diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
index 6b9d619fb..ab49aba45 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ async function UIDesktop(options){
         window.app_launched_from_url = window.url_paths[1];
         // get app metadata
         try{
-            window.app_launched_from_url = await puter.apps.get(window.url_paths[1])
+            window.app_launched_from_url = await puter.apps.get(window.url_paths[1], {params: {icon_size: 64}})
             window.is_fullpage_mode = window.app_launched_from_url.metadata?.fullpage_on_landing ?? window.is_fullpage_mode ?? false;
 
             // show 'Show Desktop' button
diff --git a/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js b/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
index c878cf703..fb0caf88e 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/helpers/launch_app.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const launch_app = async (options)=>{
     else if(options.app_obj)
         app_info = options.app_obj;
     else
-        app_info = await puter.apps.get(options.name);
+        app_info = await puter.apps.get(options.name, {params: {icon_size: 64}});
 
     // For backward compatibility reasons we need to make sure that both `uuid` and `uid` are set
     app_info.uuid = app_info.uuid ?? app_info.uid;