diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/handleOpenPluginDeeplink.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/handleOpenPluginDeeplink.tsx
index 6e23ea7a8..e620e0bc4 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/handleOpenPluginDeeplink.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/handleOpenPluginDeeplink.tsx
@@ -290,7 +290,12 @@ async function waitForLogin(store: Store) {
 }
 
 async function verifyFlipperIsUpToDate(title: string) {
-  const config = getRenderHostInstance().serverConfig.processConfig;
+  const serverConfig = getRenderHostInstance().serverConfig;
+  // If this is not a headless build, do not check for updates.
+  if (!serverConfig.environmentInfo.isHeadlessBuild) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const config = serverConfig.processConfig;
   if (
     !isProduction() ||
     isTest() ||
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/sandy-chrome/Navbar.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/sandy-chrome/Navbar.tsx
index 057332093..8e4023c1c 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/sandy-chrome/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/sandy-chrome/Navbar.tsx
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ export const Navbar = withTrackingScope(function Navbar() {
         <TroubleshootMenu />
         <ExtrasMenu />
         <RightSidebarToggleButton />
-
-        <UpdateIndicator />
+        {getRenderHostInstance().serverConfig.environmentInfo
+          .isHeadlessBuild && <UpdateIndicator />}
       </Layout.Horizontal>
     </Layout.Horizontal>
   );