diff --git a/internal/frontend/qml/Gui.qml b/internal/frontend/qml/Gui.qml
index 64f9675c..a543db82 100644
--- a/internal/frontend/qml/Gui.qml
+++ b/internal/frontend/qml/Gui.qml
@@ -107,17 +107,21 @@ Item {
             gui.openMainWindow(false)
             if (go.isConnectionOK) {
                 if( winMain.updateState=="noInternet") {
-                    go.setUpdateState("upToDate")
+                    go.updateState = "upToDate"
                 }
             } else {
-                go.setUpdateState("noInternet")
+                go.updateState = "noInternet"
             }
         }
 
-        onSetUpdateState : {
+        onUpdateStateChanged : {
+            // if main window is closed - most probably it is destroyed (see closeMainWindow())
+            if (winMain == null) {
+                return
+            }
             // once app is outdated prevent from state change
             if (winMain.updateState != "forceUpdate") {
-                winMain.updateState = updateState
+                winMain.updateState = go.updateState
             }
         }
 
@@ -129,15 +133,14 @@ Item {
         }
 
         onNotifyManualUpdate: {
-            go.setUpdateState("oldVersion")
+            go.updateState = "oldVersion"
         }
 
         onNotifyManualUpdateRestartNeeded: {
             if (!winMain.dialogUpdate.visible) {
-                gui.openMainWindow(true)
                 winMain.dialogUpdate.show()
             }
-            go.setUpdateState("updateRestart")
+            go.updateState = "updateRestart"
             winMain.dialogUpdate.finished(false)
 
             // after manual update - just retart immidiatly
@@ -147,28 +150,25 @@ Item {
 
         onNotifyManualUpdateError: {
             if (!winMain.dialogUpdate.visible) {
-                gui.openMainWindow(true)
                 winMain.dialogUpdate.show()
             }
-            go.setUpdateState("updateError")
+            go.updateState = "updateError"
             winMain.dialogUpdate.finished(true)
         }
 
         onNotifyForceUpdate : {
-            go.setUpdateState("forceUpdate")
+            go.updateState = "forceUpdate"
             if (!winMain.dialogUpdate.visible) {
-                gui.openMainWindow(true)
                 winMain.dialogUpdate.show()
             }
         }
 
         onNotifySilentUpdateRestartNeeded: {
-            go.setUpdateState("updateRestart")
+            go.updateState = "updateRestart"
         }
 
         onNotifySilentUpdateError: {
-            go.setUpdateState("updateError")
-            gui.openMainWindow(true)
+            go.updateState = "updateError"
         }
 
         onNotifyLogout : {
@@ -287,9 +287,17 @@ Item {
         if (showAndRise) {
             gui.winMain.showAndRise()
         }
+
+        // restore update notification bar: trigger updateStateChanged
+        var tmp = go.updateState
+        go.updateState = ""
+        go.updateState = tmp
     }
 
     function closeMainWindow () {
+        // Historical reasons: once upon a time there was a report about high GPU
+        // usage on MacOS while bridge is closed. Legends say that destroying 
+        // MainWindow solved this.
         gui.winMain.hide()
         gui.winMain.destroy(5000)
         gui.winMain = null
diff --git a/internal/frontend/qml/GuiIE.qml b/internal/frontend/qml/GuiIE.qml
index dee84052..0507793f 100644
--- a/internal/frontend/qml/GuiIE.qml
+++ b/internal/frontend/qml/GuiIE.qml
@@ -96,17 +96,17 @@ Item {
             go.isConnectionOK = isAvailable
             if (go.isConnectionOK) {
                 if( winMain.updateState==gui.enums.statusNoInternet) {
-                    go.setUpdateState(gui.enums.statusUpToDate)
+                    go.updateState = gui.enums.statusUpToDate
                 }
             } else {
-                go.setUpdateState(gui.enums.statusNoInternet)
+                go.updateState = gui.enums.statusNoInternet
             }
         }
 
-        onSetUpdateState : {
+        onUpdateStateChanged : {
             // once app is outdated prevent from state change
             if (winMain.updateState != "forceUpdate") {
-                winMain.updateState = updateState
+                winMain.updateState = go.updateState
             }
         }
 
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ Item {
         }
 
         onNotifyManualUpdate: {
-            go.setUpdateState("oldVersion")
+            go.updateState = "oldVersion"
         }
 
         onNotifyManualUpdateRestartNeeded: {
             if (!winMain.dialogUpdate.visible) {
                 winMain.dialogUpdate.show()
             }
-            go.setUpdateState("updateRestart")
+            go.updateState = "updateRestart"
             winMain.dialogUpdate.finished(false)
 
