diff --git a/apps/quicklaunch/boot.js b/apps/quicklaunch/boot.js
index bc2408e78..4a2381d49 100644
--- a/apps/quicklaunch/boot.js
+++ b/apps/quicklaunch/boot.js
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
 {
-  let settings = Object.assign(require("Storage").readJSON("quicklaunch.json", true) || {});
+  let settings = require("Storage").readJSON("quicklaunch.json", true) || {};
+  const storage = require("Storage");
 
-  let hash = require("Storage").hash(/\.info/);
-  if (settings.hash!=hash) {
-    //apps changed, rescan and remove no longer existing apps
-    let apps = require("Storage").list(/\.info$/).map(app=>{var a=require("Storage").readJSON(app,1);return a&&{src:a.src};});
-
-    for (let c of ["leftapp","rightapp","upapp","downapp","tapapp"]){
-      if (!settings[c]) settings[c] = {"name":"(none)"};
-      if (!require("Storage").read(settings[c].src)) settings[c] = {"name":"(none)"};
-    }
-    settings.hash = hash;
-    require("Storage").write("quicklaunch.json",settings);
-  }
+  let reset = function(name){
+    if (!settings[name]) settings[name] = {"name":"(none)"};
+    if (!require("Storage").read(settings[name].src)) settings[name] = {"name":"(none)"};
+    storage.write("quicklaunch.json", settings);
+  };
 
   Bangle.on("touch", () => {
     if (!Bangle.CLOCK) return;
-    if (settings.tapapp.src) load(settings.tapapp.src);
+    if (settings.tapapp.src){ if (!storage.read(settings.tapapp.src)) reset("tapapp"); else load(settings.tapapp.src); }
   });
+
   Bangle.on("swipe", (lr,ud) => {
     if (!Bangle.CLOCK) return;
 
-    if (lr == -1 && settings.leftapp.src) load(settings.leftapp.src);
-    if (lr == 1 && settings.rightapp.src) load(settings.rightapp.src);
-    if (ud == 1 && settings.upapp.src) load(settings.upapp.src);
-    if (ud == -1 && settings.downapp.src) load(settings.downapp.src);
+    if (lr == -1 && settings.leftapp && settings.leftapp.src){ if (!storage.read(settings.leftapp.src)) reset("leftapp"); else load(settings.leftapp.src); }
+    if (lr == 1 && settings.rightapp && settings.rightapp.src){ if (!storage.read(settings.rightapp.src)) reset("rightapp"); else load(settings.rightapp.src); }
+    if (ud == 1 && settings.upapp && settings.upapp.src){ if (!storage.read(settings.upapp.src)) reset("upapp"); else load(settings.upapp.src); }
+    if (ud == -1 && settings.downapp && settings.downapp.src){ if (!storage.read(settings.downapp.src)) reset("downapp"); else load(settings.downapp.src); }
   });
 }