diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
index 9b54a7919..901324e87 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, inject, watch } from 'vue';
+import { ref, computed, useTemplateRef, onMounted, inject, watch, nextTick } from 'vue';
 import { TextInput, Spinner, InputDialog, SingleSelect } from 'pankow';
 import AppsModel from '../models/AppsModel.js';
 import AppstoreModel from '../models/AppstoreModel.js';
@@ -161,12 +161,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       });
     }
   } else {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      try {
-        searchInput.value.$el.focus();
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-      } catch(e) {;}
-    }, 100);
+    await nextTick();
+    if (searchInput.value) searchInput.value.$el.focus();
   }
 });