diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c293a97..adaa3aec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
     "webpack-sources": "1.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ledgerhq/currencies": "^4.7.3",
+    "@ledgerhq/currencies": "^4.7.5",
     "@ledgerhq/hw-app-btc": "^4.7.3",
     "@ledgerhq/hw-app-eth": "^4.7.3",
     "@ledgerhq/hw-transport": "^4.7.3",
     "@ledgerhq/hw-transport-node-hid": "^4.7.3",
-    "@ledgerhq/wallet-common": "^0.6.0",
+    "@ledgerhq/wallet-common": "^0.10.0",
     "axios": "^0.18.0",
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "bitcoinjs-lib": "^3.3.2",
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     "concurrently": "^3.5.1",
     "dotenv": "^5.0.1",
     "electron": "1.8.4",
-    "electron-builder": "^20.8.0",
+    "electron-builder": "^20.8.1",
     "electron-devtools-installer": "^2.2.3",
     "electron-rebuild": "^1.7.3",
     "electron-webpack": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/src/internals/usb/devices.js b/src/internals/usb/devices.js
index e735149c..a21b2188 100644
--- a/src/internals/usb/devices.js
+++ b/src/internals/usb/devices.js
@@ -38,8 +38,15 @@ export default (send: IPCSend) => ({
 async function isValidHIDDevice(devicePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
     const transport: Transport<*> = await CommNodeHid.open(devicePath)
-    await transport.send(...APDUS.GET_FIRMWARE)
-    return true
+    try {
+      await transport.send(...APDUS.GET_FIRMWARE)
+      return true
+    } catch (err) {
+      // if we are inside an app, the first call should have failed,
+      // so we try this one
+      await transport.send(...APDUS.GET_FIRMWARE_FALLBACK)
+      return true
+    }
   } catch (err) {
     return false
   }
diff --git a/src/internals/usb/manager/constants.js b/src/internals/usb/manager/constants.js
index c67191e1..834a7b03 100644
--- a/src/internals/usb/manager/constants.js
+++ b/src/internals/usb/manager/constants.js
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ export const BASE_SOCKET_URL = 'ws://api.ledgerwallet.com/update/install'
 // List of APDUS
 export const APDUS = {
   GET_FIRMWARE: [0xe0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00],
+  // we dont have common call that works inside app & dashboard
+  // TODO: this should disappear.
+  GET_FIRMWARE_FALLBACK: [0xe0, 0xc4, 0x00, 0x00],
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 06cbc0d0..798dedd6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
     lodash "^4.2.0"
     to-fast-properties "^2.0.0"
 
-"@ledgerhq/currencies@^4.7.1", "@ledgerhq/currencies@^4.7.3":
+"@ledgerhq/currencies@^4.7.1":
   version "4.7.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ledgerhq/currencies/-/currencies-4.7.3.tgz#0e28c0f1c74cf00b990be6865fbec374f808b71f"
   dependencies:
@@ -921,6 +921,14 @@
     numeral "^2.0.6"
     querystring "^0.2.0"
 
+"@ledgerhq/currencies@^4.7.5":
+  version "4.7.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ledgerhq/currencies/-/currencies-4.7.5.tgz#e852b58359254fbb2087de328df84343b586f4ab"
+  dependencies:
+    lodash "^4.17.5"
+    numeral "^2.0.6"
+    querystring "^0.2.0"
+
 "@ledgerhq/hw-app-btc@^4.7.3":
   version "4.7.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ledgerhq/hw-app-btc/-/hw-app-btc-4.7.3.tgz#5a7d365f893f5a72bbb6b639d1738edced712c5f"
@@ -947,9 +955,9 @@
   dependencies:
     events "^2.0.0"
 
-"@ledgerhq/wallet-common@^0.6.0":
-  version "0.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ledgerhq/wallet-common/-/wallet-common-0.6.0.tgz#e6a77fada1e3eaef4d6e59f3ea5cebaf0a276a63"
+"@ledgerhq/wallet-common@^0.10.0":
+  version "0.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ledgerhq/wallet-common/-/wallet-common-0.10.0.tgz#0275de0d0f73bdfb7aee7bbbaa324f2f3f993aee"
   dependencies:
     "@ledgerhq/currencies" "^4.7.1"
     axios "^0.18.0"
@@ -1366,38 +1374,38 @@ app-builder-bin-linux@1.7.2:
   version "1.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-linux/-/app-builder-bin-linux-1.7.2.tgz#a764c8e52ecf1b5b068f32c820c6daf1ffed6a8f"
 
