diff --git a/lib/private/Installer.php b/lib/private/Installer.php
index db71f7b143..38d0ce1368 100644
--- a/lib/private/Installer.php
+++ b/lib/private/Installer.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Installer {
 		OC_App::executeRepairSteps($appId, $appData['repair-steps']['install']);
 
 		//set the installed version
-		\OC::$server->getConfig()->setAppValue($info['id'], 'installed_version', OC_App::getAppVersion($info['id']));
+		\OC::$server->getConfig()->setAppValue($info['id'], 'installed_version', OC_App::getAppVersion($info['id'], false));
 		\OC::$server->getConfig()->setAppValue($info['id'], 'enabled', 'no');
 
 		//set remote/public handlers
diff --git a/lib/private/legacy/app.php b/lib/private/legacy/app.php
index 0d9adfa9d2..adf29601ac 100644
--- a/lib/private/legacy/app.php
+++ b/lib/private/legacy/app.php
@@ -653,13 +653,16 @@ class OC_App {
 	 * get the last version of the app from appinfo/info.xml
 	 *
 	 * @param string $appId
+	 * @param bool $useCache
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public static function getAppVersion($appId) {
-		if (!isset(self::$appVersion[$appId])) {
-			$file = self::getAppPath($appId);
-			self::$appVersion[$appId] = ($file !== false) ? self::getAppVersionByPath($file) : '0';
+	public static function getAppVersion($appId, $useCache = true) {
+		if($useCache && isset(self::$appVersion[$appId])) {
+			return self::$appVersion[$appId];
 		}
+
+		$file = self::getAppPath($appId);
+		self::$appVersion[$appId] = ($file !== false) ? self::getAppVersionByPath($file) : '0';
 		return self::$appVersion[$appId];
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/InstallerTest.php b/tests/lib/InstallerTest.php
index dadaffe187..d192397058 100644
--- a/tests/lib/InstallerTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/InstallerTest.php
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ class InstallerTest extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	public function testInstallApp() {
+		// Read the current version of the app to check for bug #2572
+		\OC_App::getAppVersion('testapp');
+
 		// Extract app
 		$pathOfTestApp  = __DIR__ . '/../data/testapp.zip';
 		$tar = new ZIP($pathOfTestApp);
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ class InstallerTest extends TestCase {
 		$installer->installApp(self::$appid);
 		$isInstalled = Installer::isInstalled(self::$appid);
 		$this->assertTrue($isInstalled);
+		$this->assertSame('0.9', \OC::$server->getConfig()->getAppValue('testapp', 'installed_version'));
 		$installer->removeApp(self::$appid);
 	}