diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
index d986dfa..e0c7519 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
-import { Show, createSignal, createEffect, For, useContext } from 'solid-js';
-import { useNavigate } from '@solidjs/router';
+import { Show, createSignal, createEffect, For } from 'solid-js';
 import { updateStore } from '@/stores/updates';
 import { UpdatesAPI, type UpdatePlan } from '@/api/updates';
 import { UpdateConfirmationModal } from './UpdateConfirmationModal';
-import { UpdateProgressModal } from './UpdateProgressModal';
-import { WebSocketContext } from '@/App';
 import { copyToClipboard } from '@/utils/clipboard';
 import { logger } from '@/utils/logger';
 
 export function UpdateBanner() {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const wsContext = useContext(WebSocketContext);
   const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = createSignal(false);
   const [updatePlan, setUpdatePlan] = createSignal<UpdatePlan | null>(null);
   const [showConfirmModal, setShowConfirmModal] = createSignal(false);
-  const [showProgressModal, setShowProgressModal] = createSignal(false);
   const [isApplying, setIsApplying] = createSignal(false);
   const [copiedIndex, setCopiedIndex] = createSignal<number | null>(null);
 
@@ -42,9 +36,8 @@ export function UpdateBanner() {
     setIsApplying(true);
     try {
       await UpdatesAPI.applyUpdate(info.downloadUrl);
-      // Close confirmation and show progress
+      // Close confirmation - GlobalUpdateProgressWatcher will auto-open the progress modal
       setShowConfirmModal(false);
-      setShowProgressModal(true);
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('Failed to start update', error);
       alert('Failed to start update. Please try again.');
@@ -295,18 +288,6 @@ export function UpdateBanner() {
         }}
         isApplying={isApplying()}
       />
-
-      {/* Update Progress Modal */}
-      <UpdateProgressModal
-        isOpen={showProgressModal()}
-        onClose={() => setShowProgressModal(false)}
-        onViewHistory={() => {
-          setShowProgressModal(false);
-          navigate('/settings/updates');
-        }}
-        connected={wsContext?.connected}
-        reconnecting={wsContext?.reconnecting}
-      />
     </Show>
   );
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/rate_limit_config.go b/internal/api/rate_limit_config.go
index cb8a98a..fe2eec7 100644
--- a/internal/api/rate_limit_config.go
+++ b/internal/api/rate_limit_config.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func InitializeRateLimiters() {
 		// Recovery operations: extremely strict
 		RecoveryEndpoints: NewRateLimiter(3, 10*time.Minute), // 3 attempts per 10 minutes
 
-		// Update operations: moderate limits
-		UpdateEndpoints: NewRateLimiter(20, 1*time.Minute), // 20 checks per minute
+		// Update operations: allow frequent polling during updates
+		UpdateEndpoints: NewRateLimiter(60, 1*time.Minute), // 60 checks per minute (modal polls every 2s)
 
 		// WebSocket connections: per-connection limits
 		WebSocketEndpoints: NewRateLimiter(30, 1*time.Minute), // 30 new connections per minute