diff --git a/lib/models/app.dart b/lib/models/app.dart
index 34ff892..332f301 100644
--- a/lib/models/app.dart
+++ b/lib/models/app.dart
@@ -218,15 +218,13 @@ mixin AppAdapter on Adapter<App> {
     return super.findAll(params: params);
   }
 
-  Future<List<App>> checkForUpdates() async {
+  Future<void> checkForUpdates() async {
     final appIds = await _installedIdentifiers();
     if (appIds.isNotEmpty) {
-      final apps = await fetchAppModels({'#d': appIds});
+      await fetchAppModels({'#d': appIds});
       // Once apps are loaded, check for installed status
       await ref.localApps.localAppAdapter.refreshUpdateStatus();
-      return apps;
     }
-    return [];
   }
 
   Future<List<App>> fetchAppModels(Map<String, dynamic> params) async {
diff --git a/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart b/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
index 8a3e456..6c61a91 100644
--- a/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
+++ b/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ final appInitializer = FutureProvider<void>((ref) async {
   // Do not use ignoreReturn here
   if (ref.appCurationSets.countLocal == 0) {
     await ref.appCurationSets.findAll();
+    // Take opportunity to preload updates
+    await ref.apps.appAdapter.checkForUpdates();
   } else {
     ref.appCurationSets.findAll();
   }
@@ -45,8 +47,6 @@ final appInitializer = FutureProvider<void>((ref) async {
   // Preload zapstore's nostr curation set
   await ref.read(appCurationSetProvider(kNostrCurationSet).notifier).fetch();
 
-  ref.localApps.localAppAdapter.updateNumberOfApps();
-
   // Handle deep links
   final appLinksSub = appLinks.uriLinkStream.listen((uri) async {
     if (uri.scheme == "zapstore") {
diff --git a/lib/screens/updates_screen.dart b/lib/screens/updates_screen.dart
index cb83a3a..114e003 100644
--- a/lib/screens/updates_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/updates_screen.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import 'package:gap/gap.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/main.data.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/models/app.dart';
-import 'package:zapstore/models/local_app.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/widgets/app_card.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/widgets/spinning_logo.dart';