diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc88565..097cb38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how
 * Add functionality to delete items (#366)
 * Fix issue dashboard-banners-directory resolves with two slashes ("dashboard//banners") (GNU only?) (#367)
 * Add capability to remove item for agenda (#372)
+* Add CI, activation test (#381)
+* Fix dashboard not showing up in daemon mode (#382)
 
 ## 1.7.0
 > Released Feb 21, 2020
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index bf39934..36c63b3 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ In addition to the above, configure =initial-buffer-choice= to show
 Dashboard in frames created with =emacsclient -c= as follows:
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC elisp
-(setq initial-buffer-choice (lambda () (get-buffer "*dashboard*")))
+(setq initial-buffer-choice (lambda () (get-buffer-create "*dashboard*")))
 #+END_SRC
 
 * Configuration
diff --git a/dashboard.el b/dashboard.el
index ca4a701..6941a6e 100644
--- a/dashboard.el
+++ b/dashboard.el
@@ -381,16 +381,14 @@ Optional argument ARGS adviced function arguments."
 (defun dashboard-insert-startupify-lists ()
   "Insert the list of widgets into the buffer."
   (interactive)
-  (let ((buffer-exists (buffer-live-p (get-buffer dashboard-buffer-name)))
-        (recentf-is-on (recentf-enabled-p))
+  (let ((recentf-is-on (recentf-enabled-p))
         (origial-recentf-list recentf-list)
         (dashboard-num-recents (or (cdr (assoc 'recents dashboard-items)) 0))
         (max-line-length 0))
     (when recentf-is-on
       (setq recentf-list (dashboard-subseq recentf-list dashboard-num-recents)))
     (when (or dashboard-force-refresh
-              (not (eq dashboard-buffer-last-width (window-width)))
-              (not buffer-exists))
+              (not (eq dashboard-buffer-last-width (window-width))))
       (setq dashboard-banner-length (window-width)
             dashboard-buffer-last-width dashboard-banner-length)
       (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create dashboard-buffer-name)
diff --git a/test/activate.el b/test/activate.el
index d574bb6..70c13a5 100644
--- a/test/activate.el
+++ b/test/activate.el
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
-(switch-to-buffer dashboard-buffer-name)
+
+(setq initial-buffer-choice (lambda () (get-buffer-create "*dashboard*")))
 
 (message "Done activation test.")