diff --git a/src/logic/Application.swift b/src/logic/Application.swift
index 969394eb..8290258a 100644
--- a/src/logic/Application.swift
+++ b/src/logic/Application.swift
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ class Application: NSObject {
                         }
                     }
                     DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
+                        // apps don't always create kAXApplicationActivatedNotification upon launch; we update frontmostPid in case it has changed
+                        Applications.frontmostPid = NSWorkspace.shared.frontmostApplication?.processIdentifier
+                        // apps don't always send kAXWindowCreatedNotification upon launch; we manually check to prevent missing windows
                         self?.manuallyUpdateWindows()
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/logic/Applications.swift b/src/logic/Applications.swift
index cbea511c..7f51b7cc 100644
--- a/src/logic/Applications.swift
+++ b/src/logic/Applications.swift
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ class Applications {
         guard ApplicationDiscriminator.isActualApplication(pid, runningApp.bundleIdentifier) else { return nil }
         let app = Application(runningApp)
         list.append(app)
-        // apps don't always create kAXApplicationActivatedNotification upon launch. We need to update frontmostPid in case it has changed
-        frontmostPid = NSWorkspace.shared.frontmostApplication?.processIdentifier
         return app
     }