diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/AppLoungeApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/AppLoungeApplication.kt
index 6adbcb225ebc93346dab76833a7a1f52c79cf2fd..b13c12c69b975f9baabeb89ca43f7f4c2f720181 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/AppLoungeApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/AppLoungeApplication.kt
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ import androidx.work.ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy
 import dagger.hilt.android.HiltAndroidApp
 import foundation.e.apps.data.Constants.TAG_APP_INSTALL_STATE
 import foundation.e.apps.data.Constants.TAG_AUTHDATA_DUMP
+import foundation.e.apps.data.enums.Status
+import foundation.e.apps.data.install.AppInstallDAO
 import foundation.e.apps.data.preference.AppLoungeDataStore
 import foundation.e.apps.data.preference.AppLoungePreference
+import foundation.e.apps.di.qualifiers.IoCoroutineScope
 import foundation.e.apps.install.pkg.AppLoungePackageManager
 import foundation.e.apps.install.pkg.PkgManagerBR
 import foundation.e.apps.install.updates.UpdatesWorkManager
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ import foundation.e.apps.install.workmanager.InstallWorkManager
 import foundation.e.apps.ui.setup.tos.TOS_VERSION
 import foundation.e.apps.utils.CustomUncaughtExceptionHandler
 import foundation.e.lib.telemetry.Telemetry
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.DelicateCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.MainScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
@@ -63,9 +67,16 @@ class AppLoungeApplication : Application(), Configuration.Provider {
     @Inject
     lateinit var appLoungePreference: AppLoungePreference
 
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var appInstallDao: AppInstallDAO
+
     @Inject
     lateinit var uncaughtExceptionHandler: CustomUncaughtExceptionHandler
 
+    @Inject
+    @IoCoroutineScope
+    lateinit var coroutineScope: CoroutineScope
+
     @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU)
     override fun onCreate() {
         super.onCreate()
@@ -109,6 +120,35 @@ class AppLoungeApplication : Application(), Configuration.Provider {
             appLoungePreference.getUpdateInterval(),
             ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP
         )
+
+        removeStalledInstallationFromDb()
+    }
+
+    private fun removeStalledInstallationFromDb() = coroutineScope.launch {
+        val existingInstallations = appInstallDao.getItemInInstallation().toMutableList()
+        if (existingInstallations.isEmpty()) {
+            return@launch
+        }
+        val validPackageSession = packageManager.packageInstaller.allSessions
+            .filter { !it.isActive }
+            .mapNotNull { info -> info.appPackageName }
+
+        if (validPackageSession.isNotEmpty()) {
+            existingInstallations.removeIf { validPackageSession.contains(it.packageName) }
+        }
+
+        if (existingInstallations.isEmpty()) {
+            Timber.d("All packages have corresponding sessions;")
+            return@launch
+        }
+
+        Timber.e("removing ${existingInstallations.size} app from db stuck at installing")
+        for (appInstall in existingInstallations) {
+            Timber.d("removing (${appInstall.packageName}) : (${appInstall.id}) from db")
+
+            appInstall.status = Status.INSTALLATION_ISSUE
+            appInstallDao.deleteDownload(appInstall)
+        }
     }
 
     override val workManagerConfiguration: Configuration
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/install/AppInstallDAO.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/install/AppInstallDAO.kt
index a68090c2457c9b7d2c452ba418ddef6f6c3a765e..f008b96b3ef464de9f3487a77ebff99af7982031 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/install/AppInstallDAO.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/install/AppInstallDAO.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ interface AppInstallDAO {
     @Query("SELECT * FROM fuseddownload where id = :id")
     fun getDownloadFlowById(id: String): LiveData<AppInstall?>
 
+    @Query("SELECT * FROM fuseddownload where status = 'INSTALLING'")
+    suspend fun getItemInInstallation(): List<AppInstall>
+
     @Update
     suspend fun updateDownload(appInstall: AppInstall)
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/foundation/e/apps/installProcessor/FakeAppInstallDAO.kt b/app/src/test/java/foundation/e/apps/installProcessor/FakeAppInstallDAO.kt
index a592e2688ae7a53073735417d1a25871d2c99e67..93fc563e284bee99d826505c42b0c1d6873a7120 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/foundation/e/apps/installProcessor/FakeAppInstallDAO.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/foundation/e/apps/installProcessor/FakeAppInstallDAO.kt
@@ -63,4 +63,8 @@ class FakeAppInstallDAO : AppInstallDAO {
     override suspend fun deleteDownload(appInstall: AppInstall) {
         appInstallList.remove(appInstall)
     }
+
+    override suspend fun getItemInInstallation(): List<AppInstall> {
+        return emptyList()
+    }
 }