diff --git a/appmgr/src/control.rs b/appmgr/src/control.rs
index 0b7f03650..03778b8f7 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/control.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/control.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ pub async fn start_app(name: &str, update_metadata: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
     if status == crate::apps::DockerStatus::Stopped {
         if update_metadata {
             crate::config::configure(name, None, None, false).await?;
-            crate::dependencies::update_shared(name).await?;
             crate::dependencies::update_binds(name).await?;
         }
         crate::apps::set_needs_restart(name, false).await?;
diff --git a/appmgr/src/dependencies.rs b/appmgr/src/dependencies.rs
index 4cdb80557..f8c8b10a9 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/dependencies.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/dependencies.rs
@@ -188,31 +188,6 @@ pub async fn auto_configure(
     crate::config::configure(dependency, Some(dependency_config), None, dry_run).await
 }
 
-pub async fn update_shared(dependency_id: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let dependency_manifest = crate::apps::manifest(dependency_id).await?;
-    if let Some(shared) = dependency_manifest.shared {
-        for dependent_id in &crate::apps::dependents(dependency_id, false).await? {
-            let dependent_manifest = crate::apps::manifest(&dependent_id).await?;
-            if dependent_manifest
-                .dependencies
-                .0
-                .get(dependency_id)
-                .ok_or_else(|| failure::format_err!("failed to index dependent: {}", dependent_id))?
-                .mount_shared
-            {
-                tokio::fs::create_dir_all(
-                    Path::new(crate::VOLUMES)
-                        .join(dependency_id)
-                        .join(&shared)
-                        .join(&dependent_id),
-                )
-                .await?;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 pub async fn update_binds(dependent_id: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let dependent_manifest = crate::apps::manifest(dependent_id).await?;
     let dependency_manifests = futures::future::try_join_all(
diff --git a/appmgr/src/install.rs b/appmgr/src/install.rs
index 4c474324b..34306758b 100644
--- a/appmgr/src/install.rs
+++ b/appmgr/src/install.rs
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ pub async fn install_v0<R: AsyncRead + Unpin + Send + Sync>(
             crate::config::configure(&manifest.id, Some(empty_config), None, false).await?;
         }
     }
+    crate::dependencies::update_binds(&manifest.id).await?;
     for (dep_id, dep_info) in manifest.dependencies.0 {
         if dep_info.mount_shared
             && crate::apps::list_info().await?.get(&dep_id).is_some()