diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.tsx
index fa7103aefb7c56be36d34405b7b4d970dc49fc8a..f576fdd4e17a9753d4c4dd6a730f4fb8be6ea8ca 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.tsx
@@ -179,11 +179,12 @@ function SidebarUpdateControl() {
     : showUpdateDetails
       ? isDesktopUpdateButtonDisabled(state)
       : !canCheckForUpdate(state);
+  const isInteractionDisabled = disabled || isActionPending;
 
   const handleAction = useCallback(async () => {
     const bridge = window.desktopBridge;
     if (!bridge || !state) return;
-    if (disabled || isActionPending) return;
+    if (isInteractionDisabled) return;
 
     setIsActionPending(true);
 
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ function SidebarUpdateControl() {
         );
       })
       .finally(() => setIsActionPending(false));
-  }, [action, disabled, isActionPending, prefersReducedMotion, state]);
+  }, [action, isInteractionDisabled, prefersReducedMotion, state]);
 
   const handleCheckAnimationIteration = useCallback(() => {
     setIsCheckAnimationLatched(
@@ -312,13 +313,20 @@ function SidebarUpdateControl() {
             <button
               type="button"
               aria-label={tooltip}
-              aria-disabled={disabled || isActionPending || undefined}
-              disabled={disabled || isActionPending}
+              aria-disabled={isInteractionDisabled || undefined}
               className={cn(
-                "inline-flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full outline-hidden ring-ring transition-colors enabled:cursor-pointer focus-visible:ring-2 disabled:cursor-not-allowed",
+                "inline-flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full outline-hidden ring-ring transition-colors focus-visible:ring-2",
+                isInteractionDisabled ? "cursor-not-allowed" : "cursor-pointer",
                 showUpdateIconState
-                  ? "bg-update-surface text-update-foreground enabled:hover:bg-update/12"
-                  : "text-[var(--sidebar-icon-color)] enabled:hover:bg-sidebar-row-hover enabled:hover:text-sidebar-foreground",
+                  ? cn(
+                      "bg-update-surface text-update-foreground",
+                      !isInteractionDisabled && "hover:bg-update/12",
+                    )
+                  : cn(
+                      "text-[var(--sidebar-icon-color)]",
+                      !isInteractionDisabled &&
+                        "hover:bg-sidebar-row-hover hover:text-sidebar-foreground",
+                    ),
                 disabled && !showUpdateIconState && "opacity-60",
               )}
               onClick={handleAction}