diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 72307ff7..678888e2 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 * Added navigation controls in Function Explorer tab (#644)
 * Fixed bug that crashed the Package Dependencies page for pkgs without any dependency info available (#802)
 * Fixed bug that incorrectly displayed 0 dependencies as 1 (#805)
+* Fixed bug that kept full list of available packages from populating (#776)
 
 # riskassessment 3.1.0
 
diff --git a/R/app_server.R b/R/app_server.R
index 98bc3e97..6a9c86bf 100644
--- a/R/app_server.R
+++ b/R/app_server.R
@@ -11,9 +11,20 @@ app_server <- function(input, output, session) {
   
   old <- options()
   onStop(function() {
-    options(old)
-    })
-  options(repos = get_db_config("package_repo"))
+    options(c(
+      # Unsets available packages filter if unset previously. Will be overriden
+      # otherwise.
+      list(available_packages_filters = NULL),
+      old
+    ))
+  })
+  options(
+    # Set session repo to value specified in configuration file
+    repos = get_db_config("package_repo"),
+    # Removes filters based on R version, OS type, sub-architecture. Only
+    # duplicates will be removed from the available package list
+    available_packages_filters = "duplicates"
+  )
   
   # Collect user info.
   user <- reactiveValues()
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index a17b9c10..2546af10 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -4367,7 +4367,7 @@
         "Maintainer": "Kevin Ushey <kevin@rstudio.com>",
         "Repository": "RSPM",
         "Date/Publication": "2024-02-29 01:10:07 UTC",
-        "Built": "R 4.3.3; ; 2024-07-10 13:11:46 UTC; unix"
+        "Built": "R 4.3.3; ; 2024-07-10 16:07:53 UTC; unix"
       }
     },
     "reprex": {
@@ -6463,13 +6463,13 @@
       "checksum": "97d1232340e04c53088bc8f814133dcd"
     },
     "NEWS.md": {
-      "checksum": "2273640b8da14304bc919f4fc83a58d7"
+      "checksum": "8f1dc97771e1911ac13a12a45300a516"
     },
     "R/app_config.R": {
       "checksum": "c2b61f270b86b6833f0ee39c44a1a440"
     },
     "R/app_server.R": {
-      "checksum": "e2a53d90bd4289198e29bec4ff19eba7"
+      "checksum": "8408e324004d2991c855c03040cb2dca"
     },
     "R/app_ui.R": {
       "checksum": "50d68f46171151cd36457a7154e5a7a3"