diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
index cec0b1d91a..badb4a4505 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@
       refillCaches(dbname);
     }
     if (!appCache[dbname].hasOwnProperty(mount)) {
+      refillCaches(dbname);
       if (!appCache[dbname].hasOwnProperty(mount)) {
-        refillCaches(dbname);
+        return appCache[dbname][mount];
       }
       throw new Error("App not found");
     }