diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/Xoa_update_startup.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/Xoa_update_startup.java
index ce2464bd2..d5698a7a3 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/Xoa_update_startup.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/Xoa_update_startup.java
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ public class Xoa_update_startup {
 
 			// check online for updates
 			Io_url db_url = Xoa_update_db_mgr_.Url(app);
-			if (Xoa_update_db_mgr_.Download_from_inet(app, Bool_.Y, db_url))
-				return true;
-
+			boolean offline_exists = Io_mgr.Instance.ExistsFil(db_url);
+			if (Xoa_update_db_mgr_.Download_from_inet(app, Bool_.Y, db_url)) {
+				return offline_exists;	// if !offline_exists, then application is brand-new install; don't bother showing update
+			}
+			
 			// check offline for updates
 			DateAdp ignore_date = cfg.Get_date_app_or(Cfg__ignore_date, DateAdp_.parse_fmt(Xoa_app_.Build_date, Xoa_app_.Build_date_fmt));
 			if (Xoa_update_db_mgr_.Select(db_url, ignore_date).length > 0)
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_update_db_mgr_.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_update_db_mgr_.java
index 148729575..1f983b808 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_update_db_mgr_.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/dbs/Xoa_update_db_mgr_.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class Xoa_update_db_mgr_ {
 		// check text file to see if version changed
 		Io_url trg_summary_fil = db_url.OwnerDir().GenSubFil("xoa_update.txt");
 		int trg_summary_version = Bry_.To_int_or(Io_mgr.Instance.LoadFilBryOr(trg_summary_fil, Bry_.new_a7("-1")), -1);
-		String src_summary_server = app.Cfg().Get_str_app_or("xowa.app.inet.server_url", "http://xowa.org");	// CFG:Cfg__
+		String src_summary_server = app.Cfg().Get_str_app_or("xowa.app.update.inet.server_url", "http://xowa.org");	// CFG:Cfg__
 		byte[] src_summary_bry = Io_mgr.Instance.DownloadFil_args("", Io_url_.Empty).Exec_as_bry(src_summary_server + "/admin/app_update/xoa_update.txt");
 		if (src_summary_bry == null) return false;
 		int src_summary_version = Bry_.To_int(src_summary_bry);
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/svcs/Xoa_update_svc.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/svcs/Xoa_update_svc.java
index 94077bb8a..726a951b8 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/svcs/Xoa_update_svc.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/apps/updates/specials/svcs/Xoa_update_svc.java
@@ -88,8 +88,11 @@ class Xoa_update_svc implements Gfo_invk {
 		Io_url manifest_url = update_dir.GenSubFil("xoa_update_manifest.txt");
 		Io_mgr.Instance.SaveFilBfr(manifest_url, bfr);
 
+		// update prog as finished
 		replace_wkr.Cbk_mgr().Send_json(replace_wkr.Cbk_trg(), "xo.app_updater.download__prog", Gfobj_nde.New().Add_bool("done", true));
+		Xoa_update_startup.Set_ignore_date_to_now(app);	// update ignore_date so current offline updates are ignore
 
+		// run standalone app
 		Runtime_.Exec("java -jar " + update_jar_fil.Raw()+ " " + manifest_url.Raw());
 		System_.Exit();
 	}