diff --git a/dashboard/src/Index.vue b/dashboard/src/Index.vue
index 09a699d4c..d0d6208ef 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/Index.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/Index.vue
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ const subscriptionRequiredDialog = useTemplateRef('subscriptionRequiredDialog');
 const ready = ref(false);
 const view = ref('');
 const profile = ref({});
+const dashboardDomain = ref('');
 const subscription = ref({
   plan: {},
 });
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ async function refreshConfigAndFeatures() {
 
   config.value = result;
   features.value = result.features;
+  dashboardDomain.value = result.adminDomain;
 }
 
 async function onOnline() {
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ provide('features', features);
 provide('profile', profile);
 provide('refreshProfile', refreshProfile);
 provide('refreshFeatures', refreshConfigAndFeatures);
+provide('dashboardDomain', dashboardDomain);
 
 onMounted(async () => {
   const [error, result] = await provisionModel.status();
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/AppInstallDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/AppInstallDialog.vue
index 8c821da64..826252847 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/AppInstallDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/AppInstallDialog.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { prettyDate, prettyBinarySize, isValidDomain } from '@cloudron/pankow/ut
 import AccessControl from './AccessControl.vue';
 import PortBindings from './PortBindings.vue';
 import AppsModel from '../models/AppsModel.js';
-import DashboardModel from '../models/DashboardModel.js';
 import DomainsModel from '../models/DomainsModel.js';
 import { PROXY_APP_ID, ACL_OPTIONS } from '../constants.js';
 
@@ -18,9 +17,9 @@ const STEP = Object.freeze({
 
 const appsModel = AppsModel.create();
 const domainsModel = DomainsModel.create();
-const dashboardModel = DashboardModel.create();
 
 const subscriptionRequiredDialog = inject('subscriptionRequiredDialog');
+const dashboardDomain = inject('dashboardDomain');
 
 // reactive
 const busy = ref(false);
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ const dialog = useTemplateRef('dialogHandle');
 const locationInput = useTemplateRef('locationInput');
 const description = computed(() => marked.parse(manifest.value.description || ''));
 const domains = ref([]);
-const dashboardDomain = ref('');
 
 const formValid = computed(() => {
   if (!domain.value) return false;
@@ -167,10 +165,6 @@ function onClose() {
 }
 
 onMounted(async () => {
-  const [error, result] = await dashboardModel.config();
-  if (error) return console.error(error);
-
-  dashboardDomain.value = result.adminDomain;
 });
 
 const screenshotsContainer = useTemplateRef('screenshotsContainer');
@@ -212,7 +206,7 @@ defineExpose({
     domains.value = domainList;
 
     // preselect with dashboard domain
-    domain.value = (domains.value.find(d => d.domain === dashboardDomain.value) || domains.value[0]).domain;
+    domain.value = domains.value.find(d => d.domain === dashboardDomain.value).domain;
 
     tcpPorts.value = a.manifest.tcpPorts;
     udpPorts.value = a.manifest.udpPorts;
@@ -231,7 +225,7 @@ defineExpose({
     for (const p in secondaryDomains.value) {
       const port = secondaryDomains.value[p];
       port.value = port.defaultValue;
-      port.domain = domains.value[0].domain;
+      port.domain = dashboardDomain.value;
     }
 
     currentScreenshotPos = 0;
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/AppRestoreDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/AppRestoreDialog.vue
index c7fa8d598..3e85d786d 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/AppRestoreDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/AppRestoreDialog.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // for restore from archive or clone !
 
-import { ref, useTemplateRef, computed } from 'vue';
+import { ref, useTemplateRef, computed, inject } from 'vue';
 import { InputGroup, FormGroup, TextInput, SingleSelect, Dialog } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import { prettyLongDate } from '@cloudron/pankow/utils';
 import PortBindings from  '../components/PortBindings.vue';
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const appsModel = AppsModel.create();
 const archivesModel = ArchivesModel.create();
 const domainsModel = DomainsModel.create();
 
