diff --git a/src/main/protocol-handler/lens-protocol-router-main/lens-protocol-router-main.ts b/src/main/protocol-handler/lens-protocol-router-main/lens-protocol-router-main.ts
index c6bd1b92df..d436a297c1 100644
--- a/src/main/protocol-handler/lens-protocol-router-main/lens-protocol-router-main.ts
+++ b/src/main/protocol-handler/lens-protocol-router-main/lens-protocol-router-main.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ interface Dependencies {
 export class LensProtocolRouterMain extends proto.LensProtocolRouter {
   private missingExtensionHandlers: FallbackHandler[] = [];
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated This is used to solve out-of-place temporal dependency. Remove, and solve otherwise.
+   */
   @observable rendererLoaded = false;
 
   protected disposers = disposer();
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/setup-listener-for-root-frame-rendering.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/setup-listener-for-root-frame-rendering.injectable.ts
index 9229d4ad51..fec3818ec5 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/setup-listener-for-root-frame-rendering.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/setup-listener-for-root-frame-rendering.injectable.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { ipcMainOn } from "../../../../common/ipc";
 import { IpcRendererNavigationEvents } from "../../../../renderer/navigation/events";
-import lensProtocolRouterMainInjectable from "../../../protocol-handler/lens-protocol-router-main/lens-protocol-router-main.injectable";
 import { onRootFrameRenderInjectionToken } from "../../on-root-frame-render/on-root-frame-render-injection-token";
 import { afterApplicationIsReadyInjectionToken } from "../after-application-is-ready-injection-token";
 import { runManyFor } from "../../run-many-for";
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ const setupListenerForRootFrameRenderingInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "setup-listener-for-root-frame-rendering",
 
   instantiate: (di) => {
-    const lensProtocolRouterMain = di.inject(lensProtocolRouterMainInjectable);
     const runMany = runManyFor(di);
 
     const runOnRootFrameRender = runMany(
@@ -24,10 +22,7 @@ const setupListenerForRootFrameRenderingInjectable = getInjectable({
     return {
       run: () => {
         ipcMainOn(IpcRendererNavigationEvents.LOADED, async () => {
-
           await runOnRootFrameRender();
-
-          lensProtocolRouterMain.rendererLoaded = true;
         });
       },
     };
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/on-application-soft-quit/implementations/make-protocol-router-not-have-loaded-renderer.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/on-application-soft-quit/implementations/flag-renderer-as-not-loaded.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from src/main/start-main-application/on-application-soft-quit/implementations/make-protocol-router-not-have-loaded-renderer.injectable.ts
rename to src/main/start-main-application/on-application-soft-quit/implementations/flag-renderer-as-not-loaded.ts
index ca0034ef39..1b7564c0e8 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/on-application-soft-quit/implementations/make-protocol-router-not-have-loaded-renderer.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/on-application-soft-quit/implementations/flag-renderer-as-not-loaded.ts
@@ -3,20 +3,22 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { runInAction } from "mobx";
 import lensProtocolRouterMainInjectable  from "../../../protocol-handler/lens-protocol-router-main/lens-protocol-router-main.injectable";
 import { onApplicationSoftQuitInjectionToken } from "../on-application-soft-quit-injection-token";
 
-const makeProtocolRouterNotHaveLoadedRendererInjectable = getInjectable({
-  id: "make-protocol-router-not-have-loaded-renderer",
+const flagRendererAsNotLoaded = getInjectable({
+  id: "stop-deep-linking",
 
   instantiate: (di) => {
     const lensProtocolRouterMain = di.inject(lensProtocolRouterMainInjectable);
 
     return {
       run: () => {
-        // This is set to false here so that LPRM can wait to send future lens://
-        // requests until after it loads again
-        lensProtocolRouterMain.rendererLoaded = false;
+        runInAction(() => {
+          // Todo: remove this kludge which enables out-of-place temporal dependency.
+          lensProtocolRouterMain.rendererLoaded = false;
+        });
       },
     };
   },
@@ -24,4 +26,4 @@ const makeProtocolRouterNotHaveLoadedRendererInjectable = getInjectable({
   injectionToken: onApplicationSoftQuitInjectionToken,
 });
 
-export default makeProtocolRouterNotHaveLoadedRendererInjectable;
+export default flagRendererAsNotLoaded;
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/on-root-frame-render/implementations/flag-renderer-as-loaded.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/on-root-frame-render/implementations/flag-renderer-as-loaded.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c757d6f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/on-root-frame-render/implementations/flag-renderer-as-loaded.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { onRootFrameRenderInjectionToken } from "../on-root-frame-render-injection-token";
+import lensProtocolRouterMainInjectable from "../../../protocol-handler/lens-protocol-router-main/lens-protocol-router-main.injectable";
+import { runInAction } from "mobx";
+
+const flagRendererAsLoaded = getInjectable({
+  id: "flag-renderer-as-loaded",
+
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const lensProtocolRouterMain = di.inject(lensProtocolRouterMainInjectable);
+
+    return {
+      run: () => {
+        runInAction(() => {
+          // Todo: remove this kludge which enables out-of-place temporal dependency.
+          lensProtocolRouterMain.rendererLoaded = true;
+        });
+      },
+    };
+  },
+
+  injectionToken: onRootFrameRenderInjectionToken,
+});
+
+export default flagRendererAsLoaded;