diff --git a/src/dev-center/index.html b/src/dev-center/index.html
index a5a91224..1af4219d 100644
--- a/src/dev-center/index.html
+++ b/src/dev-center/index.html
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <script src="https://js.puter.com/v2/"></script>
+    <script src="http://puter.localhost:4100/sdk/puter.dev.js"></script>
     <script src="./js/libs/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
     <script src="./js/libs/jquery.dragster.js"></script>
     <script src="./js/libs/slugify.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/dev-center/js/apps.js b/src/dev-center/js/apps.js
index a0da5760..f107e151 100644
--- a/src/dev-center/js/apps.js
+++ b/src/dev-center/js/apps.js
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ async function create_app(title, source_path = null, items = null) {
                     appUID: app.uid,
                 }
             )
+            //----------------------------------------------------
+            // Increment app count
+            //----------------------------------------------------
+            $('.app-count').html(parseInt($('.app-count').html() ?? 0) + 1);
+
         }).catch(async (err) => {
             $('#create-app-error').show();
             $('#create-app-error').html(err.message);
@@ -1308,7 +1313,7 @@ function count_apps() {
     $('.app-card').each(function () {
         count++;
     })
-    $('.app-count').html(count);
+    $('.app-count').html(count ? count : '');
     return count;
 }