diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 785a686d..915445d4 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import { emit, subscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus';
 
 import * as utils from './services/Utils';
 import * as nativex from './native';
+import staticConfig from './services/static-config';
 import UserConfig from './mixins/UserConfig';
 import Timeline from './components/Timeline.vue';
 import Settings from './components/Settings.vue';
@@ -280,6 +281,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
   async beforeMount() {
     if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
+      // Get the config before loading
+      const previousVersion = staticConfig.getSync('version');
+
       // Use the window load event to keep the page load performant
       window.addEventListener('load', async () => {
         try {
@@ -288,6 +292,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
             scope: generateUrl('/apps/memories'),
           });
           console.log('SW registered: ', registration);
+
+          // Check for updates
+          const currentVersion = await staticConfig.get('version');
+          if (previousVersion !== currentVersion) {
+            registration.update();
+          }
         } catch (error) {
           console.error('SW registration failed: ', error);
         }
diff --git a/src/services/static-config.ts b/src/services/static-config.ts
index d6c6c495..98e74503 100644
--- a/src/services/static-config.ts
+++ b/src/services/static-config.ts
@@ -36,19 +36,15 @@ class StaticConfig {
     const old = this.getDefault();
     if (old.version !== this.config.version) {
       if (old.version) {
-        showInfo(t('memories', 'Memories has been updated. Please reload to get the new version.'));
+        showInfo(
+          t('memories', 'Memories has been updated to {version}. Reload to get the new version.', {
+            version: this.config.version,
+          })
+        );
       }
 
       // Clear page cache, keep other caches
       window.caches?.delete('pages');
-
-      // Update service worker if present
-      navigator.serviceWorker
-        ?.getRegistration()
-        .then((reg) => {
-          reg?.update();
-        })
-        .catch(() => {});
     }
 
     // Assign to existing default