diff --git a/dashboard/src/main/home/app-dashboard/create-app/RepoSettings.tsx b/dashboard/src/main/home/app-dashboard/create-app/RepoSettings.tsx
index 94ff61baa3..fe9048b648 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/main/home/app-dashboard/create-app/RepoSettings.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/main/home/app-dashboard/create-app/RepoSettings.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const RepoSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!branchContents) {
+    if (!branchContents || appExists) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const RepoSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({
     if (!hasDockerfile) {
       setValue("app.build.buildpacks", []);
     }
-  }, [branchContents]);
+  }, [branchContents, appExists]);
 
   return (
     <div>