-app-builder-bin-linux@1.8.2:
-  version "1.8.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-linux/-/app-builder-bin-linux-1.8.2.tgz#ea3290e8806099f686a859bfae6e94b136f0daeb"
-
 app-builder-bin-linux@1.8.3:
   version "1.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-linux/-/app-builder-bin-linux-1.8.3.tgz#4bf638a7bd29365e5534d2ba554baf1350fb4a87"
 
+app-builder-bin-linux@1.8.4:
+  version "1.8.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-linux/-/app-builder-bin-linux-1.8.4.tgz#9fa4f4f6af21f147cdedc69279940134c77d297f"
+
 app-builder-bin-mac@1.7.2:
   version "1.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-mac/-/app-builder-bin-mac-1.7.2.tgz#c4ee0d950666c97c12a45ac74ec6396be3357644"
 
-app-builder-bin-mac@1.8.2:
-  version "1.8.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-mac/-/app-builder-bin-mac-1.8.2.tgz#15e96ae41604346efc3c3864e7da0f40200bd4e5"
-
 app-builder-bin-mac@1.8.3:
   version "1.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-mac/-/app-builder-bin-mac-1.8.3.tgz#8e2c63e9d822fce2eee8db2f9f817d7b68532df7"
 
+app-builder-bin-mac@1.8.4:
+  version "1.8.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-mac/-/app-builder-bin-mac-1.8.4.tgz#abd35353167b037a15353fe44c84b0b17045d12f"
+
 app-builder-bin-win@1.7.2:
   version "1.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-win/-/app-builder-bin-win-1.7.2.tgz#7acac890782f4118f09941b343ba06c56452a6f6"
 
-app-builder-bin-win@1.8.2:
-  version "1.8.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-win/-/app-builder-bin-win-1.8.2.tgz#5cf9a7a1d07eb75b03367f8ea80efc456746515e"
-
 app-builder-bin-win@1.8.3:
   version "1.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-win/-/app-builder-bin-win-1.8.3.tgz#3598ec1c523dd197e8bb5dfeab3e2fe70905ae79"
 
+app-builder-bin-win@1.8.4:
+  version "1.8.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin-win/-/app-builder-bin-win-1.8.4.tgz#ba5f7a7d8ae48d32c400691b3c45f6f746c27748"
+
 app-builder-bin@1.7.2:
   version "1.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin/-/app-builder-bin-1.7.2.tgz#daf67060a6bad8f5f611a0d2876d9db897a83f06"
@@ -1406,14 +1414,6 @@ app-builder-bin@1.7.2:
     app-builder-bin-mac "1.7.2"
     app-builder-bin-win "1.7.2"
 
-app-builder-bin@1.8.2:
-  version "1.8.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin/-/app-builder-bin-1.8.2.tgz#a81602e75d1616c80ce29a77762617cbf293c593"
-  optionalDependencies:
-    app-builder-bin-linux "1.8.2"
-    app-builder-bin-mac "1.8.2"
-    app-builder-bin-win "1.8.2"
-
 app-builder-bin@1.8.3:
   version "1.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin/-/app-builder-bin-1.8.3.tgz#902174b5864521e5068fe1d8ae5566633a5b9c44"
@@ -1422,6 +1422,14 @@ app-builder-bin@1.8.3:
     app-builder-bin-mac "1.8.3"
     app-builder-bin-win "1.8.3"
 
+app-builder-bin@1.8.4:
+  version "1.8.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-builder-bin/-/app-builder-bin-1.8.4.tgz#ca8fd02209c2e0681de97fdb4c559d93381cc812"
+  optionalDependencies:
+    app-builder-bin-linux "1.8.4"
+    app-builder-bin-mac "1.8.4"
+    app-builder-bin-win "1.8.4"
+
 app-root-path@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/app-root-path/-/app-root-path-2.0.1.tgz#cd62dcf8e4fd5a417efc664d2e5b10653c651b46"
@@ -3171,12 +3179,12 @@ builder-util@5.6.7:
     stat-mode "^0.2.2"
     temp-file "^3.1.1"
 
