diff --git a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
index f659d8e..0c1fd6a 100644
--- a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
+++ b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
@@ -978,9 +978,6 @@ local function new(args)
     ret._private.pages_count = 0
     ret._private.current_page = 1
 
-    generate_apps(ret)
-    reset(ret)
-
     if ret.rubato and ret.rubato.x then
         ret.rubato.x:subscribe(function(pos)
             ret._private.widget.x = pos
@@ -1025,6 +1022,9 @@ local function new(args)
         end})
     end)
 
+    generate_apps(ret)
+    reset(ret)
+
     return ret
 end