diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/updater/js/updater-page.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/updater/js/updater-page.js
index f625788..7c0c72e 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/updater/js/updater-page.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/updater/js/updater-page.js
@@ -342,7 +342,10 @@ class UpdaterPage {
   // withToolbar=false lets an embedding surface (the fleet Overview tab) skip
   // the inline Check button because it provides one in its own header.
   renderImprovements(withToolbar = true) {
-    if (!this.artifacts) return this.empty('No hotfix data yet — the automatic scan fetches the signed improvements index within a couple of minutes.', true);
+    // No inline Check button on the empty state: the host auto-scan repopulates
+    // this within a couple of minutes (and the embedding header already carries
+    // a manual Check), so the message alone is the right, button-free empty UI.
+    if (!this.artifacts) return this.empty('No hotfix data yet — the automatic scan fetches the signed improvements index within a couple of minutes.');
     const list = Array.isArray(this.artifacts.artifacts) ? this.artifacts.artifacts : [];
     const signed = !!this.artifacts.signed;
     if (!list.length) return this.empty('No improvements available right now — you are all caught up. 🎉');