+const dashboardDomain = inject('dashboardDomain');
 const appId = ref(null);
 const dialog = useTemplateRef('dialog');
 const restoreArchive = ref({});
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ defineExpose({
 
     const app = archive.appConfig || {
       subdomain: '',
-      domain: domains.value[0].domain,
+      domain: dashboardDomain.value,
       secondaryDomains: [],
       portBindings: {}
     }; // pre-8.2 backups do not have appConfig
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ defineExpose({
 
     restoreLocation.value = app.subdomain;
     const d = domains.value.find(function (d) { return app.domain === d.domain; });
-    restoreDomain.value = d ? d.domain : domains.value[0].domain; // try to pre-select the app's domain
+    restoreDomain.value = d ? d.domain : dashboardDomain.value; // try to pre-select the app's domain
     restoreSecondaryDomains.value = {};
     needsOverwrite.value = false;
     restoreArchive.value = archive;
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/LdapServer.vue b/dashboard/src/components/LdapServer.vue
index 9d97494da..b0c85807a 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/LdapServer.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/LdapServer.vue
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (error) return console.error(error);
 
   ldapUrl.value = `ldaps://${result.adminFqdn}:636`;
-  adminDomain.value = domains.find(d => d.domain === result.adminDomain) || domains[0];
+  adminDomain.value = domains.find(d => d.domain === result.adminDomain);
 
   [error, result] = await userDirectoryModel.getExposedLdapConfig();
   if (error) return console.error(error);
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/MailboxDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/MailboxDialog.vue
index 6a4cd38eb..623de8326 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/MailboxDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/MailboxDialog.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup>
 
-import { ref, useTemplateRef, computed } from 'vue';
+import { ref, useTemplateRef, computed, inject } from 'vue';
 import { Dialog, Button, TextInput, FormGroup, Checkbox, InputGroup, SingleSelect } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import { prettyDecimalSize } from '@cloudron/pankow/utils';
 import MailboxesModel from '../models/MailboxesModel.js';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const props = defineProps([ 'apps', 'users', 'groups', 'domains' ]);
 
 const mailboxesModel = MailboxesModel.create();
 
+const dashboardDomain = inject('dashboardDomain');
 const dialog = useTemplateRef('dialog');
 const busy = ref(false);
 const formError = ref('');
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ const domainHasIncomingEnabled = computed(() => {
 function onAddAlias() {
   aliases.value.push({
     name: '',
-    domain: '@' + props.domains[0].domain,
+    domain: '@' + dashboardDomain.value,
   });
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ defineExpose({
     mailbox.value = m;
 
     name.value = m ? m.name : '';
-    domain.value = m ? m.domain : props.domains[0].domain;
+    domain.value = m ? m.domain : dashboardDomain.value;
     ownerId.value = m ? m.ownerId : '';
     aliases.value = m ? m.aliases : [];
     active.value = m ? m.active : true;
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/MailinglistDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/MailinglistDialog.vue
index 8153de064..88df9eedc 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/MailinglistDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/MailinglistDialog.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup>
 
-import { ref, useTemplateRef } from 'vue';
+import { ref, useTemplateRef, inject } from 'vue';
 import { Dialog, TextInput, FormGroup, Checkbox, InputGroup, SingleSelect } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import MailinglistsModel from '../models/MailinglistsModel.js';
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const membersText = ref('');
 const membersOnly = ref(false);
 const active = ref(true);
 const domainList = ref([]);
+const dashboardDomain = inject('dashboardDomain');
 
 async function onSubmit() {
   busy.value = true;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ defineExpose({
     mailinglist.value = m;
 
     name.value = m ? m.name : '';
-    domain.value = m ? m.domain : props.domains[0].domain;
+    domain.value = m ? m.domain : dashboardDomain.value;
     membersText.value = m ? m.members.join('\n') : '';
     membersOnly.value = m ? m.membersOnly : false;
     active.value = m ? m.active : true;
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/app/Location.vue b/dashboard/src/components/app/Location.vue
index 46ad59868..a38c450b1 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/app/Location.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/app/Location.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup>
 
-import { ref, onMounted, computed } from 'vue';
+import { ref, onMounted, computed, inject } from 'vue';
 import { Button, SingleSelect, InputGroup, FormGroup, TextInput, Checkbox } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import { isValidDomain } from '@cloudron/pankow/utils';
 import { ISTATES } from '../../constants.js';
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const props = defineProps([ 'app' ]);
 const appsModel = AppsModel.create();
 const domainsModel = DomainsModel.create();
 
+const dashboardDomain = inject('dashboardDomain');
 const domains = ref([]);
 const busy = ref(false);
 const errorMessage = ref('');
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ function isNoopOrManual(domain) {
 
 function onAddAlias() {
   aliases.value.push({
-    domain: domains.value[0].domain,
+    domain: dashboardDomain.value,
     subdomain: ''
   });
 }
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ function onRemoveAlias(index) {
 
 function onAddRedirect() {
   redirects.value.push({
-    domain: domains.value[0].domain,
+    domain: dashboardDomain.value,
     subdomain: ''
   });
 }