diff --git a/plinth/package.py b/plinth/package.py
index 14efcecf2..ab2edcc9b 100644
--- a/plinth/package.py
+++ b/plinth/package.py
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ class Packages(app_module.FollowerComponent):
         """
         packages_set: set[str] = set(packages)
 
-        # Get list of packages needed by other installed apps (packages to
-        # keep).
-        keep_packages: set[str] = set()
+        # Get list of packages needed by other installed apps and by freedombox
+        # itself (packages to keep).
+        keep_packages: set[str] = {'freedombox'}
         for app in app_module.App.list():
             # uninstall() will be called on Packages of this app separately
             # for uninstalling this app.
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_package.py b/plinth/tests/test_package.py
index c5153479d..40baad205 100644
--- a/plinth/tests/test_package.py
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_package.py
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ def test_packages_uninstall(uninstall, _refresh_package_lists):
         """Test app"""
         app_id = 'test-app'
 
-    component = Packages('test-component', ['python3', 'bash'])
+    component = Packages('test-component', ['bash', 'dash'])
     app = TestApp()
     app.add(component)
     app.uninstall()
-    uninstall.assert_has_calls([call(['python3', 'bash'], purge=True)])
+    uninstall.assert_has_calls([call(['bash', 'dash'], purge=True)])
 
 
 @patch('plinth.package.refresh_package_lists')