diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 5ada4d57d..8adb576bf 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -1793,6 +1793,11 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
                 if (task) {
                     app.progress = task.percent;
                     app.message = task.message;
+                    app.taskMinutesActive = moment.duration(moment.utc().diff(moment.utc(task.creationTime))).asMinutes();
+                } else {
+                    app.progress = 0;
+                    app.message = '';
+                    app.taskMinutesActive = 0;
                 }
 
                 that._updateAppCache(app);
diff --git a/src/views/app.html b/src/views/app.html
index a7a13fe26..05379415c 100644
--- a/src/views/app.html
+++ b/src/views/app.html
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
         <h1>
           <a ng-href="{{ app | applicationLink }}" target="_blank" ng-class="{ 'hand': (app | appIsInstalledAndHealthy) }" ng-click="(app | appIsInstalledAndHealthy) && app.pendingPostInstallConfirmation && postInstallMessage.show(true)">{{ app.label || app.fqdn }} <sup ng-show="app | appIsInstalledAndHealthy"><i class="fas fa-external-link-alt" style="font-size: 12px;"></i></sup></a>
           <br/>
-          <span class="text-small">{{ app | installationStateLabel }} {{ app.taskProgressMessage ? ' - ' + app.taskProgressMessage : '' }}</span>
+          <span class="text-small">{{ app | installationStateLabel }} {{ app.message ? ' - ' + app.message : '' }}</span>
           <span class="text-small" ng-show="app.error"> : {{ app.error.reason + ' - ' + app.error.message }}</span>
         </h1>
         <div>
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
   <div class="row" ng-show="app.taskId">
     <div class="col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2" style="height: 10px; display: flex; align-items: center;">
       <div class="progress progress-striped active animateMeOpacity" style="height: 10px; flex-grow: 1;">
-        <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-success" role="progressbar" style="width: {{ app.taskProgress }}%"></div>
+        <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-success" role="progressbar" style="width: {{ app.progress || 5 }}%"></div>
       </div>
       <div ng-show="app.taskMinutesActive >= 5" class="text-danger hand" style="margin: 0 4px;" ng-click="stopAppTask(app.taskId)" uib-tooltip="Cancel Task"><i class="fas fa-times"></i></div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/views/app.js b/src/views/app.js
index 3b8f07320..8ba1c2537 100644
--- a/src/views/app.js
+++ b/src/views/app.js
@@ -1469,16 +1469,10 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
     function refreshApp(appId, callback) {
         callback = callback || function () {};
 
-        Client.getApp(appId, function (error, app) {
+        Client.refreshAppCache(appId, function (error, app) {
             if (error && error.statusCode === 404) return $location.path('/apps');
             if (error) return callback(error);
 
-            // ensure we have amended progress properties set before copy
-            if ($scope.app) {
-                app.taskProgress = $scope.app.taskProgress;
-                app.taskProgressMessage = $scope.app.taskProgressMessage;
-            }
-
             $scope.app = app;
 
             // show 'Start App' if app is starting or is stopped
@@ -1488,23 +1482,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 $scope.console.startButton = app.runState === RSTATES.STOPPED;
             }
 
-            if (app.taskId) {
-                Client.getTask(app.taskId, function (error, task) {
-                    if (error) return callback(error);
-
-                    $scope.app.taskProgress = task && task.percent ? task.percent : 5; // start with 5 to avoid empty progress bar
-                    $scope.app.taskProgressMessage = task ? task.message : '';
-                    $scope.app.taskMinutesActive = task ? moment.duration(moment.utc().diff(moment.utc(task.creationTime))).asMinutes() : 0;
-
-                    callback();
-                });
-            } else {
-                $scope.app.taskProgress = 0;
-                $scope.app.taskProgressMessage = '';
-                $scope.app.taskMinutesActive = 0;
-
-                callback();
-            }
+            callback();
         });
     }