diff --git a/integration/helpers/utils.ts b/integration/helpers/utils.ts
index c7fd4e8ddb..066fecd2a2 100644
--- a/integration/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/integration/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export async function clickWhatsNew(app: Application) {
 export async function clickWelcomeNotification(app: Application) {
   const itemsText = await app.client.$("div.info-panel").getText();
 
-  if (itemsText === "0 item") {
+  if (itemsText === "0 items") {
     // welcome notification should be present, dismiss it
     await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div.message", "Welcome!");
     await app.client.click("i.Icon.close");
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+apps-helm-charts/helm-chart.store.ts b/src/renderer/components/+apps-helm-charts/helm-chart.store.ts
index 78d4c677bf..70c130dca5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+apps-helm-charts/helm-chart.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+apps-helm-charts/helm-chart.store.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,18 @@ export interface IChartVersion {
 export class HelmChartStore extends ItemStore<HelmChart> {
   @observable versions = observable.map<string, IChartVersion[]>();
 
-  loadAll() {
-    return this.loadItems(() => helmChartsApi.list());
+  async loadAll() {
+    try {
+      const res = await this.loadItems(() => helmChartsApi.list());
+
+      this.failedLoading = false;
+
+      return res;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.failedLoading = true;
+
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 
   getByName(name: string, repo: string) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release.store.ts b/src/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release.store.ts
index 59e8d9a5bc..1da5e61e89 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release.store.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import isEqual from "lodash/isEqual";
-import { action, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, when } from "mobx";
+import { action, observable, reaction, when } from "mobx";
 import { autobind } from "../../utils";
 import { HelmRelease, helmReleasesApi, IReleaseCreatePayload, IReleaseUpdatePayload } from "../../api/endpoints/helm-releases.api";
 import { ItemStore } from "../../item.store";
@@ -10,64 +10,64 @@ import { Notifications } from "../notifications";
 
 @autobind()
 export class ReleaseStore extends ItemStore<HelmRelease> {
-  @observable releaseSecrets: Secret[] = [];
-  @observable secretWatcher: IReactionDisposer;
+  releaseSecrets = observable.map<string, Secret>();
 
   constructor() {
     super();
     when(() => secretsStore.isLoaded, () => {
-      this.releaseSecrets = this.getReleaseSecrets();
+      this.releaseSecrets.replace(this.getReleaseSecrets());
     });
   }
 
-  watch() {
-    this.secretWatcher = reaction(() => secretsStore.items.toJS(), () => {
+  watchAssociatedSecrets(): (() => void) {
+    return reaction(() => secretsStore.items.toJS(), () => {
       if (this.isLoading) return;
-      const secrets = this.getReleaseSecrets();
-      const amountChanged = secrets.length !== this.releaseSecrets.length;
-      const labelsChanged = this.releaseSecrets.some(item => {
-        const secret = secrets.find(secret => secret.getId() == item.getId());
-
-        if (!secret) return;
-
-        return !isEqual(item.getLabels(), secret.getLabels());
-      });
+      const newSecrets = this.getReleaseSecrets();
+      const amountChanged = newSecrets.length !== this.releaseSecrets.size;
+      const labelsChanged = newSecrets.some(([id, secret]) => (
+        !isEqual(secret.getLabels(), this.releaseSecrets.get(id)?.getLabels())
+      ));
 
       if (amountChanged || labelsChanged) {
         this.loadFromContextNamespaces();
       }
-      this.releaseSecrets = [...secrets];
+      this.releaseSecrets.replace(newSecrets);
     });
   }
 
-  unwatch() {
-    this.secretWatcher();
+  watchSelecteNamespaces(): (() => void) {
+    return reaction(() => namespaceStore.context.contextNamespaces, namespaces => {
+      this.loadAll(namespaces);
+    });
   }
 
-  getReleaseSecrets() {
-    return secretsStore.getByLabel({ owner: "helm" });
+  private getReleaseSecrets() {
+    return secretsStore
+      .getByLabel({ owner: "helm" })
+      .map(s => [s.getId(), s] as const);
   }
 
   getReleaseSecret(release: HelmRelease) {
-    const labels = {
+    return secretsStore.getByLabel({
       owner: "helm",
       name: release.getName()
-    };
-
-    return secretsStore.getByLabel(labels)
-      .filter(secret => secret.getNs() == release.getNs())[0];
+    })
+      .find(secret => secret.getNs() == release.getNs());
   }
 
