diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/binding/model/ApplicationItemViewModel.java b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/binding/model/ApplicationItemViewModel.java
index dcac0ad..5193b29 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/binding/model/ApplicationItemViewModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/binding/model/ApplicationItemViewModel.java
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package com.app.missednotificationsreminder.binding.model;
 
-import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.net.Uri;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import com.app.missednotificationsreminder.binding.util.BindableBoolean;
 import com.app.missednotificationsreminder.binding.util.RxBindingUtils;
+import com.app.missednotificationsreminder.data.model.ApplicationItem;
 import com.squareup.picasso.Picasso;
 import com.squareup.picasso.RequestCreator;
 
@@ -17,16 +15,15 @@
  *
  * @author Eugene Popovich
  */
-public class ApplicationItemViewModel extends BaseViewModel{
+public class ApplicationItemViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
     /**
      * Data binding field to store application checked state
      */
     public BindableBoolean checked = new BindableBoolean();
 
+    ApplicationItem mApplicationItem;
     private ApplicationCheckedStateChangedListener mApplicationCheckedStateChangedListener;
-    private PackageInfo mPackageInfo;
     private Picasso mPicasso;
-    private PackageManager mPackageManager;
 
     /**
      * @param checked                                the current application checked state
@@ -37,15 +34,14 @@ public class ApplicationItemViewModel extends BaseViewModel{
      *                                               state changed event
      */
     public ApplicationItemViewModel(
-            boolean checked, PackageInfo packageInfo,
-            PackageManager packageManager, Picasso picasso,
+            ApplicationItem applicationItem,
+            Picasso picasso,
             ApplicationCheckedStateChangedListener applicationCheckedStateChangedListener) {
         Timber.d("Constructor");
-        mPackageInfo = packageInfo;
-        mPackageManager = packageManager;
+        mApplicationItem = applicationItem;
         mPicasso = picasso;
         mApplicationCheckedStateChangedListener = applicationCheckedStateChangedListener;
-        this.checked.set(checked);
+        this.checked.set(applicationItem.isChecked());
         if (mApplicationCheckedStateChangedListener != null) {
             monitor(RxBindingUtils
                     .valueChanged(this.checked)
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ public ApplicationItemViewModel(
                     .subscribe(value -> {
                         Timber.d("Checked property changed for %1$s", toString());
                         mApplicationCheckedStateChangedListener.onApplicationCheckedStateChanged
-                                (mPackageInfo, value);
+                                (mApplicationItem, value);
                     }));
         }
     }
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ public ApplicationItemViewModel(
      */
     public CharSequence getName() {
         Timber.d("getName for %1$s", toString());
-        return mPackageInfo.applicationInfo.loadLabel(mPackageManager);
+        return mApplicationItem.getApplicationName();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ public CharSequence getName() {
      */
     public String getDescription() {
         Timber.d("getDescription for %1$s", toString());
-        return mPackageInfo.packageName;
+        return mApplicationItem.getPackageName();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,13 +81,8 @@ public String getDescription() {
      */
     public RequestCreator getIcon() {
         Timber.d("getIcon for %1$s", toString());
-        Uri result = null;
-        int icon = mPackageInfo.applicationInfo.icon;
-        if (icon != 0) {
-            result = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + mPackageInfo.packageName + "/" + icon);
-        }
-        return result == null ? null : mPicasso.load(result)
-                .fit();
+        return mApplicationItem.hasIcon() ? mPicasso.load(mApplicationItem.getIconUri())
+                .fit() : null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -107,13 +98,13 @@ public void onItemClicked(View v) {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return String.format("%1$s(checked=%2$b, package=%3$s)", getClass().getSimpleName(), checked.get(), mPackageInfo.packageName);
+        return String.format("%1$s(checked=%2$b, package=%3$s)", getClass().getSimpleName(), checked.get(), mApplicationItem.getPackageName());
     }
 
     /**
      * The interface subscribers to the onApplicationCheckedStateChanged event should implement
      */
     public static interface ApplicationCheckedStateChangedListener {
-        void onApplicationCheckedStateChanged(PackageInfo packageInfo, boolean checked);
+        void onApplicationCheckedStateChanged(ApplicationItem applicationItem, boolean checked);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/binding/model/ApplicationsSelectionViewModel.java b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/binding/model/ApplicationsSelectionViewModel.java
index 2c5c677..f39e38d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/binding/model/ApplicationsSelectionViewModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/binding/model/ApplicationsSelectionViewModel.java
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ public class ApplicationsSelectionViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
     private PublishSubject<Set<String>> dataLoadSubject;
 
     /**
-     * @param view the related view
+     * @param view                 the related view
      * @param selectedApplications preference to store/retrieve selected applications
      * @param mainThreadScheduler
      * @param ioThreadScheduler
      * @param packageManager
      */
-    @Inject public ApplicationsSelectionViewModel(ApplicationsSelectionView view, @SelectedApplications Preference<Set<String>> selectedApplications, @MainThreadScheduler Scheduler mainThreadScheduler,
+    @Inject public ApplicationsSelectionViewModel(ApplicationsSelectionView view, @SelectedApplications Preference<Set<String>> selectedApplications,
+                                                  @MainThreadScheduler Scheduler mainThreadScheduler,
                                                   @IoThreadScheduler Scheduler ioThreadScheduler,
                                                   PackageManager packageManager) {
         this.mMainThreadScheduler = mainThreadScheduler;
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ private void init() {
 
