diff --git a/src/app/panels/tab-proxy.js b/src/app/panels/tab-proxy.js
index 67c3dd3781..ff9e55599d 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/tab-proxy.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/tab-proxy.js
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ export class TabProxy {
     appManager.event.on('deactivate', (name) => {
       this.removeTab(name)
     })
+
+    appManager.event.on('ensureActivated', (name) => {
+      if (name === 'home') {
+        // if someone force activation of home, we switch to it
+        this.event.emit('switchApp', name)
+        this._view.filetabs.activateTab(name)
+      }
+    })
   }
 
   switchTab (tabName) {
diff --git a/src/remixAppManager.js b/src/remixAppManager.js
index bf51fa482b..cf5e739c5f 100644
--- a/src/remixAppManager.js
+++ b/src/remixAppManager.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { PermissionHandler } from './app/ui/persmission-handler'
 const requiredModules = [ // services + layout views + system views
   'compilerArtefacts', 'compilerMetadata', 'contextualListener', 'sourceHighlighters', 'offsetToLineColumnConverter', 'network', 'theme', 'fileManager', 'contentImport',
   'mainPanel', 'hiddenPanel', 'sidePanel', 'menuicons', 'fileExplorers',
-  'terminal', 'home', 'settings', 'pluginManager']
+  'terminal', 'settings', 'pluginManager']
 
 export class RemixAppManager extends PluginEngine {