diff --git a/src/common/catalog/catalog-entity.ts b/src/common/catalog/catalog-entity.ts
index d59a21686c..593a921e72 100644
--- a/src/common/catalog/catalog-entity.ts
+++ b/src/common/catalog/catalog-entity.ts
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export abstract class CatalogEntity<
     return this.metadata.name;
   }
 
-  public abstract onRun?(context: CatalogEntityActionContext): void | Promise<void>;
+  public abstract onRun(context: CatalogEntityActionContext): void | Promise<void>;
   public abstract onContextMenuOpen(context: CatalogEntityContextMenuContext): void | Promise<void>;
   public abstract onSettingsOpen(context: CatalogEntitySettingsContext): void | Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/src/extensions/renderer-api/catalog.ts b/src/extensions/renderer-api/catalog.ts
index 675abb42e6..e80533d0c3 100644
--- a/src/extensions/renderer-api/catalog.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/renderer-api/catalog.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import type { CatalogCategory, CatalogEntity } from "../../common/catalog";
 import { catalogEntityRegistry as registry } from "../../renderer/api/catalog-entity-registry";
 import type { CatalogEntityOnBeforeRun } from "../../renderer/api/catalog-entity-registry";
+import type { Disposer } from "../../common/utils";
 export { catalogCategoryRegistry as catalogCategories } from "../../common/catalog/catalog-category-registry";
 
 export class CatalogEntityRegistry {
@@ -50,21 +51,14 @@ export class CatalogEntityRegistry {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Add a onBeforeRun hook to a catalog entity.
+   * Add a onRun hook to a catalog entity. If `onBeforeRun` was previously added then it will not be added again
    * @param catalogEntityUid The uid of the catalog entity
-   * @param onBeforeRun The function that should return a boolean if the onBeforeRun of catalog entity should be triggered.
+   * @param onBeforeRun The function that should return a boolean if the onRun of catalog entity should be triggered.
    * @returns A function to remove that hook
    */
-  addOnBeforeRun(entity: CatalogEntity, onBeforeRun: CatalogEntityOnBeforeRun) {
+  addOnBeforeRun(entity: CatalogEntity, onBeforeRun: CatalogEntityOnBeforeRun): Disposer {
     return registry.addOnBeforeRun(entity, onBeforeRun);
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns one catalog entity onBeforeRun by catalog entity uid
-   */
-  onBeforeRun(entity: CatalogEntity): Promise<boolean> {
-    return registry.onBeforeRun(entity);
-  }
 }
 
 export const catalogEntities = new CatalogEntityRegistry();
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/catalog-entity-registry.ts b/src/renderer/api/catalog-entity-registry.ts
index f70599791d..999ee7a09e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/catalog-entity-registry.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/catalog-entity-registry.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ export class CatalogEntityRegistry {
     return true;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Perform the onBeforeRun check and, if successful, then proceed to call `entity`'s onRun method
+   * @param entity The instance to invoke the hooks and then execute the onRun
+   */
   onRun(entity: CatalogEntity): void {
     this.onBeforeRun(entity)
       .then(doOnRun => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity-details.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity-details.tsx
index 4e6eaae86c..bff73a3fa2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity-details.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity-details.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import { isDevelopment } from "../../../common/vars";
 interface Props<T extends CatalogEntity> {
   item: CatalogEntityItem<T> | null | undefined;
   hideDetails(): void;
-  onClickDetailPanelIcon: (catalogEntitiyItem: CatalogEntityItem<T>) => void;
 }
 
 @observer
@@ -68,9 +67,7 @@ export class CatalogEntityDetails<T extends CatalogEntity> extends Component<Pro
                 material={item.entity.spec.icon?.material}
                 background={item.entity.spec.icon?.background}
                 disabled={!item?.enabled}
-                onClick={() => {
-                  this.props.onClickDetailPanelIcon(item);
-                }}
+                onClick={() => item.onRun()}
                 size={128}
                 data-testid="detail-panel-hot-bar-icon"
               />
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity-item.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity-item.tsx
index 5ed01aded6..b16406758f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity-item.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity-item.tsx
@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@
 import styles from "./catalog.module.css";
 import React from "react";
 import { action, computed } from "mobx";
-import type { CatalogEntity, CatalogEntityActionContext } from "../../api/catalog-entity";
+import type { CatalogEntity } from "../../api/catalog-entity";
 import type { ItemObject } from "../../../common/item.store";
 import { Badge } from "../badge";
 import { navigation } from "../../navigation";
 import { searchUrlParam } from "../input";
 import { makeCss } from "../../../common/utils/makeCss";
 import { KubeObject } from "../../../common/k8s-api/kube-object";
+import type { CatalogEntityRegistry } from "../../api/catalog-entity-registry";
 
