diff --git a/src/ui/public/state_management/state.js b/src/ui/public/state_management/state.js
index dfc0f8c62b7ec..d7937256ab484 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/state_management/state.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/state_management/state.js
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ export default function StateProvider(Private, $rootScope, $location) {
 
       // beginning of full route update, new app will be initialized before
       // $routeChangeSuccess or $routeChangeError
-      $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', function () {
+      $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', function reactToRouteChange() {
         if (self._persistAcrossApps) {
-          self.fetch();
+          $rootScope.$evalAsync(() => self.fetch());
         } else {
           self.destroy();
         }