState === exports.ISTATE_ERROR) {
         // allow task to be called again if that was the errored task
-        if (app.error.installationState === state) return null;
+        if (app.error.details?.installationState === state) return null;
 
         // allow uninstall from any state
         if (state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL && state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE && state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT) return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Not allowed in error state');
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ async function repair(app, data, auditSource) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
 
     const appId = app.id;
-    let errorState = (app.error && app.error.installationState) || exports.ISTATE_PENDING_CONFIGURE;
+    let errorState = (app.error && app.error.details?.installationState) || exports.ISTATE_PENDING_CONFIGURE;
 
     const task = {
         args: {},