diff --git a/web/modals/update-modal.react.js b/web/modals/update-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/update-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/update-modal.react.js
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
   React.useEffect(
     () =>
       electron?.onNewVersionAvailable?.(version => {
+        // On these versions we want to update immediately because there's
+        // an issue if the user decides to update 10min after showing the modal
+        if (electron?.version === '1.0.0' || electron?.version === '2.0.0') {
+          electron?.updateToNewVersion?.();
+        }
+
         pushModal(
           <UpdateModal
             title={`Version ${version} is available!`}