diff --git a/packages/selenium-ide/package.json b/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
index 4e0ae0dde..46e00b375 100644
--- a/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
+++ b/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "selenium-ide",
-  "version": "4.0.1-alpha.86",
+  "version": "4.0.1-alpha.87",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Selenium IDE electron app",
   "author": "Todd <tarsitodd@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/UpdateNotifier/controller.ts b/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/UpdateNotifier/controller.ts
index 14ee85936..9f2fb0c94 100644
--- a/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/UpdateNotifier/controller.ts
+++ b/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/UpdateNotifier/controller.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { WindowConfig } from 'browser/types'
 import Electron from 'electron'
 
-const WIDTH = 400
-const HEIGHT = 150
+const WIDTH = 300
+const HEIGHT = 120
 
 export const window: WindowConfig['window'] = () => {
   const display = Electron.screen.getPrimaryDisplay()
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ export const window: WindowConfig['window'] = () => {
     minimizable: false,
     fullscreenable: false,
     autoHideMenuBar: true,
+    frame: false,
     maximizable: false,
-    show: false,
     skipTaskbar: true,
     useContentSize: false,
-    modal: true,
-    title: 'Update checker',
+    title: 'Checking for updates',
     webPreferences: {
       contextIsolation: true,
       nodeIntegration: false,
diff --git a/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/UpdateNotifier/renderer.tsx b/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/UpdateNotifier/renderer.tsx
index 022a24407..192357cac 100644
--- a/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/UpdateNotifier/renderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/UpdateNotifier/renderer.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@ import AppWrapper from 'browser/components/AppWrapper'
 import renderWhenReady from 'browser/helpers/renderWhenReady'
 import React from 'react'
 
-const completeStatus = 'Update has been installed and will be applied on restart.'
+const completeStatus =
+  'Update has been installed and will be applied on restart.'
+
+let lastStatus = ''
+// @ts-expect-error just whatever
+window.setStatus = (status: string) => {
+  lastStatus = status
+}
 
 const UpdateNotifier = () => {
-  const [status, setStatus] = React.useState('Checking for updates...')
+  const [status, setStatus] = React.useState(lastStatus)
   React.useEffect(() => {
     // @ts-expect-error just whatever
     window.setStatus = setStatus
+    setStatus(lastStatus)
   }, [])
   // @ts-expect-error this exists
   const completeUpdateNotifier = () => window.completeUpdateNotifier()
@@ -23,9 +31,8 @@ const UpdateNotifier = () => {
         <Grid item xs={12}>
           <Typography variant="subtitle1">{status}</Typography>
         </Grid>
-      </Grid>
       {status === completeStatus && (
-        <Grid className="centered" container spacing={1}>
+        <>
           <Grid item xs={6}>
             <Button onClick={closeUpdateNotifier} variant="outlined">
               OK
@@ -36,17 +43,16 @@ const UpdateNotifier = () => {
               Restart Now
             </Button>
           </Grid>
-        </Grid>
+        </>
       )}
       {status.startsWith('Error') && (
-        <Grid className="centered" container spacing={1}>
-          <Grid item xs={6}>
+          <Grid item xs={12}>
             <Button onClick={closeUpdateNotifier} variant="outlined">
               OK
             </Button>
           </Grid>
-        </Grid>
       )}
+      </Grid>
     </AppWrapper>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/selenium-ide/src/main/session/controllers/System/index.ts b/packages/selenium-ide/src/main/session/controllers/System/index.ts
index c66681ea7..db7073899 100644
--- a/packages/selenium-ide/src/main/session/controllers/System/index.ts
+++ b/packages/selenium-ide/src/main/session/controllers/System/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export default class SystemController extends BaseController {
     if (this.isDown) {
       // If automated, assume we already have a chromedriver process running
       if (!isAutomated) {
+        this.checkForUpdates()
         const startupError = await this.session.driver.startProcess(
           this.session.store.get('browserInfo')
         )
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ export default class SystemController extends BaseController {
       await this.session.api.system.onLog.addListener(this.writeToLog)
       this.isDown = false
       firstTime = false
-      this.checkForUpdates()
     }
   }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,13 @@ export default class SystemController extends BaseController {
     ipcMain.once('do-restart', () => {
       autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()
     })
-    autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify()
+    const promise = await autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify()
+    if (promise === null) {
+      window.webContents.executeJavaScript(
+        'window.setStatus("No Update Available")'
+      )
+      setTimeout(() => window.close(), 5000)
+    }
   }
 
   async shutdown() {