diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/apps/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/apps/index.svelte
index ce31bd84aa..095bf2023b 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/apps/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/apps/index.svelte
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     auth,
     groups,
     licensing,
-    enriched as enrichedApps,
+    enrichedApps,
   } from "stores/portal"
   import { goto } from "@roxi/routify"
   import { AppStatus } from "constants"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/FavouriteAppButton.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/FavouriteAppButton.svelte
index c5e29cc3f6..7d6b4d81a9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/FavouriteAppButton.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/FavouriteAppButton.svelte
@@ -21,8 +21,22 @@
   {size}
   on:click={async e => {
     e.stopPropagation()
+    const userAppFavourites = new Set([...($auth.user.appFavourites || [])])
+    let processedAppIds = []
+
+    if ($auth.user.appFavourites && app?.appId) {
+      if (userAppFavourites.has(app.appId)) {
+        userAppFavourites.delete(app.appId)
+      } else {
+        userAppFavourites.add(app.appId)
+      }
+      processedAppIds = [...userAppFavourites]
+    } else {
+      processedAppIds = [app.appId]
+    }
+
     await auth.updateSelf({
-      appFavourites: [app?.appId],
+      appFavourites: processedAppIds,
     })
   }}
   disabled={!app}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/[appId]/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/[appId]/index.svelte
index 13ba564e0b..3f8e9e7545 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/[appId]/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/[appId]/index.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   import { params, goto } from "@roxi/routify"
-  import {
-    auth,
-    sideBarCollapsed,
-    enriched as enrichedApps,
-  } from "stores/portal"
+  import { auth, sideBarCollapsed, enrichedApps } from "stores/portal"
   import AppRowContext from "components/start/AppRowContext.svelte"
   import FavouriteAppButton from "../FavouriteAppButton.svelte"
   import {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/_components/PortalSideBar.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/_components/PortalSideBar.svelte
index f11059857b..e9cd170c0b 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/_components/PortalSideBar.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/_components/PortalSideBar.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-  import {
-    sideBarCollapsed,
-    enriched as enrichedApps,
-    auth,
-  } from "stores/portal"
+  import { sideBarCollapsed, enrichedApps, auth } from "stores/portal"
   import { params, goto } from "@roxi/routify"
   import NavItem from "components/common/NavItem.svelte"
   import NavHeader from "components/common/NavHeader.svelte"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/index.svelte
index 6781bcd197..adea7600a6 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/index.svelte
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     admin,
     licensing,
     environment,
-    enriched as enrichedApps,
+    enrichedApps,
   } from "stores/portal"
   import { goto } from "@roxi/routify"
   import AppRow from "components/start/AppRow.svelte"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/apps.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/apps.js
index c06da03f9e..84c4348075 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/apps.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/apps.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class AppsStore extends BudiStore {
 export const appsStore = new AppsStore()
 
 // Centralise any logic that enriches the apps list
-export const enriched = derived([appsStore, auth], ([$store, $auth]) => {
+export const enrichedApps = derived([appsStore, auth], ([$store, $auth]) => {
   const enrichedApps = $store.apps
     ? $store.apps.map(app => ({
         ...app,
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/index.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/index.js
index bef176ebaf..ab3be2ce79 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/index.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { writable } from "svelte/store"
 export { organisation } from "./organisation"
 export { users } from "./users"
 export { admin } from "./admin"
-export { appsStore, enriched } from "./apps"
+export { appsStore, enrichedApps } from "./apps"
 export { email } from "./email"
 export { auth } from "./auth"
 export { oidc } from "./oidc"
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
index 0ee6c821fd..8e62954d88 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import sdk from "../../sdk"
 import { builderSocket } from "../../websockets"
 import { sdk as sharedCoreSDK } from "@budibase/shared-core"
 import * as appMigrations from "../../appMigrations"
-import { cloneDeep } from "lodash"
 
 // utility function, need to do away with this
 async function getLayouts() {
@@ -684,7 +683,7 @@ export async function duplicateApp(
   const createRequest = {
     roleId: ctx.roleId,
     user: {
-      ...cloneDeep(ctx.user),
+      ...ctx.user,
       _id: dbCore.getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID(ctx.user._id || ""),
     },
     request: {
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/self.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/self.ts
index a3c001de03..d2741116e5 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/self.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/self.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ export async function getSelf(ctx: any) {
 }
 
 export const syncAppFavourites = async (processedAppIds: string[]) => {
+  if (processedAppIds.length === 0) {
+    return []
+  }
   const apps = await fetchAppsByIds(processedAppIds)
   return apps?.reduce((acc: string[], app) => {
     const id = app.appId.replace(dbCore.APP_DEV_PREFIX, "")
@@ -127,35 +130,27 @@ export const fetchAppsByIds = async (processedAppIds: string[]) => {
   )
 }
 
-const processUserAppFavourites = (
+const processUserAppFavourites = async (
   user: User,
-  appIdRequest: string[] | undefined
+  update: UpdateSelfRequest
 ) => {
-  const userAppFavourites = user.appFavourites || []
-  const appFavouritesRequest = appIdRequest || []
-  const appFavouritesUpdated = [
-    ...new Set(userAppFavourites.concat(appFavouritesRequest)),
-  ]
-
-  // Process state
-  let processedAppIds: string[]
-  if (userAppFavourites.length) {
-    const req = new Set(appFavouritesRequest)
-    const updated = new Set(userAppFavourites)
-    for (const element of req) {
-      if (updated.has(element)) {
-        // Subtract/Toggle any existing ones
-        updated.delete(element)
-      } else {
-        // Add new appIds
-        updated.add(element)
-      }
-    }
-    processedAppIds = [...updated]
-  } else {
-    processedAppIds = [...appFavouritesUpdated]
+  if (!("appFavourites" in update)) {
+    // Ignore requests without an explicit update to favourites.
+    return
   }
-  return processedAppIds
+
+  const userAppFavourites = user.appFavourites || []
+  const requestAppFavourites = new Set(update.appFavourites || [])
+  const containsAll = userAppFavourites.every(v => requestAppFavourites.has(v))
+
+  if (containsAll && requestAppFavourites.size === userAppFavourites.length) {
+    // Ignore request if the outcome will have no change
+    return
+  }
+
+  // Clean up the request by purging apps that no longer exist.
+  const syncedAppFavourites = await syncAppFavourites([...requestAppFavourites])
+  return syncedAppFavourites
 }
 
 export async function updateSelf(
@@ -164,16 +159,7 @@ export async function updateSelf(
   const update = ctx.request.body
 
   let user = await userSdk.db.getUser(ctx.user._id!)
-  let requestAppFavourites: string[] = [...(update.appFavourites || [])]
-  let updatedAppFavourites: string[] | undefined
-
-  if ("appFavourites" in update) {
-    const appIds: string[] = processUserAppFavourites(
-      user,
-      requestAppFavourites
-    )
-    updatedAppFavourites = await syncAppFavourites(appIds)
-  }
+  const updatedAppFavourites = await processUserAppFavourites(user, update)
 
   user = {
     ...user,