diff --git a/artifacts/teaboy-os/src/pages/home.tsx b/artifacts/teaboy-os/src/pages/home.tsx
index 40ade6fe..ff2cad03 100644
--- a/artifacts/teaboy-os/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/artifacts/teaboy-os/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,17 @@ export default function HomePage() {
   const [orderedApps, setOrderedApps] = useState<App[] | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (apps) setOrderedApps((prev) => prev ?? apps);
+    if (!apps) return;
+    setOrderedApps((prev) => {
+      if (!prev) return apps;
+      const byId = new Map(apps.map((a) => [a.id, a]));
+      const kept = prev
+        .map((a) => byId.get(a.id))
+        .filter((a): a is App => a !== undefined);
+      const keptIds = new Set(kept.map((a) => a.id));
+      const added = apps.filter((a) => !keptIds.has(a.id));
+      return [...kept, ...added];
+    });
   }, [apps]);
 
   const sensors = useSensors(