diff --git a/ui/src/app/pages/apps-routes/app-list/app-list.page.ts b/ui/src/app/pages/apps-routes/app-list/app-list.page.ts
index 6e892d601..91c49dee5 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/pages/apps-routes/app-list/app-list.page.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/pages/apps-routes/app-list/app-list.page.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class AppListPage {
           }
         })
 
-        this.empty = !this.pkgs.length
+        this.empty = !this.pkgs.length && isEmptyObject(this.recoveredPkgs)
 
         ids.forEach(id => {
           // if already exists, return