diff --git a/public/js/system-status.js b/public/js/system-status.js
index d55adf6..d9b6c67 100644
--- a/public/js/system-status.js
+++ b/public/js/system-status.js
@@ -65,15 +65,37 @@ function initSystemStatus() {
     // Set status text
     updateStatusElement.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-exclamation-circle text-warning"></i> Update available';
     
-    // Show alert box
+    // Show alert box with extreme prejudice
     const alertBox = updateAvailableDiv.querySelector('.alert');
     if (alertBox) {
-      alertBox.style.display = 'block';
-      // Update message
+      // Add important inline styles to override any CSS
+      alertBox.setAttribute('style', 
+        'display: block !important; ' +
+        'visibility: visible !important; ' +
+        'opacity: 1 !important; ' +
+        'margin-top: 10px !important; ' +
+        'border: 3px solid red !important; ' +
+        'background-color: #ffeeee !important; ' +
+        'color: #990000 !important; ' +
+        'font-weight: bold !important; ' +
+        'box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3) !important; ' +
+        'position: relative !important; ' +
+        'z-index: 9999 !important;'
+      );
+      
+      // Update message with important style
       const spanElement = alertBox.querySelector('span');
       if (spanElement) {
         spanElement.textContent = `A new version is available: ${currentVersion} → ${remoteVersion}`;
+        spanElement.setAttribute('style', 'color: #990000 !important; font-weight: bold !important;');
       }
+      
+      // Also ensure the parent div is visible
+      updateAvailableDiv.style.display = 'block';
+      updateAvailableDiv.style.visibility = 'visible';
+      
+      // Log that we've shown the update button
+      console.log('Update alert shown:', currentVersion, '->', remoteVersion);
     }
     
     // Store in localStorage
@@ -95,7 +117,7 @@ function initSystemStatus() {
     localStorage.removeItem(REMOTE_VERSION_KEY);
   }
   
-  // Check localStorage on init
+  // Check localStorage on init and set up MutationObserver to prevent hiding
   (function checkStoredUpdateStatus() {
     const isUpdateAvailable = localStorage.getItem(UPDATE_KEY) === 'true';
     if (isUpdateAvailable) {
@@ -103,6 +125,38 @@ function initSystemStatus() {
       const remoteVersion = localStorage.getItem(REMOTE_VERSION_KEY);
       if (currentVersion && remoteVersion) {
         showUpdateAlert(currentVersion, remoteVersion);
+        
+        // Set up mutation observer to detect and revert any attempts to hide the update alert
+        const alertBox = updateAvailableDiv.querySelector('.alert');
+        if (alertBox) {
+          const observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
+            mutations.forEach(function(mutation) {
+              if (mutation.type === 'attributes' && 
+                 (mutation.attributeName === 'style' || 
+                  mutation.attributeName === 'class')) {
+                
+                // If display is being changed to hide the element, force it back to visible
+                if (alertBox.style.display !== 'block' || 
+                    alertBox.classList.contains('d-none') ||
+                    alertBox.style.visibility === 'hidden' ||
+                    alertBox.style.opacity === '0') {
+                  
+                  console.log('Detected attempt to hide update button, forcing display');
+                  showUpdateAlert(currentVersion, remoteVersion);
+                }
+              }
+            });
+          });
+          
+          // Observe style and class attribute changes
+          observer.observe(alertBox, { 
+            attributes: true, 
+            attributeFilter: ['style', 'class'] 
+          });
+          
+          // Store observer in window object to prevent garbage collection
+          window._updateButtonObserver = observer;
+        }
       }
     }
   })();
@@ -342,10 +396,47 @@ function initSystemStatus() {
     });
   }
   
+  // Persistent update button - force display every second if update is available
+  function forceShowUpdateButton() {
+    const isUpdateAvailable = localStorage.getItem(UPDATE_KEY) === 'true';
+    
+    if (isUpdateAvailable) {
+      const alertBox = updateAvailableDiv.querySelector('.alert');
+      if (alertBox && alertBox.style.display !== 'block') {
+        console.log('Forcing update button display');
+        alertBox.style.display = 'block';
+        alertBox.style.visibility = 'visible';
+        alertBox.style.opacity = '1';
+        
+        // Add important inline styles to override any CSS
+        alertBox.setAttribute('style', 
+          'display: block !important; ' +
+          'visibility: visible !important; ' +
+          'opacity: 1 !important; ' +
+          'margin-top: 10px !important; ' +
+          'border: 3px solid red !important; ' +
+          'background-color: #ffeeee !important; ' +
+          'color: #990000 !important; ' +
+          'font-weight: bold !important; ' +
+          'box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3) !important; ' +
+          'position: relative !important; ' +
+          'z-index: 9999 !important;'
+        );
+        
+        // Also ensure the parent div is visible
+        updateAvailableDiv.style.display = 'block';
+        updateAvailableDiv.style.visibility = 'visible';
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
   // Initialize
   loadSystemStatus();
   checkForUpdates();
   
+  // Force check the update button status every second
+  setInterval(forceShowUpdateButton, 1000);
+  
   // Set interval to refresh uptime every minute
   setInterval(loadSystemStatus, 60000);
 }
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