diff --git a/apps/client-standalone/src/lightweight/browser_routes.ts b/apps/client-standalone/src/lightweight/browser_routes.ts
index b47974ecd..f4e3befd9 100644
--- a/apps/client-standalone/src/lightweight/browser_routes.ts
+++ b/apps/client-standalone/src/lightweight/browser_routes.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ function bootstrapRoute() {
    const assetPath = ".";
 
    return {
+        triliumVersion: "1.2.3",
         assetPath,
         baseApiUrl: "../api/",
         themeCssUrl: null,
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ function bootstrapRoute() {
         layoutOrientation: "vertical",
         platform: "web",
         isElectron: false,
+        isStandalone: true,
         hasNativeTitleBar: false,
         hasBackgroundEffects: true,
         currentLocale: { id: "en", rtl: false },
diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/utils.ts b/apps/client/src/services/utils.ts
index 74de00884..055067009 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/utils.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ export function isElectron() {
     return !!(window && window.process && window.process.type);
 }
 
+export const isStandalone = window.glob.isStandalone;
+
 /**
  * Returns `true` if the client is running as a PWA, otherwise `false`.
  */
@@ -814,7 +816,7 @@ function compareVersions(v1: string, v2: string): number {
 /**
  * Compares two semantic version strings and returns `true` if the latest version is greater than the current version.
  */
-function isUpdateAvailable(latestVersion: string | null | undefined, currentVersion: string): boolean {
+export function isUpdateAvailable(latestVersion: string | null | undefined, currentVersion: string): boolean {
     if (!latestVersion) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/types.d.ts b/apps/client/src/types.d.ts
index 4572c4030..4985eb624 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/types.d.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ interface CustomGlobals {
     isProtectedSessionAvailable: boolean;
     isDev: boolean;
     isMainWindow: boolean;
+    isStandalone?: boolean;
     maxEntityChangeIdAtLoad: number;
     maxEntityChangeSyncIdAtLoad: number;
     assetPath: string;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/global_menu.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/global_menu.tsx
index 255cf89c9..732286a36 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/global_menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/global_menu.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { CommandNames } from "../../components/app_context";
 import Component from "../../components/component";
 import { ExperimentalFeature, ExperimentalFeatureId, experimentalFeatures, isExperimentalFeatureEnabled, toggleExperimentalFeature } from "../../services/experimental_features";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
-import utils, { dynamicRequire, isElectron, isMobile, reloadFrontendApp } from "../../services/utils";
+import utils, { dynamicRequire, isElectron, isMobile, isStandalone, reloadFrontendApp } from "../../services/utils";
 import Dropdown from "../react/Dropdown";
 import { FormDropdownDivider, FormDropdownSubmenu, FormListHeader, FormListItem } from "../react/FormList";
 import { useStaticTooltip, useStaticTooltipWithKeyboardShortcut, useTriliumOption, useTriliumOptionBool, useTriliumOptionInt } from "../react/hooks";
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function ToggleWindowOnTop() {
 function useTriliumUpdateStatus() {
     const [ latestVersion, setLatestVersion ] = useState<string>();
     const [ checkForUpdates ] = useTriliumOptionBool("checkForUpdates");
-    const isUpdateAvailable = utils.isUpdateAvailable(latestVersion, glob.triliumVersion);
+    const isUpdateAvailable = utils.isUpdateAvailable(latestVersion, window.glob.triliumVersion);
 
     async function updateVersionStatus() {
         const RELEASES_API_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/TriliumNext/Trilium/releases/latest";
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ function useTriliumUpdateStatus() {
     }
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!checkForUpdates) {
+        if (!checkForUpdates || !isStandalone) {
             setLatestVersion(undefined);
             return;
         }