diff --git a/include/library.hpp b/include/library.hpp
index 639ddbec..35cd1884 100644
--- a/include/library.hpp
+++ b/include/library.hpp
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ void checkAppUpdate();
 bool isAppUpdateAvailable();
 
 bool isLoggedIn();
-void logIn(const std::string& email, const std::string& password);
+void logIn(std::string email, std::string password);
 void logOut();
 void checkUpdates();
 bool hasUpdates();
-void syncUpdate(const std::string& slug);
+void syncUpdate(std::string slug);
 void syncUpdates();
 
 
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ extern float updateProgress;
 extern bool isSyncing;
 /** Whether the UI should ask the user to restart after updating plugins. */
 extern bool restartRequested;
+/** Whether the UI should refresh the plugin updates menu. */
+extern bool refreshRequested;
 
 
 } // namespace library
diff --git a/src/app/MenuBar.cpp b/src/app/MenuBar.cpp
index 8d3942ab..413a00cb 100644
--- a/src/app/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/src/app/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -541,9 +541,6 @@ struct EngineButton : MenuButton {
 ////////////////////
 
 
-static bool isLoggingIn = false;
-
-
 struct AccountPasswordField : ui::PasswordField {
 	ui::MenuItem* logInItem;
 	void onAction(const ActionEvent& e) override {
@@ -557,19 +554,17 @@ struct LogInItem : ui::MenuItem {
 	ui::TextField* passwordField;
 
 	void onAction(const ActionEvent& e) override {
-		isLoggingIn = true;
 		std::string email = emailField->text;
 		std::string password = passwordField->text;
 		std::thread t([=] {
 			library::logIn(email, password);
-			isLoggingIn = false;
+			library::checkUpdates();
 		});
 		t.detach();
 		e.unconsume();
 	}
 
 	void step() override {
-		disabled = isLoggingIn;
 		text = "Log in";
 		rightText = library::loginStatus;
 		MenuItem::step();
@@ -677,16 +672,16 @@ struct SyncUpdateItem : ui::MenuItem {
 
 
 struct LibraryMenu : ui::Menu {
-	bool loggedIn = false;
-
 	LibraryMenu() {
 		refresh();
 	}
 
 	void step() override {
 		// Refresh menu when appropriate
-		if (!loggedIn && library::isLoggedIn())
+		if (library::refreshRequested) {
+			library::refreshRequested = false;
 			refresh();
+		}
 		Menu::step();
 	}
 
@@ -721,8 +716,6 @@ struct LibraryMenu : ui::Menu {
 			addChild(logInItem);
 		}
 		else {
-			loggedIn = true;
-
 			addChild(createMenuItem("Log out", "", [=]() {
 				library::logOut();
 			}));
@@ -737,10 +730,7 @@ struct LibraryMenu : ui::Menu {
 
 			if (!library::updateInfos.empty()) {
 				addChild(new ui::MenuSeparator);
-
-				ui::MenuLabel* updatesLabel = new ui::MenuLabel;
-				updatesLabel->text = "Updates";
-				addChild(updatesLabel);
+				addChild(createMenuLabel("Updates"));
 
 				for (auto& pair : library::updateInfos) {
 					SyncUpdateItem* updateItem = new SyncUpdateItem;
@@ -748,19 +738,6 @@ struct LibraryMenu : ui::Menu {
 					addChild(updateItem);
 				}
 			}
-			else if (!settings::autoCheckUpdates) {
-				struct CheckUpdatesItem : ui::MenuItem {
-					void onAction(const ActionEvent& e) override {
-						std::thread t([&] {
-							library::checkUpdates();
-						});
-						t.detach();
-					}
-				};
-				CheckUpdatesItem* checkUpdatesItem = new CheckUpdatesItem;
-				checkUpdatesItem->text = "Check for updates";
-				addChild(checkUpdatesItem);
-			}
 		}
 	}
 };
@@ -778,6 +755,12 @@ struct LibraryButton : MenuButton {
 		ui::Menu* menu = createMenu<LibraryMenu>();
 		menu->cornerFlags = BND_CORNER_TOP;
 		menu->box.pos = getAbsoluteOffset(math::Vec(0, box.size.y));
+		// Check for updates when menu is opened
+		std::thread t([&]() {
+			system::setThreadName("Library");
+			library::checkUpdates();
+		});
+		t.detach();
 	}
 
 	void step() override {
diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index c4374bd5..5851cd9e 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ static std::mutex updateMutex;
 void init() {
 	if (settings::autoCheckUpdates && !settings::devMode) {
 		std::thread t([&]() {
+			system::setThreadName("Library");
 			// checkAppUpdate();
 			checkUpdates();
 		});
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ bool isLoggedIn() {
 }
 
 
-void logIn(const std::string& email, const std::string& password) {
+void logIn(std::string email, std::string password) {
 	if (!updateMutex.try_lock())
 		return;
 	DEFER({updateMutex.unlock();});
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ void logIn(const std::string& email, const std::string& password) {
 	const char* tokenStr = json_string_value(tokenJ);
 	settings::token = tokenStr;
 	loginStatus = "";
-	checkUpdates();
+	refreshRequested = true;
 }
 
 
@@ -218,9 +219,9 @@ void checkUpdates() {
 		}
 		update.version = json_string_value(versionJ);
 		// Reject plugins with ABI mismatch
-		if (!string::startsWith(update.version, APP_VERSION_MAJOR + ".")) {
-			continue;
-		}
+		// if (!string::startsWith(update.version, APP_VERSION_MAJOR + ".")) {
+		// 	continue;
+		// }
 
 		// Check if update is needed
 		plugin::Plugin* p = plugin::getPlugin(slug);
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ void checkUpdates() {
 	// }
 
 	updateStatus = "";
+	refreshRequested = true;
 }
 
 
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ bool hasUpdates() {
 }
 
 
-void syncUpdate(const std::string& slug) {
+void syncUpdate(std::string slug) {
 	if (!updateMutex.try_lock())
 		return;
 	DEFER({updateMutex.unlock();});
@@ -360,6 +362,7 @@ std::string updateSlug;
 float updateProgress = 0.f;
 bool isSyncing = false;
 bool restartRequested = false;
+bool refreshRequested = false;
 
 
 } // namespace library