         Observable<List<ApplicationItem>> result = dataLoadSubject //
                 .flatMap(packagesList) // load data
-                .subscribeOn(mIoThreadScheduler)
                 .observeOn(mMainThreadScheduler) //
                 .share();
         monitor(result //
@@ -82,15 +82,15 @@ public void loadData() {
      * checked/unchecked state information
      */
     private final Func1<Set<String>, Observable<List<ApplicationItem>>> packagesList =
-            selectedPreferences -> {
+            selectedPreferences -> Observable.fromCallable(() -> {
                 List<ApplicationItem> result = new ArrayList<>();
                 List<PackageInfo> packages = mPackageManager.getInstalledPackages(0);
                 for (PackageInfo packageInfo : packages) {
                     boolean selected = selectedPreferences.contains(packageInfo.packageName);
-                    result.add(new ApplicationItem(selected, packageInfo));
+                    result.add(new ApplicationItem(selected, packageInfo, mPackageManager));
                 }
-                return Observable.just(result);
-            };
+                return result;
+            }).subscribeOn(mIoThreadScheduler);
 
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/data/model/ApplicationItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/data/model/ApplicationItem.java
index b3054d7..e7a65d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/data/model/ApplicationItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/data/model/ApplicationItem.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.app.missednotificationsreminder.data.model;
 
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.net.Uri;
 
 import com.app.missednotificationsreminder.binding.model.ApplicationsSelectionViewModel;
 
@@ -11,17 +13,25 @@
  */
 public class ApplicationItem {
     private boolean mChecked;
-    private PackageInfo mPpackageInfo;
+    private CharSequence mApplicationName;
+    private String mPackageName;
+    private Uri mIconUri;
 
     /**
      * Creates the ApplicationItem object
      *
-     * @param checked      whether the application is already checked by user
-     * @param ppackageInfo the application package information
+     * @param checked        whether the application is already checked by user
+     * @param packageInfo   the application package information
+     * @param packageManager the package manager instance
      */
-    public ApplicationItem(boolean checked, PackageInfo ppackageInfo) {
+    public ApplicationItem(boolean checked, PackageInfo packageInfo, PackageManager packageManager) {
         mChecked = checked;
-        mPpackageInfo = ppackageInfo;
+        mApplicationName = packageInfo.applicationInfo.loadLabel(packageManager);
+        mPackageName = packageInfo.packageName;
+        int icon = packageInfo.applicationInfo.icon;
+        if (icon != 0) {
+            mIconUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + packageInfo.packageName + "/" + icon);
+        }
     }
 
     public boolean isChecked() {
@@ -32,11 +42,19 @@ public void setChecked(boolean checked) {
         mChecked = checked;
     }
 
-    public PackageInfo getPpackageInfo() {
-        return mPpackageInfo;
+    public CharSequence getApplicationName() {
+        return mApplicationName;
     }
 
-    public void setPpackageInfo(PackageInfo ppackageInfo) {
-        mPpackageInfo = ppackageInfo;
+    public String getPackageName() {
+        return mPackageName;
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasIcon() {
+        return mIconUri != null;
+    }
+
+    public Uri getIconUri() {
+        return mIconUri;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/ui/activity/ApplicationsSelectionActivityModule.java b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/ui/activity/ApplicationsSelectionActivityModule.java
index e1b1c32..95becfa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/ui/activity/ApplicationsSelectionActivityModule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/ui/activity/ApplicationsSelectionActivityModule.java
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ public final class ApplicationsSelectionActivityModule {
 
     @Provides
     @Singleton ApplicationItemViewModel.ApplicationCheckedStateChangedListener provideApplicationsCheckedStateChangeListener(@SelectedApplications Preference<Set<String>> selectedApplications) {
-        return (packageInfo, checked) -> {
-            Timber.d("Update selected application value %1$s to %2$b", packageInfo.packageName, checked);
+        return (applicationItem, checked) -> {
+            Timber.d("Update selected application value %1$s to %2$b", applicationItem.getPackageName(), checked);
             Observable<Pair<String, Set<String>>> selection = Observable
-                    .just(new Pair<>(packageInfo.packageName, selectedApplications.get()))
+                    .just(new Pair<>(applicationItem.getPackageName(), selectedApplications.get()))
                     .share();
             // for sure we may use if condition here instead of concatenation of 2 observables. Just wanted to achieve
             // same result with RxJava usage.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/ui/widget/ApplicationsSelectionAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/ui/widget/ApplicationsSelectionAdapter.java
index 32cd1f9..870abff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/ui/widget/ApplicationsSelectionAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/app/missednotificationsreminder/ui/widget/ApplicationsSelectionAdapter.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public int compare(ApplicationItem t0, ApplicationItem t1) {
         }
 
         String getLabel(ApplicationItem item){
-            CharSequence result = item.getPpackageInfo().applicationInfo.loadLabel(mPackageManager);
+            CharSequence result = item.getApplicationName();
             if(result == null){
                 result = "";
             }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public boolean areContentsTheSame(ApplicationItem oldItem,
 
         @Override
         public boolean areItemsTheSame(ApplicationItem item1, ApplicationItem item2) {
-            return item1.getPpackageInfo() == item2.getPpackageInfo();
+            return item1 == item2;
         }
     });
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public ViewHolder(ApplicationSelectableItemViewBinding binding) {
 
         public void bindTo(final ApplicationItem item) {
             binding.setModel(
-                    new ApplicationItemViewModel(item.isChecked(), item.getPpackageInfo(), mPackageManager,
+                    new ApplicationItemViewModel(item,
                             mPicasso,
                             (packageInfo, checked) -> {
                                 Timber.d("Update checked value to %1$b", checked);