diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index e9709fd..a0867ae 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ let chips = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.filter-nav .chip')).map(chip
 
 
 let activeSort = '';
-
+let libraryShowAll = false; // perist whether user chose to view all apps
 // Update the sort state to match the current sort value
 function refreshSort(){
   let sortContainer = document.querySelector("#librarycontainer .sort-nav");
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ function refreshLibrary(options) {
   options = options||{};
   // options.dontChangeSearchBox : bool  -> don't update the value in the search box
   // options.showAll : bool  -> don't restrict the numbers of apps that are shown
+  if (options.showAll) libraryShowAll = true; // remember expansion choice
   let panelbody = document.querySelector("#librarycontainer .panel-body");
   // Work out what we should be filtering, based on the URL
   let searchType = ""; // possible values: hash, chip, full, id
@@ -717,7 +718,7 @@ function refreshLibrary(options) {
   }
 
   let viewMoreText = "";
-  if (!options.showAll && visibleApps.length > Const.MAX_APPS_SHOWN) {
+  if (!libraryShowAll && visibleApps.length > Const.MAX_APPS_SHOWN) {
     viewMoreText = `<div class="tile column col-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 app-tile" onclick="javascript:refreshLibrary({dontChangeSearchBox:true,showAll:true})" style="cursor: pointer;">
     <div class="tile-icon">
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