   @action
   async loadAll(namespaces: string[]) {
     this.isLoading = true;
+    this.isLoaded = false;
 
     try {
       const items = await this.loadItems(namespaces);
 
       this.items.replace(this.sortItems(items));
       this.isLoaded = true;
+      this.failedLoading = false;
     } catch (error) {
+      this.failedLoading = true;
       console.error("Loading Helm Chart releases has failed", error);
 
       if (error.error) {
@@ -79,17 +79,18 @@ export class ReleaseStore extends ItemStore<HelmRelease> {
   }
 
   async loadFromContextNamespaces(): Promise<void> {
-    return this.loadAll(namespaceStore.contextNamespaces);
+    return this.loadAll(namespaceStore.context.contextNamespaces);
   }
 
   async loadItems(namespaces: string[]) {
-    const isLoadingAll = namespaceStore.allowedNamespaces.every(ns => namespaces.includes(ns));
-    const noAccessibleNamespaces = namespaceStore.context.cluster.accessibleNamespaces.length === 0;
+    const isLoadingAll = namespaceStore.context.allNamespaces?.length > 1
+      && namespaceStore.context.cluster.accessibleNamespaces.length === 0
+      && namespaceStore.context.allNamespaces.every(ns => namespaces.includes(ns));
 
-    if (isLoadingAll && noAccessibleNamespaces) {
+    if (isLoadingAll) {
       return helmReleasesApi.list();
     } else {
-      return Promise
+      return Promise // load resources per namespace
         .all(namespaces.map(namespace => helmReleasesApi.list(namespace)))
         .then(items => items.flat());
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+apps-releases/releases.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+apps-releases/releases.tsx
index 71cf3d954f..8b8f4ea048 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+apps-releases/releases.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+apps-releases/releases.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import "./releases.scss";
 
 import React, { Component } from "react";
 import kebabCase from "lodash/kebabCase";
-import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+import { disposeOnUnmount, observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "react-router";
 import { releaseStore } from "./release.store";
 import { IReleaseRouteParams, releaseURL } from "./release.route";
@@ -30,14 +30,11 @@ interface Props extends RouteComponentProps<IReleaseRouteParams> {
 
 @observer
 export class HelmReleases extends Component<Props> {
-
   componentDidMount() {
-    // Watch for secrets associated with releases and react to their changes
-    releaseStore.watch();
-  }
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    releaseStore.unwatch();
+    disposeOnUnmount(this, [
+      releaseStore.watchAssociatedSecrets(),
+      releaseStore.watchSelecteNamespaces(),
+    ]);
   }
 
   get selectedRelease() {
@@ -49,21 +46,16 @@ export class HelmReleases extends Component<Props> {
   }
 
   showDetails = (item: HelmRelease) => {
-    if (!item) {
-      navigation.merge(releaseURL());
-    }
-    else {
-      navigation.merge(releaseURL({
-        params: {
-          name: item.getName(),
-          namespace: item.getNs()
-        }
-      }));
-    }
+    navigation.merge(releaseURL({
+      params: {
+        name: item.getName(),
+        namespace: item.getNs()
+      }
+    }));
   };
 
   hideDetails = () => {
-    this.showDetails(null);
+    navigation.merge(releaseURL());
   };
 
