diff --git a/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/services/application.ts b/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/services/application.ts
index b544057f589..77fab72204e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/services/application.ts
+++ b/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/services/application.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ class Application {
     return this.hasEndpoint('restart');
   }
 
+  static async refreshApplications() {
+    return axios.post('applications');
+  }
+
   static async list() {
     return axios.get('applications', {
       headers: { Accept: 'application/json', 'X-SBA-REQUEST': true },
diff --git a/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/views/applications/applications.spec.ts b/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/views/applications/applications.spec.ts
index f0f3dcbe1b9..3a3a8a6f9da 100644
--- a/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/views/applications/applications.spec.ts
+++ b/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/views/applications/applications.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/vue';
+import { HttpResponse, http } from 'msw';
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { Ref, ref } from 'vue';
 
 import { useApplicationStore } from '@/composables/useApplicationStore';
+import { server } from '@/mocks/server';
 import Application from '@/services/application';
 import Instance, { Registration } from '@/services/instance';
 import { render } from '@/test-utils';
@@ -228,5 +230,57 @@ describe('Applications', () => {
         expect(indexRestricted).toBeLessThan(indexUp);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('refresh button', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        server.use(
+          http.post('/applications', () => {
+            return HttpResponse.json({});
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('clicking the refresh button invokes Application.refreshApplications', async () => {
+        const refreshSpy = vi.spyOn(Application, 'refreshApplications');
+
+        const refreshButton = screen.getByTitle('Refresh applications');
+        // First click - enters confirm mode
+        await userEvent.click(refreshButton);
+
+        // Second click - confirms and executes
+        const confirmButton = await screen.findByText('Confirm');
+        await userEvent.click(confirmButton);
+
+        await waitFor(() => {
+          expect(refreshSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('logs error when refresh fails without throwing', async () => {
+        server.use(
+          http.post('/applications', () => {
+            return HttpResponse.json({}, { status: 500 });
+          }),
+        );
+
+        const consoleErrorSpy = vi
+          .spyOn(console, 'error')
+          .mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+        const refreshButton = screen.getByTitle('Refresh applications');
+        // First click - enters confirm mode
+        await userEvent.click(refreshButton);
+
+        // Second click - confirms and executes
+        const confirmButton = await screen.findByText('Confirm');
+        await userEvent.click(confirmButton);
+
+        await waitFor(() => {
+          expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
+        consoleErrorSpy.mockRestore();
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/views/applications/index.vue b/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/views/applications/index.vue
index 4a74efe14e5..1047774086a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/views/applications/index.vue
+++ b/spring-boot-admin-server-ui/src/main/frontend/views/applications/index.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
           <sba-confirm-button
             class="mr-1"
             :title="$t('applications.actions.refresh_applications')"
-            @click="refreshContext"
+            @click="refreshApplications"
           >
             <font-awesome-icon :icon="'rotate-left'" />
           </sba-confirm-button>
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ import { useApplicationStore } from '@/composables/useApplicationStore';
 import Application from '@/services/application';
 import Instance from '@/services/instance';
 import NotificationFilter from '@/services/notification-filter';
-import axios from '@/utils/axios';
 import { anyValueMatches } from '@/utils/collections';
 import { Subject, concatMap, mergeWith, timer } from '@/utils/rxjs';
 import { useRouterState } from '@/utils/useRouterState';
@@ -348,10 +347,13 @@ const grouped = computed(() => {
   return sortBy(list, [(item) => getApplicationStatus(item)]);
 });
 
-const refreshContext = () => {
-  axios.post('/applications').then(() => {
+const refreshApplications = async () => {
+  try {
+    await Application.refreshApplications();
     notificationCenter.success(t('applications.refreshed'));
-  });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+  }
 };
 
 function getApplicationStatus(item: InstancesListType): string {