 const css = makeCss(styles);
 
 export class CatalogEntityItem<T extends CatalogEntity> implements ItemObject {
-  constructor(public entity: T) {}
+  constructor(public entity: T, private registry: CatalogEntityRegistry) {}
 
   get kind() {
     return this.entity.kind;
@@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ export class CatalogEntityItem<T extends CatalogEntity> implements ItemObject {
     ];
   }
 
-  onRun(ctx: CatalogEntityActionContext) {
-    this.entity.onRun(ctx);
+  onRun() {
+    this.registry.onRun(this.entity);
   }
 
   @action
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity.store.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity.store.tsx
index b15e82353d..8bbc335010 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity.store.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-entity.store.tsx
@@ -39,20 +39,16 @@ export class CatalogEntityStore extends ItemStore<CatalogEntityItem<CatalogEntit
 
   @computed get entities() {
     if (!this.activeCategory) {
-      return this.registry.filteredItems.map(entity => new CatalogEntityItem(entity));
+      return this.registry.filteredItems.map(entity => new CatalogEntityItem(entity, this.registry));
     }
 
-    return this.registry.getItemsForCategory(this.activeCategory, { filtered: true }).map(entity => new CatalogEntityItem(entity));
+    return this.registry.getItemsForCategory(this.activeCategory, { filtered: true }).map(entity => new CatalogEntityItem(entity, this.registry));
   }
 
   @computed get selectedItem() {
     return this.entities.find(e => e.getId() === this.selectedItemId);
   }
 
-  onRun(entity: CatalogEntity): void {
-    this.registry.onRun(entity);
-  }
-
   watch() {
     return disposer(
       reaction(() => this.entities, () => this.loadAll()),
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-menu.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-menu.tsx
index 9285fe16ce..b2d013dfcd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog-menu.tsx
@@ -41,11 +41,15 @@ function getCategories() {
 }
 
 function getCategoryIcon(category: CatalogCategory) {
-  if (!category.metadata?.icon) return null;
+  const { icon } = category.metadata ?? {};
 
-  return category.metadata.icon.includes?.("<svg")
-    ? <Icon small svg={category.metadata.icon}/>
-    : <Icon small material={category.metadata.icon}/>;
+  if (typeof icon === "string") {
+    return icon.includes("<svg")
+      ? <Icon small svg={icon}/>
+      : <Icon small material={icon}/>;
+  }
+  
+  return null;
 }
 
 function Item(props: TreeItemProps) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.test.tsx
index 763398d1eb..ac510d8fb4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.test.tsx
@@ -113,16 +113,15 @@ describe("<Catalog />", () => {
   });
 
   it("can use catalogEntityRegistry.addOnBeforeRun to add hooks for catalog entities", (done) => {
+    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
+    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
+    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
     const onRun = jest.fn();
     const catalogEntityItem = new CatalogEntityItem({
       ...catalogEntity,
       ...catalogEntityItemMethods,
       onRun,
-    });
-
-    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
-    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
-    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
+    }, catalogEntityRegistry);
 
     // mock as if there is a selected item > the detail panel opens
     jest
@@ -178,16 +177,15 @@ describe("<Catalog />", () => {
   });
 
   it("onBeforeRun return false => onRun wont be triggered", (done) => {
+    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
+    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
+    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
     const onRun = jest.fn();
     const catalogEntityItem = new CatalogEntityItem({
       ...catalogEntity,
       ...catalogEntityItemMethods,
       onRun,
-    });
-
-    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
-    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
-    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
+    }, catalogEntityRegistry);
 
     // mock as if there is a selected item > the detail panel opens
     jest
@@ -219,16 +217,15 @@ describe("<Catalog />", () => {
   });
 
   it("addOnBeforeRun throw an exception => onRun wont be triggered", (done) => {
+    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
+    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
+    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
     const onRun = jest.fn();
     const catalogEntityItem = new CatalogEntityItem({
       ...catalogEntity,
       ...catalogEntityItemMethods,
       onRun,
-    });
-
-    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
-    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
-    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
+    }, catalogEntityRegistry);
 