   renderRemoveDialogMessage(selectedItems: HelmRelease[]) {
@@ -114,30 +106,22 @@ export class HelmReleases extends Component<Props> {
             { title: "Status", className: "status", sortBy: columnId.status, id: columnId.status },
             { title: "Updated", className: "updated", sortBy: columnId.updated, id: columnId.updated },
           ]}
-          renderTableContents={(release: HelmRelease) => {
-            const version = release.getVersion();
-
-            return [
-              release.getName(),
-              release.getNs(),
-              release.getChart(),
-              release.getRevision(),
-              <>
-                {version}
-              </>,
-              release.appVersion,
-              { title: release.getStatus(), className: kebabCase(release.getStatus()) },
-              release.getUpdated(),
-            ];
-          }}
-          renderItemMenu={(release: HelmRelease) => {
-            return (
-              <HelmReleaseMenu
-                release={release}
-                removeConfirmationMessage={this.renderRemoveDialogMessage([release])}
-              />
-            );
-          }}
+          renderTableContents={(release: HelmRelease) => [
+            release.getName(),
+            release.getNs(),
+            release.getChart(),
+            release.getRevision(),
+            release.getVersion(),
+            release.appVersion,
+            { title: release.getStatus(), className: kebabCase(release.getStatus()) },
+            release.getUpdated(),
+          ]}
+          renderItemMenu={(release: HelmRelease) => (
+            <HelmReleaseMenu
+              release={release}
+              removeConfirmationMessage={this.renderRemoveDialogMessage([release])}
+            />
+          )}
           customizeRemoveDialog={(selectedItems: HelmRelease[]) => ({
             message: this.renderRemoveDialogMessage(selectedItems)
           })}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+landing-page/workspace-cluster.store.ts b/src/renderer/components/+landing-page/workspace-cluster.store.ts
index 8fd2966b93..e4f3418867 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+landing-page/workspace-cluster.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+landing-page/workspace-cluster.store.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,18 @@ export class WorkspaceClusterStore extends ItemStore<ClusterItem> {
     });
   }
 
-  loadAll() {
-    return this.loadItems(() => this.clusters);
+  async loadAll() {
+    try {
+      const res = await this.loadItems(() => this.clusters);
+
+      this.failedLoading = false;
+
+      return res;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.failedLoading = true;
+
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 
   async remove(clusterItem: ClusterItem) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/context.ts b/src/renderer/components/context.ts
index e8c9b1327d..5233faba83 100755
--- a/src/renderer/components/context.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/context.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { namespaceStore } from "./+namespaces/namespace.store";
 
 export interface ClusterContext {
   cluster?: Cluster;
-  allNamespaces?: string[]; // available / allowed namespaces from cluster.ts
-  contextNamespaces?: string[]; // selected by user (see: namespace-select.tsx)
+  allNamespaces: string[]; // available / allowed namespaces from cluster.ts
+  contextNamespaces: string[]; // selected by user (see: namespace-select.tsx)
 }
 
 export const clusterContext: ClusterContext = {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-object-list/item-list-layout.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-object-list/item-list-layout.tsx
index 5c7db4cd41..b609b046ea 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-object-list/item-list-layout.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-object-list/item-list-layout.tsx
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ export class ItemListLayout extends React.Component<ItemListLayoutProps> {
     return this.props.isReady ?? this.props.store.isLoaded;
   }
 
+  @computed get failedToLoad() {
+    return this.props.store.failedLoading;
+  }
+
   @computed get filters() {
     let { activeFilters } = pageFilters;
     const { isSearchable, searchFilters } = this.props;
@@ -281,6 +285,11 @@ export class ItemListLayout extends React.Component<ItemListLayoutProps> {
     });
   }
 
+  @autobind()
+  toggleFilters() {
+    this.showFilters = !this.showFilters;
+  }
+
   renderFilters() {
     const { hideFilters } = this.props;
     const { isReady, filters } = this;
@@ -293,6 +302,14 @@ export class ItemListLayout extends React.Component<ItemListLayoutProps> {
   }
 
   renderNoItems() {
+    if (this.failedToLoad) {
+      return <NoItems>Failed to load items.</NoItems>;
+    }
+
+    if (!this.isReady) {
+      return <Spinner center />;
+    }
+
     if (this.filters.length > 0) {
       return (
         <NoItems>
@@ -309,6 +326,14 @@ export class ItemListLayout extends React.Component<ItemListLayoutProps> {
     return <NoItems/>;
   }
 
+  renderItems() {
+    if (this.props.virtual) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return this.items.map(item => this.getRow(item.getId()));
+  }
+
   renderHeaderContent(placeholders: IHeaderPlaceholders): ReactNode {
     const { isSearchable, searchFilters } = this.props;
     const { title, filters, search, info } = placeholders;
@@ -317,7 +342,7 @@ export class ItemListLayout extends React.Component<ItemListLayoutProps> {
       <>
         {title}
         <div className="info-panel box grow">
-          {this.isReady && info}
+          {info}
         </div>
         {filters}
         {isSearchable && searchFilters && search}
@@ -326,20 +351,17 @@ export class ItemListLayout extends React.Component<ItemListLayoutProps> {
   }
 
   renderInfo() {
-    const { items, isReady, filters } = this;
+    const { items, filters } = this;
     const allItemsCount = this.props.store.getTotalCount();
     const itemsCount = items.length;
-    const isFiltered = isReady && filters.length > 0;
-
-    if (isFiltered) {
-      const toggleFilters = () => this.showFilters = !this.showFilters;
 