             // after manual update - just retart immidiatly
@@ -226,23 +226,23 @@ Item {
             if (!winMain.dialogUpdate.visible) {
                 winMain.dialogUpdate.show()
             }
-            go.setUpdateState("updateError")
+            go.updateState = "updateError"
             winMain.dialogUpdate.finished(true)
         }
 
         onNotifyForceUpdate : {
-            go.setUpdateState("forceUpdate")
+            go.updateState = "forceUpdate"
             if (!winMain.dialogUpdate.visible) {
                 winMain.dialogUpdate.show()
             }
         }
 
         onNotifySilentUpdateRestartNeeded: {
-            go.setUpdateState("updateRestart")
+            go.updateState = "updateRestart"
         }
 
         onNotifySilentUpdateError: {
-            go.setUpdateState("updateError")
+            go.updateState = "updateError"
         }
 
         onNotifyLogout : {
diff --git a/internal/frontend/qml/tst_Gui.qml b/internal/frontend/qml/tst_Gui.qml
index a751ecd0..ddf127f0 100644
--- a/internal/frontend/qml/tst_Gui.qml
+++ b/internal/frontend/qml/tst_Gui.qml
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ Window {
         property string fullversion : "QA.1.0 (d9f8sdf9) 2020-02-19T10:57:23+01:00"
         property string downloadLink: "https://protonmail.com/download/beta/protonmail-bridge-1.1.5-1.x86_64.rpm;https://www.protonmail.com/downloads/beta/Desktop-Bridge-link1.exe;https://www.protonmail.com/downloads/beta/Desktop-Bridge-link1.exe;https://www.protonmail.com/downloads/beta/Desktop-Bridge-link1.exe;"
 
+        property string updateState
         property string updateVersion : "QA.1.0"
         property bool updateCanInstall: true
         property string updateLandingPage : "https://protonmail.com/bridge/download/"
@@ -340,7 +341,6 @@ Window {
 
         signal notifyPortIssue(bool busyPortIMAP, bool busyPortSMTP)
         signal notifyVersionIsTheLatest()
-        signal setUpdateState(string updateState)
         signal notifyKeychainRebuild()
         signal notifyHasNoKeychain()
 
diff --git a/internal/frontend/qml/tst_GuiIE.qml b/internal/frontend/qml/tst_GuiIE.qml
index 854084f1..2cd32e4d 100644
--- a/internal/frontend/qml/tst_GuiIE.qml
+++ b/internal/frontend/qml/tst_GuiIE.qml
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ Window {
         property string fullversion : "QA.1.0 (d9f8sdf9) 2020-02-19T10:57:23+01:00"
         property string downloadLink: "https://protonmail.com/download/beta/protonmail-bridge-1.1.5-1.x86_64.rpm;https://www.protonmail.com/downloads/beta/Desktop-Bridge-link1.exe;https://www.protonmail.com/downloads/beta/Desktop-Bridge-link1.exe;https://www.protonmail.com/downloads/beta/Desktop-Bridge-link1.exe;"
 
+        property string updateState
         property string updateVersion : "q0.1.0"
         property bool updateCanInstall: true
         property string updateLandingPage : "https://protonmail.com/import-export/download/"
@@ -900,7 +901,6 @@ Window {
         signal showQuit()
 
         signal notifyVersionIsTheLatest()
-        signal setUpdateState(string updateState)
 
         signal showMainWin()
         signal hideMainWin()
diff --git a/internal/frontend/qt-ie/ui.go b/internal/frontend/qt-ie/ui.go
index 2e0552a3..52903e67 100644
--- a/internal/frontend/qt-ie/ui.go
+++ b/internal/frontend/qt-ie/ui.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ type GoQMLInterface struct {
 	_ string `property:"fullversion"`
 	_ string `property:"downloadLink"`
 
+	_ string `property:"updateState"`
 	_ string `property:"updateVersion"`
 	_ bool   `property:"updateCanInstall"`
 	_ string `property:"updateLandingPage"`
@@ -77,7 +78,6 @@ type GoQMLInterface struct {
 	_ string `property:"versionCheckFailed"`
 	//
 	_ func(isAvailable bool)   `signal:"setConnectionStatus"`
-	_ func(updateState string) `signal:"setUpdateState"`
 	_ func()                   `slot:"checkInternet"`
 
 	_ func() `slot:"setToRestart"`
diff --git a/internal/frontend/qt/ui.go b/internal/frontend/qt/ui.go
index acb8d91b..00363cb1 100644
--- a/internal/frontend/qt/ui.go
+++ b/internal/frontend/qt/ui.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type GoQMLInterface struct {
 	_ string `property:"fullversion"`
 	_ string `property:"downloadLink"`
 
+	_ string `property:"updateState"`
 	_ string `property:"updateVersion"`
 	_ bool   `property:"updateCanInstall"`
 	_ string `property:"updateLandingPage"`
@@ -82,9 +83,8 @@ type GoQMLInterface struct {
 	_ float32 `property:"progress"`
 	_ string  `property:"progressDescription"`
 
-	_ func(isAvailable bool)   `signal:"setConnectionStatus"`
-	_ func(updateState string) `signal:"setUpdateState"`
-	_ func()                   `slot:"checkInternet"`
+	_ func(isAvailable bool) `signal:"setConnectionStatus"`
+	_ func()                 `slot:"checkInternet"`
 
 	_ func() `slot:"setToRestart"`