diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
index 556c34c057..e1410c446c 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
@@ -865,11 +865,13 @@ struct Sculpt::Main : Input_event_handler,
 
 	void use(Storage_target const &target) override
 	{
+		_system_dialog.reset_update_dialog();
 		_download_queue.reset();
 		_storage.use(target);
 
 		/* hide system panel button and system dialog when "un-using" */
 		_panel_menu_view.generate();
+		_system_menu_view.generate();
 		_handle_window_layout();
 	}
 
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/software_update_dialog.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/software_update_dialog.h
index d09afdf1cc..045922563a 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/software_update_dialog.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/software_update_dialog.h
@@ -358,6 +358,12 @@ struct Sculpt::Software_update_dialog
 	void handle_key(Codepoint c) { _users.handle_key(c); }
 
 	void sanitize_user_selection() { _users.sanitize_unfold_state(); }
+
+	void reset()
+	{
+		_last_installed = { };
+		_last_selected  = { };
+	}
 };
 
 #endif /* _VIEW__SOFTWARE_UPDATE_DIALOG_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/system_dialog.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/system_dialog.h
index a202cb39ae..3510ef4289 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/system_dialog.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/system_dialog.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ struct Sculpt::System_dialog : Noncopyable, Dialog
 	void handle_key(Codepoint c) { _update_dialog.handle_key(c); }
 
 	void sanitize_user_selection() { _update_dialog.sanitize_user_selection(); }
+
+	void reset_update_dialog() { _update_dialog.reset(); }
 };
 
 #endif /* _VIEW__SYSTEM_DIALOG_H_ */