diff --git a/components/common/UpdateAlert.vue b/components/common/UpdateAlert.vue
index dc68328..a997d86 100644
--- a/components/common/UpdateAlert.vue
+++ b/components/common/UpdateAlert.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <CommonAlert
     v-if="
+      store.isDistributedBySpeckle &&
+      store.latestAvailableVersion &&
       !store.isConnectorUpToDate &&
       !hasDismissedAlert &&
       !store.isUpdateNotificationDisabled
diff --git a/store/hostApp.ts b/store/hostApp.ts
index 2bba65b..6d57d39 100644
--- a/store/hostApp.ts
+++ b/store/hostApp.ts
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ export const useHostAppStore = defineStore('hostAppStore', () => {
     $openUrl(latestAvailableVersion.value?.Url as string)
   }
 
-  const isConnectorUpToDate = computed(
-    () => connectorVersion.value === latestAvailableVersion.value?.Number
-  )
+  const isConnectorUpToDate = computed(() => {
+    if (!isDistributedBySpeckle.value) return true
+    if (!latestAvailableVersion.value?.Number || !connectorVersion.value) return true
+    return connectorVersion.value === latestAvailableVersion.value.Number
+  })
 
   const setHostAppError = (error: Nullable<HostAppError>) => {
     hostAppError.value = error