diff --git a/lib/screens/updates_screen.dart b/lib/screens/updates_screen.dart
index 022abfa..126d54b 100644
--- a/lib/screens/updates_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/updates_screen.dart
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class _UpdatesListBodyWithInstallingAppIds extends ConsumerWidget {
           tags: {'#d': installingAppIds},
           and: (app) => {app.latestRelease.query()},
           source: const LocalAndRemoteSource(relays: 'AppCatalog'),
-          subscriptionPrefix: 'installing-apps',
+          subscriptionPrefix: 'app-installing-apps',
         ),
       );
       installingApps = installingAppsState.models
diff --git a/lib/screens/user_screen.dart b/lib/screens/user_screen.dart
index 8166282..a31b6e4 100644
--- a/lib/screens/user_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/user_screen.dart
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class UserScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
               relays: 'AppCatalog',
               stream: false,
             ),
+            subscriptionPrefix: 'app-user-screen-stack-apps',
           ),
         },
         source: LocalAndRemoteSource(stream: false, relays: 'social'),
diff --git a/lib/services/background_update_service.dart b/lib/services/background_update_service.dart
index c7daa42..4c4298c 100644
--- a/lib/services/background_update_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/background_update_service.dart
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Future<bool> _checkForUpdatesInBackground(Set<String>? appCatalogRelays) async {
             '#d': installedIds,
             '#f': {packageManager.platform},
           },
-        ).toRequest(),
+        ).toRequest(subscriptionPrefix: 'app-bg-updates'),
         source: const RemoteSource(relays: 'AppCatalog', stream: false),
       );
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Future<bool> _checkForUpdatesInBackground(Set<String>? appCatalogRelays) async {
             .toList();
         if (releaseFilters.isNotEmpty) {
           final List<Release> releases = await storage.query(
-            Request<Release>(releaseFilters),
+            Request<Release>(releaseFilters, subscriptionPrefix: 'app-bg-releases'),
             source: const RemoteSource(relays: 'AppCatalog', stream: false),
           );
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Future<bool> _checkForUpdatesInBackground(Set<String>? appCatalogRelays) async {
               .toList();
           if (metadataFilters.isNotEmpty) {
             await storage.query(
-              Request<FileMetadata>(metadataFilters),
+              Request<FileMetadata>(metadataFilters, subscriptionPrefix: 'app-bg-metadata'),
               source: const RemoteSource(relays: 'AppCatalog', stream: false),
             );
           }
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Future<bool> _checkForUpdatesInBackground(Set<String>? appCatalogRelays) async {
               .toList();
           if (assetFilters.isNotEmpty) {
             await storage.query(
-              Request<SoftwareAsset>(assetFilters),
+              Request<SoftwareAsset>(assetFilters, subscriptionPrefix: 'app-bg-assets'),
               source: const RemoteSource(relays: 'AppCatalog', stream: false),
             );
           }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/version_pill_widget.dart b/lib/widgets/version_pill_widget.dart
index 57c1053..061e989 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/version_pill_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/version_pill_widget.dart
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class VersionPillWidget extends HookConsumerWidget {
             },
           ),
         },
+        subscriptionPrefix: 'app-version-pill',
       ),
     );