diff --git a/admin/inertia/pages/easy-setup/index.tsx b/admin/inertia/pages/easy-setup/index.tsx
index d6f1ce0..28bcd8a 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/pages/easy-setup/index.tsx
+++ b/admin/inertia/pages/easy-setup/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Head, router } from '@inertiajs/react'
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import { useState } from 'react'
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import AppLayout from '~/layouts/AppLayout'
 import StyledButton from '~/components/StyledButton'
 import api from '~/lib/api'
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import classNames from 'classnames'
 
 type WizardStep = 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
 
+const CURATED_MAP_COLLECTIONS_KEY = 'curated-map-collections'
+const CURATED_ZIM_COLLECTIONS_KEY = 'curated-zim-collections'
+
 export default function EasySetupWizard(props: { system: { services: ServiceSlim[] } }) {
   const [currentStep, setCurrentStep] = useState<WizardStep>(1)
   const [selectedServices, setSelectedServices] = useState<string[]>([])
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ export default function EasySetupWizard(props: { system: { services: ServiceSlim
 
   const { addNotification } = useNotifications()
   const { isOnline } = useInternetStatus()
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
 
   const anySelectionMade =
     selectedServices.length > 0 ||
@@ -31,13 +35,13 @@ export default function EasySetupWizard(props: { system: { services: ServiceSlim
     selectedZimCollections.length > 0
 
   const { data: mapCollections, isLoading: isLoadingMaps } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['curated-map-collections'],
+    queryKey: [CURATED_MAP_COLLECTIONS_KEY],
     queryFn: () => api.listCuratedMapCollections(),
     refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
   })
 
   const { data: zimCollections, isLoading: isLoadingZims } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['curated-zim-collections'],
+    queryKey: [CURATED_ZIM_COLLECTIONS_KEY],
     queryFn: () => api.listCuratedZimCollections(),
     refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
   })
@@ -125,6 +129,41 @@ export default function EasySetupWizard(props: { system: { services: ServiceSlim
     }
   }
 
+  const fetchLatestMapCollections = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => api.fetchLatestMapCollections(),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      addNotification({
+        message: 'Successfully fetched the latest map collections.',
+        type: 'success',
+      })
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: [CURATED_MAP_COLLECTIONS_KEY] })
+    },
+  })
+
+  const fetchLatestZIMCollections = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => api.fetchLatestZimCollections(),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      addNotification({
+        message: 'Successfully fetched the latest ZIM collections.',
+        type: 'success',
+      })
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: [CURATED_ZIM_COLLECTIONS_KEY] })
+    },
+  })
+
+  // Auto-fetch latest collections if the list is empty
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (mapCollections && mapCollections.length === 0 && !fetchLatestMapCollections.isPending) {
+      fetchLatestMapCollections.mutate()
+    }
+  }, [mapCollections, fetchLatestMapCollections])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (zimCollections && zimCollections.length === 0 && !fetchLatestZIMCollections.isPending) {
+      fetchLatestZIMCollections.mutate()
+    }
+  }, [zimCollections, fetchLatestZIMCollections])
+
   const renderStepIndicator = () => {
     const steps = [
       { number: 1, label: 'Apps' },
diff --git a/admin/inertia/pages/settings/maps.tsx b/admin/inertia/pages/settings/maps.tsx
index b2c1ce4..3ef1643 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/pages/settings/maps.tsx
+++ b/admin/inertia/pages/settings/maps.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useModals } from '~/context/ModalContext'
 import StyledModal from '~/components/StyledModal'
 import { FileEntry } from '../../../types/files'
 import { useNotifications } from '~/context/NotificationContext'
-import { useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import api from '~/lib/api'
 import DownloadURLModal from '~/components/DownloadURLModal'
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
@@ -172,6 +172,17 @@ export default function MapsManager(props: {
     },
   })
 
+  // Auto-fetch latest collections if the list is empty
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      curatedCollections &&
+      curatedCollections.length === 0 &&
+      !fetchLatestCollections.isPending
+    ) {
+      fetchLatestCollections.mutate()
+    }
+  }, [curatedCollections, fetchLatestCollections])
+
   return (
     <SettingsLayout>
       <Head title="Maps Manager" />
diff --git a/admin/inertia/pages/settings/zim/remote-explorer.tsx b/admin/inertia/pages/settings/zim/remote-explorer.tsx
index 40fccbc..37ea3c7 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/pages/settings/zim/remote-explorer.tsx
+++ b/admin/inertia/pages/settings/zim/remote-explorer.tsx
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ export default function ZimRemoteExplorer() {
     },
   })
 
+  // Auto-fetch latest collections if the list is empty
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (curatedCollections && curatedCollections.length === 0 && !fetchLatestCollections.isPending) {
+      fetchLatestCollections.mutate()
+    }
+  }, [curatedCollections, fetchLatestCollections])
+
   return (
     <SettingsLayout>
       <Head title="ZIM Remote Explorer | Project N.O.M.A.D." />