diff --git a/bin/omarchy-sync-applications b/bin/omarchy-sync-applications
index 2b9a466..a0f9a7d 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-sync-applications
+++ b/bin/omarchy-sync-applications
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Copy and sync icon files
-sudo gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null
 sudo cp ~/.local/share/omarchy/applications/icons/*.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
+sudo touch /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/*
 sudo gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null
 
 # Copy .desktop declarations