diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
index 59fc8f80a..fa64e9253 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function UIDesktop(options) {
     // start a transaction if we're not in embedded or fullpage mode
     let transaction;
     if (!window.is_embedded && !window.is_fullpage_mode) {
-        transaction = new window.Transaction('desktop-load');
+        transaction = new window.Transaction('desktop-is-ready');
         transaction.start();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js b/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
index f82300723..bf82c8fce 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import UIWindow from "../UI/UIWindow.js";
  * @param {*} options.name - The name of the app to launch.
  */
 const launch_app = async (options)=>{
+    // start a transaction
+    const transaction = new window.Transaction('app-is-ready');
+    transaction.start();
+
     const uuid = options.uuid ?? window.uuidv4();
     let icon, title, file_signature;
     const window_options = options.window_options ?? {};
@@ -428,6 +432,9 @@ const launch_app = async (options)=>{
         svc_process.unregister(process.uuid);
     });
 
+    // end the transaction
+    transaction.end();
+
 
     return process;
 }