diff --git a/src/ui/public/state_management/state.js b/src/ui/public/state_management/state.js
index cf412c0627910..8f238b13a1715 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/state_management/state.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/state_management/state.js
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ 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 () {
+        if (!self._persistAcrossApps) {
+          self.destroy();
+        }
+      }),
+
+      $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeSuccess', function () {
         if (self._persistAcrossApps) {
           self.fetch();
-        } else {
-          self.destroy();
         }
       })
     ]);