diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/Models/AppLaunching.cs b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/Models/AppLaunching.cs
index 0bae02fdb8..b7e733d0eb 100644
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/Models/AppLaunching.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/Models/AppLaunching.cs
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ namespace WorkspacesLauncherUI.Models
         {
             get => LaunchState switch
             {
-                "waiting" => "../images/spinner.png",
+                "waiting" => "../images/spinner.gif",
                 "launched" => "../images/checkmark.png",
                 "failed" => "../images/failed.png",
-                _ => "../images/spinner.png",
+                _ => "../images/spinner.gif",
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 359dc6d3d1..a28d108d45 100644
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace WorkspacesLauncherUI.ViewModels
                     AppPath = app.Path,
                     LaunchState = app.State,
                 });
-                if (app.State != "launched")
+                if (app.State != "launched" && app.State != "failed")
                 {
                     allLaunched = false;
                 }
diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/WorkspacesLauncherUI.csproj b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/WorkspacesLauncherUI.csproj
index 3969649fce..7f754bb269 100644
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/WorkspacesLauncherUI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/WorkspacesLauncherUI.csproj
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
     <None Remove="images\checkmark.png" />
     <None Remove="images\DefaultIcon.ico" />
     <None Remove="images\failed.png" />
+    <None Remove="images\spinner.gif" />
     <None Remove="images\Workspaces.ico" />
-    <None Remove="images\spinner.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <COMReference Include="IWshRuntimeLibrary">
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     <Resource Include="images\failed.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Resource>
-    <Resource Include="images\spinner.png">
+    <Resource Include="images\spinner.gif">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Resource>
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/images/spinner.gif b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/images/spinner.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7be729b38
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diff --git a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/images/spinner.png b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/images/spinner.png
deleted file mode 100644
index d8b685300d..0000000000
Binary files a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/images/spinner.png and /dev/null differ