+    if (filters.length > 0) {
       return (
-        <><a onClick={toggleFilters}>Filtered</a>: {itemsCount} / {allItemsCount}</>
+        <><a onClick={this.toggleFilters}>Filtered</a>: {itemsCount} / {allItemsCount}</>
       );
     }
 
-    return allItemsCount <= 1 ? `${allItemsCount} item` : `${allItemsCount} items`;
+    return allItemsCount === 1 ? `${allItemsCount} item` : `${allItemsCount} items`;
   }
 
   renderHeader() {
@@ -412,40 +434,31 @@ export class ItemListLayout extends React.Component<ItemListLayoutProps> {
 
   renderList() {
     const {
-      store, hasDetailsView, addRemoveButtons = {}, virtual, sortingCallbacks, detailsItem,
-      tableProps = {}, tableId
+      store, hasDetailsView, addRemoveButtons = {}, virtual, sortingCallbacks,
+      detailsItem, className, tableProps = {}, tableId,
     } = this.props;
-    const { isReady, removeItemsDialog, items } = this;
+    const { removeItemsDialog, items } = this;
     const { selectedItems } = store;
     const selectedItemId = detailsItem && detailsItem.getId();
+    const classNames = cssNames(className, "box", "grow", themeStore.activeTheme.type);
 
     return (
       <div className="items box grow flex column">
-        {!isReady && (
-          <Spinner center/>
-        )}
-        {isReady && (
-          <Table
-            tableId={tableId}
-            virtual={virtual}
-            selectable={hasDetailsView}
-            sortable={sortingCallbacks}
-            getTableRow={this.getRow}
-            items={items}
-            selectedItemId={selectedItemId}
-            noItems={this.renderNoItems()}
-            {...({
-              ...tableProps,
-              className: cssNames("box grow", tableProps.className, themeStore.activeTheme.type),
-            })}
-          >
-            {this.renderTableHeader()}
-            {
-              !virtual && items.map(item => this.getRow(item.getId()))
-            }
-          </Table>
-
-        )}
+        <Table
+          tableId={tableId}
+          virtual={virtual}
+          selectable={hasDetailsView}
+          sortable={sortingCallbacks}
+          getTableRow={this.getRow}
+          items={items}
+          selectedItemId={selectedItemId}
+          noItems={this.renderNoItems()}
+          className={classNames}
+          {...tableProps}
+        >
+          {this.renderTableHeader()}
+          {this.renderItems()}
+        </Table>
         <AddRemoveButtons
           onRemove={selectedItems.length ? removeItemsDialog : null}
           removeTooltip={`Remove selected items (${selectedItems.length})`}
diff --git a/src/renderer/item.store.ts b/src/renderer/item.store.ts
index a9ac3179c9..bf33455066 100644
--- a/src/renderer/item.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/item.store.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export abstract class ItemStore<T extends ItemObject = ItemObject> {
 
   protected defaultSorting = (item: T) => item.getName();
 
+  @observable failedLoading = false;
   @observable isLoading = false;
   @observable isLoaded = false;
   @observable items = observable.array<T>([], { deep: false });
diff --git a/src/renderer/kube-object.store.ts b/src/renderer/kube-object.store.ts
index 987112a25c..ae1517d79f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/kube-object.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/kube-object.store.ts
@@ -146,18 +146,20 @@ export abstract class KubeObjectStore<T extends KubeObject = any> extends ItemSt
 
       const items = await this.loadItems({ namespaces, api: this.api });
 
-      this.isLoaded = true;
-
       if (merge) {
         this.mergeItems(items, { replace: false });
       } else {
         this.mergeItems(items, { replace: true });
       }
 
+      this.isLoaded = true;
+      this.failedLoading = false;
+
       return items;
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Loading store items failed", { error, store: this });
       this.resetOnError(error);
+      this.failedLoading = true;
     } finally {
       this.isLoading = false;
     }