diff -up gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/flatpak/gs-plugin-flatpak.c.unrelated-refs gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/flatpak/gs-plugin-flatpak.c

--- gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/flatpak/gs-plugin-flatpak.c.unrelated-refs	2020-10-09 14:07:16.407235531 -0400

+++ gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/flatpak/gs-plugin-flatpak.c	2020-10-09 14:08:48.775544689 -0400

@@ -696,6 +696,11 @@ gs_plugin_app_remove (GsPlugin *plugin,

 		gs_flatpak_error_convert (error);

 		return FALSE;

 	}

+

+	/* add to the transaction cache for quick look up -- other unrelated

+	 * refs will be matched using gs_plugin_flatpak_find_app_by_ref() */

+	gs_flatpak_transaction_add_app (transaction, app);

+

 	ref = gs_flatpak_app_get_ref_display (app);

 	if (!flatpak_transaction_add_uninstall (transaction, ref, error)) {

 		gs_flatpak_error_convert (error);

@@ -899,6 +904,10 @@ gs_plugin_flatpak_update (GsPlugin *plug

 			gs_flatpak_error_convert (error);

 			return FALSE;

 		}

+

+		/* add to the transaction cache for quick look up -- other unrelated

+		 * refs will be matched using gs_plugin_flatpak_find_app_by_ref() */

+		gs_flatpak_transaction_add_app (transaction, app);

 	}

 	/* run transaction */