diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7bc72d93..156260ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
     
 ### Fixes
 - missing categories i18n [#48](https://github.com/vinifmor/bauh/issues/48)
+- Flatpak:
+    - updating application dependencies during updating and downgrading
 - Web:
     - not handling HTTP connection issues
 - not passing the Home path as a String ( an exception happens for Python 3.5 )
diff --git a/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py b/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
index 5d59ba41..b384f09e 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
@@ -287,10 +287,6 @@ class FlatpakManager(SoftwareManager):
                         watcher.print("Operation cancelled")
                         return False
 
-        if pkg.installation == 'user':
-            if not handler.handle_simple(flatpak.register_flathub('user')):
-                return False
-
         res = handler.handle(SystemProcess(subproc=flatpak.install(str(pkg.id), pkg.origin, pkg.installation), wrong_error_phrase='Warning'))
 
         if res:
diff --git a/bauh/gems/flatpak/flatpak.py b/bauh/gems/flatpak/flatpak.py
index 5bf8cc37..d661a14d 100755
--- a/bauh/gems/flatpak/flatpak.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/flatpak/flatpak.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def update(app_ref: str, installation: str):
     :param app_ref:
     :return:
     """
-    return new_subprocess([BASE_CMD, 'update', '--no-related', '-y', app_ref, '--{}'.format(installation)])
+    return new_subprocess([BASE_CMD, 'update', '--no-related', '--no-deps', '-y', app_ref, '--{}'.format(installation)])
 
 
 def register_flathub(installation: str) -> SimpleProcess:
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def read_updates(version: str, installation: str) -> Dict[str, set]:
 
 
 def downgrade(app_ref: str, commit: str, installation: str, root_password: str) -> subprocess.Popen:
-    cmd = [BASE_CMD, 'update', '--no-related', '--commit={}'.format(commit), app_ref, '-y', '--{}'.format(installation)]
+    cmd = [BASE_CMD, 'update', '--no-related', '--no-deps', '--commit={}'.format(commit), app_ref, '-y', '--{}'.format(installation)]
 
     if installation == 'system':
         return new_root_subprocess(cmd, root_password)