diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index dae7ba62ceb..521dc6edc2b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -970,6 +970,10 @@ openerp.web.WebClient = openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.WebClie
         this.login.appendTo($('#oe_login'));
         this.menu.start();
     },
+    do_reload: function() {
+        this.session.session_restore();
+        this.menu.do_reload();
+    },
     on_logged: function() {
         this.menu.do_reload();
         if(this.action_manager)
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 006213086be..cfeb1aa730b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ db.web.ActionManager = db.web.Widget.extend({
         }
         if (this.dialog && action.context) {
             var model = action.context.active_model;
-            if (model === 'base.module.upgrade' || model === 'base.setup.installer') {
-                db.webclient.menu.do_reload();
+            if (model === 'base.module.upgrade' || model === 'base.setup.installer' || model === 'base.module.upgrade') {
+                db.webclient.do_reload();
             }
         }
         this.dialog_stop();
diff --git a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index 0eac5623b45..74393684ad2 100644
--- a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -485,9 +485,8 @@ openerp.web_dashboard.ApplicationTiles = openerp.web.View.extend({
         var self = this;
         new openerp.web.DataSet(this, 'res.config').call('start', [[]], function (action) {
             $.unblockUI();
-            self.do_action(action, function () {
-                // TODO: less brutal reloading
-                window.location.reload(true);
+            self.widget_parent.widget_parent.do_action(action, function () {
+                openerp.webclient.do_reload();
             });
         });
     }