diff --git a/bin/omarchy-refresh-applications b/bin/omarchy-refresh-applications
index 6f8c6b1..429cbb8 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-refresh-applications
+++ b/bin/omarchy-refresh-applications
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
 cp ~/.local/share/omarchy/applications/*.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
 cp ~/.local/share/omarchy/applications/hidden/*.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
 
-if [ -z "$OMARCHY_BARE" ]; then
+# Only copy xtras if user is not in bare mode
+if [[ ! -f ~/.local/state/omarchy/bare.mode ]] && [ -z "$OMARCHY_BARE" ]; then
   cp ~/.local/share/omarchy/applications/xtras/*.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
 fi