diff --git a/src/views/app.js b/src/views/app.js
index 7fe208f7c..cbc796572 100644
--- a/src/views/app.js
+++ b/src/views/app.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 /* global $ */
 /* global asyncSeries */
 /* global asyncForEach */
+/* global RSTATES */
+/* global ISTATES */
 
 
 // TODO use this once we enable custom SSL certificate ui again
@@ -669,11 +671,13 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
         restartApp: function () {
             $scope.debug.appIsRestarting = true;
 
-            Client.restartApp($scope.app.id, function (error) {
+            function done(error) {
                 if (error) Client.error(error);
-
                 $scope.debug.appIsRestarting = false;
-            });
+            }
+
+            if ($scope.app.runState === RSTATES.STOPPED) Client.startApp($scope.app.id, done);
+            else Client.restartApp($scope.app.id, done);
         }
     };
 
@@ -722,7 +726,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 backupId: $scope.clone.backup.id
             };
 
-            Client.cloneApp($scope.app.id, data, function (error, clonedApp) {
+            Client.cloneApp($scope.app.id, data, function (error/*, clonedApp */) {
                 $scope.clone.busy = false;
 
                 if (error) {
@@ -892,8 +896,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
 
             $scope.app = app;
 
-            console.log(app.installationState, app.error);
-
             $scope.setView($routeParams.view || 'display');
 
             // track on page load backup if active