diff --git a/tests/tests/apps.py b/tests/tests/apps.py
index a0c54a7..b5fa698 100644
--- a/tests/tests/apps.py
+++ b/tests/tests/apps.py
@@ -19,26 +19,26 @@ def setUp(self):
     def test_get_menu(self):
         generated_menu = self.test_view.get_apps_menu()
         self.assertEqual(generated_menu,
-            {'app:testapp':
-                {'title': 'Test App', 'url': '', 'perm': None,
-                 'menus': [
-                     {'url': '/admin/testapp/testurl/', 'title': u'Test URL',
-                      'order': '', 'perm': None, 'icon': 'bolt'}],
-                 'first_icon': 'test', 'order': ''}})
+            {'app:testapp': {
+                'menus': [
+                    {'url': '/admin/testapp/testurl/', 'title': u'Test URL',
+                     'order': '', 'perm': None, 'icon': 'bolt'}],
+                'first_icon': 'test', 'title': 'Test App'}})
 
         final_menu = self.test_view.get_nav_menu()
         self.assertEqual(
             final_menu,
-            [{'first_url': '/tests/modela/', 'title': 'Test App',
-              'url': '', 'perm': None, 'menus': [
-                  {'url': '/tests/modela/', 'icon': None, 'order': 1,
-                   'perm': 'tests.view_modela', 'title': u'Model as'},
-                  {'url': '/admin/testapp/testurl/', 'title': u'Test URL',
-                   'order': '', 'perm': None, 'icon': 'bolt'}],
-              'first_icon': 'test', 'order': ''},
-             {'menus': [{'url': '/tests/modelb/', 'icon': None, 'order': 2,
-                         'perm': 'tests.view_modelb', 'title': u'Model bs'}],
-              'first_url': '/tests/modelb/', 'title': u'Tests'}])
+            [{'menus': [
+                {'url': '/tests/modela/', 'icon': None, 'order': 1,
+                 'perm': 'tests.view_modela', 'title': u'Model as'},
+                {'url': '/admin/testapp/testurl/', 'title': u'Test URL',
+                 'order': '', 'perm': None, 'icon': 'bolt'}],
+            'first_icon': 'test', 'first_url': '/tests/modela/',
+            'title': 'Test App'},
+            {'menus': [
+                {'url': '/tests/modelb/', 'icon': None, 'order': 2,
+                 'perm': 'tests.view_modelb', 'title': u'Model bs'}],
+            'first_url': '/tests/modelb/', 'title': u'Tests'}])
 
     def _create_superuser(self, username):
         return User.objects.create(username=username, is_superuser=True)
diff --git a/xadmin_extras/apps.py b/xadmin_extras/apps.py
index cb5dcc6..2f33e66 100644
--- a/xadmin_extras/apps.py
+++ b/xadmin_extras/apps.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # coding=utf-8
 
+import copy
 
 class AdminAppMixin(object):
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.custom_menu = self.init_menu()
-
     def init_menu(self):
         """Add custom menu entries to the menu displayed for this app
 
diff --git a/xadmin_extras/views.py b/xadmin_extras/views.py
index 7dddafa..1f1c7e0 100644
--- a/xadmin_extras/views.py
+++ b/xadmin_extras/views.py
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ def get_apps_menu(self):
                 app_config = model_admin.app_config
                 menu.update({'app:' + app_config.name: {
                         'title': app_config.verbose_name,
-                        'menus': app_config.custom_menu,
-                        'url': '', 'order': '', 'perm': None,
-                    'first_icon': app_config.icon}})
+                        'menus': app_config.init_menu(),
+                        'first_icon': app_config.icon}})
         return menu
 
     @views.filter_hook
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ def get_url(menu, had_urls):
             }
             if model_dict['url'] in had_urls:
                 continue
-
             app_key = "app:%s" % app_label
             if app_key in nav_menu:
                 nav_menu[app_key]['menus'].append(model_dict)