diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/app.dart b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/app.dart
index ab6224ed..4a9ce8d4 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/app.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/app.dart
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class _NeonAppState extends State<NeonApp> with WidgetsBindingObserver, tray.Tra
     }
 
     final matches = _appRegex.allMatches(shortcutType);
-    final activeAccount = _accountsBloc.activeAccount.valueOrNull;
+    final activeAccount = await _accountsBloc.activeAccount.first;
     if (matches.isNotEmpty && activeAccount != null) {
       await _openAppFromExternal(activeAccount, matches.first.group(1)!);
     }
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/blocs/accounts.dart b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/blocs/accounts.dart
index 407f9426..d79fae77 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/blocs/accounts.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/blocs/accounts.dart
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class AccountsBloc extends Bloc implements AccountsBlocEvents, AccountsBlocState
   BehaviorSubject<List<Account>> accounts = BehaviorSubject<List<Account>>.seeded([]);
 
   @override
-  BehaviorSubject<Account?> activeAccount = BehaviorSubject<Account?>.seeded(null)
+  BehaviorSubject<Account?> activeAccount = BehaviorSubject<Account?>()
     ..distinct((final current, final next) => current?.id != next?.id);
 
   @override
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ class AccountsBloc extends Bloc implements AccountsBlocEvents, AccountsBlocState
 
   /// The currently active account.
   ///
-  /// Equivalent to activeAccount.value but throws a [StateError] when no user is logged in.
+  /// Equivalent to activeAccount.valueOrNull but throws a [StateError] when no user is logged in.
   @visibleForTesting
   Account get aa {
-    final aa = activeAccount.value;
+    final aa = activeAccount.valueOrNull;
 
     if (aa == null) {
       throw StateError('No user is logged in.');
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class AccountsBloc extends Bloc implements AccountsBlocEvents, AccountsBlocState
   }
 
   /// Whether accounts are logged in.
-  bool get hasAccounts => activeAccount.value != null;
+  bool get hasAccounts => activeAccount.valueOrNull != null;
 
   /// The options for the [activeAccount].
   ///
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/blocs/apps.dart b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/blocs/apps.dart
index 4ba93dc3..3ea9b0e6 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/blocs/apps.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/blocs/apps.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ import 'package:rxdart/rxdart.dart';
 typedef NextcloudApp = CoreNavigationApps_Ocs_Data;
 
 abstract class AppsBlocEvents {
-  void setActiveApp(final String appID);
+  /// Sets the active app using the [appID].
+  ///
+  /// If the app is already the active app nothing will happen.
+  /// When using [skipAlreadySet] nothing will be done if there already is an active app.
+  void setActiveApp(final String appID, {final bool skipAlreadySet = false});
 }
 
 abstract class AppsBlocStates {
@@ -57,8 +61,8 @@ class AppsBloc extends InteractiveBloc implements AppsBlocEvents, AppsBlocStates
 
       final options = _accountsBloc.getOptionsFor(_account);
       final initialApp = options.initialApp.value ?? _getInitialAppFallback();
-      if (!activeApp.hasValue && initialApp != null) {
-        await setActiveApp(initialApp);
+      if (initialApp != null) {
+        await setActiveApp(initialApp, skipAlreadySet: true);
       }
 
       unawaited(_checkCompatibility());
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ class AppsBloc extends InteractiveBloc implements AppsBlocEvents, AppsBlocStates
   }
 
   @override
-  Future setActiveApp(final String appID) async {
+  Future setActiveApp(final String appID, {final bool skipAlreadySet = false}) async {
     if (appID == AppIDs.notifications) {
       openNotifications.add(null);
       return;
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ class AppsBloc extends InteractiveBloc implements AppsBlocEvents, AppsBlocStates
     final apps = await appImplementations.firstWhere((final a) => a.hasData);
     final app = apps.requireData.tryFind(appID);
     if (app != null) {
-      if (activeApp.valueOrNull?.id != appID) {
+      if ((!activeApp.hasValue || !skipAlreadySet) && activeApp.valueOrNull?.id != appID) {
         activeApp.add(app);
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/pages/account_settings.dart b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/pages/account_settings.dart
index 618af5f4..21e752c4 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/pages/account_settings.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/pages/account_settings.dart
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AccountSettingsPage extends StatelessWidget {
               context,
               AppLocalizations.of(context).accountOptionsRemoveConfirm(account.client.humanReadableID),
             )) {
-              final isActive = bloc.activeAccount.value == account;
+              final isActive = bloc.activeAccount.valueOrNull == account;
 
               bloc.removeAccount(account);