diff --git a/apps/electron-backend/src/main.ts b/apps/electron-backend/src/main.ts
index 1b1fefc13..23c215079 100644
--- a/apps/electron-backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/electron-backend/src/main.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ export default class Main {
             trace('startup', 'bootstrap-events:start');
         }
 
+        const appUpdateService = new AppUpdateService({
+            app,
+            getMainWindow: () => App.mainWindow,
+            updater: autoUpdater,
+        });
+        AppUpdateEvents.bootstrapAppUpdateEvents(appUpdateService);
+
         // Initialize database before other events
         await initDatabase();
 
@@ -105,12 +112,6 @@ export default class Main {
         DatabaseEvents.bootstrapDatabaseEvents();
         EpgEvents.bootstrapEpgEvents();
         RemoteControlEvents.bootstrapRemoteControlEvents();
-        const appUpdateService = new AppUpdateService({
-            app,
-            getMainWindow: () => App.mainWindow,
-            updater: autoUpdater,
-        });
-        AppUpdateEvents.bootstrapAppUpdateEvents(appUpdateService);
         void appUpdateService.checkForUpdatesOnStartup();
 
         // Set main window for downloads and reset stale downloads
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings.component.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings.component.spec.ts
index f77917018..04745326e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings.component.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings.component.spec.ts
@@ -422,6 +422,35 @@ describe('SettingsComponent', () => {
         expect(component.appUpdateStatus()).toEqual(retriedStatus);
     });
 
+    it('waits for the desktop app update bridge method before loading status', async () => {
+        const retriedStatus: ElectronBridgeAppUpdateStatus = {
+            ...DEFAULT_APP_UPDATE_STATUS,
+            status: ELECTRON_BRIDGE_APP_UPDATE_STATUSES.Unsupported,
+            supportedSelfUpdate: false,
+        };
+        await fixture.whenStable();
+        delete (window.electron as Partial<typeof window.electron>)
+            .getAppUpdateStatus;
+        let retryCount = 0;
+        const getStatus = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(retriedStatus);
+        jest.spyOn(
+            privateApi(component),
+            'waitForAppUpdateStatusRetry'
+        ).mockImplementation(async () => {
+            retryCount += 1;
+
+            if (retryCount === 1) {
+                window.electron.getAppUpdateStatus = getStatus;
+            }
+        });
+
+        await privateApi(component).loadAppUpdateStatus();
+
+        expect(retryCount).toBe(1);
+        expect(getStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(component.appUpdateStatus()).toEqual(retriedStatus);
+    });
+
     it('forwards app update actions to the desktop bridge', async () => {
         await component.checkForAppUpdate();
         await component.downloadAppUpdate();
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts b/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
index dcc563037..462f4ebee 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings.component.ts
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ import {
 import { SettingsSnackbarService } from './settings-snackbar.service';
 import { AppUpdateReleaseNotesDialogComponent } from './app-update-release-notes-dialog.component';
 
-const APP_UPDATE_STATUS_LOAD_ATTEMPTS = 5;
-const APP_UPDATE_STATUS_LOAD_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 100;
+const APP_UPDATE_STATUS_LOAD_ATTEMPTS = 60;
+const APP_UPDATE_STATUS_LOAD_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 250;
 
 @Component({
     templateUrl: './settings.component.html',
@@ -320,28 +320,40 @@ export class SettingsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     private async loadAppUpdateStatus(): Promise<void> {
-        if (!this.isDesktop || !window.electron?.getAppUpdateStatus) {
+        if (!this.isDesktop) {
             return;
         }
 
+        let lastError: unknown;
+
         for (
             let attempt = 1;
             attempt <= APP_UPDATE_STATUS_LOAD_ATTEMPTS;
             attempt += 1
         ) {
-            try {
-                this.appUpdateStatus.set(
-                    await window.electron.getAppUpdateStatus()
+            const electron = window.electron;
+
+            if (electron?.getAppUpdateStatus) {
+                try {
+                    this.appUpdateStatus.set(
+                        await electron.getAppUpdateStatus()
+                    );
+                    return;
+                } catch (error) {
+                    lastError = error;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (attempt === APP_UPDATE_STATUS_LOAD_ATTEMPTS) {
+                console.warn(
+                    'Failed to load app update status:',
+                    lastError ??
+                        new Error('Desktop app update bridge is unavailable')
                 );
                 return;
-            } catch (error) {
-                if (attempt === APP_UPDATE_STATUS_LOAD_ATTEMPTS) {
-                    console.warn('Failed to load app update status:', error);
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                await this.waitForAppUpdateStatusRetry();
             }
+
+            await this.waitForAppUpdateStatusRetry();
         }
     }