-builder-util@5.7.3:
-  version "5.7.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/builder-util/-/builder-util-5.7.3.tgz#c7150e3a2bd439bd6e29a6b51bcb042001bf131b"
+builder-util@5.7.4, builder-util@^5.6.7, builder-util@^5.7.0:
+  version "5.7.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/builder-util/-/builder-util-5.7.4.tgz#d6e9a56e2865f0d0a504a07ea0f8dc35185b4795"
   dependencies:
     "7zip-bin" "~3.1.0"
-    app-builder-bin "1.8.2"
+    app-builder-bin "1.8.3"
     bluebird-lst "^1.0.5"
     builder-util-runtime "^4.2.0"
     chalk "^2.3.2"
@@ -3190,12 +3198,12 @@ builder-util@5.7.3:
     stat-mode "^0.2.2"
     temp-file "^3.1.1"
 
-builder-util@^5.6.7, builder-util@^5.7.0, builder-util@^5.7.3:
-  version "5.7.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/builder-util/-/builder-util-5.7.4.tgz#d6e9a56e2865f0d0a504a07ea0f8dc35185b4795"
+builder-util@^5.7.4:
+  version "5.7.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/builder-util/-/builder-util-5.7.5.tgz#58f8d2b7a35445c5fb45bff50b39bbed554c9863"
   dependencies:
     "7zip-bin" "~3.1.0"
-    app-builder-bin "1.8.3"
+    app-builder-bin "1.8.4"
     bluebird-lst "^1.0.5"
     builder-util-runtime "^4.2.0"
     chalk "^2.3.2"
@@ -4799,21 +4807,21 @@ ejs@^2.5.7:
   version "2.5.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ejs/-/ejs-2.5.7.tgz#cc872c168880ae3c7189762fd5ffc00896c9518a"
 
-electron-builder-lib@20.8.0:
-  version "20.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-builder-lib/-/electron-builder-lib-20.8.0.tgz#6bed39a8077594827e2cc8bc7c8ad0adbabe18f0"
+electron-builder-lib@20.8.1:
+  version "20.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-builder-lib/-/electron-builder-lib-20.8.1.tgz#633167c55f183951b031b59261a923968c098073"
   dependencies:
     "7zip-bin" "~3.1.0"
-    app-builder-bin "1.8.2"
+    app-builder-bin "1.8.3"
     async-exit-hook "^2.0.1"
     bluebird-lst "^1.0.5"
-    builder-util "5.7.3"
+    builder-util "5.7.4"
     builder-util-runtime "4.2.0"
     chromium-pickle-js "^0.2.0"
     debug "^3.1.0"
     ejs "^2.5.8"
     electron-osx-sign "0.4.10"
-    electron-publish "20.8.0"
+    electron-publish "20.8.1"
     fs-extra-p "^4.5.2"
     hosted-git-info "^2.6.0"
     is-ci "^1.1.0"
@@ -4857,16 +4865,16 @@ electron-builder-lib@~20.6.2:
     semver "^5.5.0"
     temp-file "^3.1.1"
 
-electron-builder@^20.8.0:
-  version "20.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-builder/-/electron-builder-20.8.0.tgz#9f7067dc8a3aa9451d08e0231066556d39d0ffef"
+electron-builder@^20.8.1:
+  version "20.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-builder/-/electron-builder-20.8.1.tgz#3d19607a7f7d3ee7f3e110a6fc66c720ed1d2cc0"
   dependencies:
     bluebird-lst "^1.0.5"
-    builder-util "5.7.3"
+    builder-util "5.7.4"
     builder-util-runtime "4.2.0"
     chalk "^2.3.2"
     dmg-builder "4.1.3"
-    electron-builder-lib "20.8.0"
+    electron-builder-lib "20.8.1"
     electron-download-tf "4.3.4"
     fs-extra-p "^4.5.2"
     is-ci "^1.1.0"
@@ -4940,12 +4948,12 @@ electron-publish@20.6.1:
     lazy-val "^1.0.3"
     mime "^2.2.0"
 
-electron-publish@20.8.0:
-  version "20.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-publish/-/electron-publish-20.8.0.tgz#c608c87b4d2e787fdc5c3430417bf8412ac62498"
+electron-publish@20.8.1:
+  version "20.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-publish/-/electron-publish-20.8.1.tgz#ec5730efbda88c6566a47395d433d7b122782675"
   dependencies:
     bluebird-lst "^1.0.5"
-    builder-util "^5.7.3"
+    builder-util "^5.7.4"
     builder-util-runtime "^4.2.0"
     chalk "^2.3.2"
     fs-extra-p "^4.5.2"