     // mock as if there is a selected item > the detail panel opens
     jest
@@ -260,21 +257,15 @@ describe("<Catalog />", () => {
   });
 
   it("addOnRunHook return a promise and resolve true => onRun()", (done) => {
-    let onRunTriggered = false;
-    const onRun = () => {
-      onRunTriggered = true;
-      expect(onRunTriggered).toBeTruthy();
-      done();
-    };
+    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
+    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
+    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
+    const onRun = jest.fn(() => done());
     const catalogEntityItem = new CatalogEntityItem({
       ...catalogEntity,
       ...catalogEntityItemMethods,
       onRun,
-    });
-
-    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
-    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
-    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
+    }, catalogEntityRegistry);
 
     // mock as if there is a selected item > the detail panel opens
     jest
@@ -301,19 +292,15 @@ describe("<Catalog />", () => {
   });
 
   it("addOnRunHook return a promise and resolve false => onRun() wont be triggered", (done) => {
-    let onRunTriggered = false;
-    const onRun = () => {
-      onRunTriggered = true;
-    };
+    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
+    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
+    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
+    const onRun = jest.fn();
     const catalogEntityItem = new CatalogEntityItem({
       ...catalogEntity,
       ...catalogEntityItemMethods,
       onRun,
-    });
-
-    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
-    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
-    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
+    }, catalogEntityRegistry);
 
     // mock as if there is a selected item > the detail panel opens
     jest
@@ -323,10 +310,10 @@ describe("<Catalog />", () => {
     catalogEntityRegistry.addOnBeforeRun(
       catalogEntityUid,
       async () => {
-        expect(onRunTriggered).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(onRun).not.toBeCalled();
 
         setTimeout(() => {
-          expect(onRunTriggered).toBeFalsy();
+          expect(onRun).not.toBeCalled();
           done();
         }, 500);
 
@@ -347,16 +334,15 @@ describe("<Catalog />", () => {
   });
 
   it("addOnRunHook return a promise and reject => onRun wont be triggered", (done) => {
+    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
+    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
+    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
     const onRun = jest.fn();
     const catalogEntityItem = new CatalogEntityItem({
       ...catalogEntity,
       ...catalogEntityItemMethods,
       onRun,
-    });
-
-    const catalogCategoryRegistry = new CatalogCategoryRegistry();
-    const catalogEntityRegistry = new CatalogEntityRegistry(catalogCategoryRegistry);
-    const catalogEntityStore = new CatalogEntityStore(catalogEntityRegistry);
+    }, catalogEntityRegistry);
 
     // mock as if there is a selected item > the detail panel opens
     jest
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.tsx
index e908931f25..5a479d437d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.tsx
@@ -133,14 +133,10 @@ export class Catalog extends React.Component<Props> {
     if (this.catalogEntityStore.selectedItemId) {
       this.catalogEntityStore.selectedItemId = null;
     } else {
-      this.catalogEntityStore.onRun(item.entity);
+      item.onRun();
     }
   };
 
-  onClickDetailPanelIcon = (item: CatalogEntityItem<CatalogEntity>) => {
-    this.catalogEntityStore.onRun(item.entity);
-  };
-
   onMenuItemClick(menuItem: CatalogEntityContextMenu) {
     if (menuItem.confirm) {
       ConfirmDialog.open({
@@ -286,7 +282,6 @@ export class Catalog extends React.Component<Props> {
             ? <CatalogEntityDetails
               item={this.catalogEntityStore.selectedItem}
               hideDetails={() => this.catalogEntityStore.selectedItemId = null}
-              onClickDetailPanelIcon={this.onClickDetailPanelIcon}
             />
             : (
               <RenderDelay>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/activate-entity-command.tsx b/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/activate-entity-command.tsx
index 110afd6b3c..f0b06769d8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/activate-entity-command.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/activate-entity-command/activate-entity-command.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import { computed } from "mobx";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import React from "react";
-import { CatalogEntity, catalogEntityRunContext } from "../../api/catalog-entity";
+import type { CatalogEntity } from "../../api/catalog-entity";
 import { catalogEntityRegistry } from "../../api/catalog-entity-registry";
 import { CommandOverlay } from "../command-palette";
 import { Select } from "../select";
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class ActivateEntityCommand extends React.Component {
   }
 
   onSelect(entity: CatalogEntity): void {
-    entity.onRun?.(catalogEntityRunContext);
+    catalogEntityRegistry.onRun(entity);
     CommandOverlay.close();
   }