diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/SelectLocalAppsFragment.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/SelectLocalAppsFragment.java
index 01d037a55..eb944ec94 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/SelectLocalAppsFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/SelectLocalAppsFragment.java
@@ -112,13 +112,14 @@ public class SelectLocalAppsFragment extends ListFragment
 
         // build list of existing apps from what is on the file system
         if (FDroidApp.selectedApps == null) {
-            FDroidApp.selectedApps = new HashSet<String>();
+            HashSet<String> selectedApps = new HashSet<String>();
             for (String filename : LocalRepoManager.get(selectLocalAppsActivity).repoDir.list()) {
                 if (filename.matches(".*\\.apk")) {
                     String packageName = filename.substring(0, filename.indexOf("_"));
                     FDroidApp.selectedApps.add(packageName);
                 }
             }
+            FDroidApp.selectedApps = selectedApps;
         }
     }