diff --git a/desktop/app/package.json b/desktop/app/package.json
index 790b10a0c..d4fdff83b 100644
--- a/desktop/app/package.json
+++ b/desktop/app/package.json
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "7zip-bin-mac": "^1.0.1"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/chrome/UpdateIndicator.tsx b/desktop/app/src/chrome/UpdateIndicator.tsx
index e167165f4..a55694c81 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/chrome/UpdateIndicator.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/chrome/UpdateIndicator.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {reportPlatformFailures} from '../utils/metrics';
 import React from 'react';
 import {shell} from 'electron';
 import config from '../utils/processConfig';
+import isFBBuild from '../fb-stubs/config';
 
 const Container = styled(FlexRow)({
   alignItems: 'center',
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export default class UpdateIndicator extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    if (isProduction() && config().launcherEnabled) {
+    if (isProduction() && (config().launcherEnabled || !isFBBuild)) {
       reportPlatformFailures(
         checkForUpdate(this.props.version).then((res) => {
           if (res.kind === 'error') {
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/fb-stubs/config.tsx b/desktop/app/src/fb-stubs/config.tsx
index 66c36f203..6d17f2d33 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/fb-stubs/config.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/fb-stubs/config.tsx
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ export default {
   showLogin: false,
   showFlipperRating: false,
   warnFBEmployees: true,
+  isFBBuild: false,
 };