diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/code/LayoutManager.js b/containments/desktop/package/contents/code/LayoutManager.js
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/code/LayoutManager.js
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/code/LayoutManager.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         var idConfig = itemsStrings[i].split(":")
         idConfig[0] = idConfig[0].replace("%3A", ":")
         //ignore if malformed or there isn't an applet with such id
-        if (idConfig.length < 2 || appletsMap[idConfig[0]] === undefined) {
+        if (idConfig.length < 2) {
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -284,11 +284,7 @@
 
         ignoreUnknownSignals: true
 
-        onAppletAdded: {
-            addApplet(applet, x, y);
-            // Clean any eventual invalid chunks in the config.
-            LayoutManager.save();
-        }
+        onAppletAdded: addApplet(applet, x, y);
 
         onAppletRemoved: {
             // Clean any eventual invalid chunks in the config.
@@ -313,6 +309,11 @@
                 pressToMoveHelp.show();
             }
         }
+        onValueChanged: {
+            if (key == "ItemsGeometries") {
+                LayoutManager.restore();
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     Binding {