diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
index b287dd6527..2834f1f71d 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Updater
 {
     public class SquirrelUpdateManager : osu.Game.Updater.UpdateManager
     {
+        public override bool CanPerformUpdate => true;
+
         private UpdateManager updateManager;
         private NotificationOverlay notificationOverlay;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/General/UpdateSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/General/UpdateSettings.cs
index 58966e8a4c..b832e8930a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/General/UpdateSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/General/UpdateSettings.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ private void load(Storage storage, OsuConfigManager config, OsuGameBase game)
                 Bindable = config.GetBindable<ReleaseStream>(OsuSetting.ReleaseStream),
             });
 
-            // We shouldn't display the button for the base UpdateManager (without updating logic)
-            if (updateManager != null && updateManager.GetType() != typeof(UpdateManager))
+            // We should only display the button for UpdateManagers that do update the client
+            if (updateManager != null && updateManager.CanPerformUpdate)
             {
                 Add(new SettingsButton
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs b/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
index 41248ed796..5cc42090f4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Updater/SimpleUpdateManager.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Updater
     /// </summary>
     public class SimpleUpdateManager : UpdateManager
     {
+        public override bool CanPerformUpdate => true;
+
         private string version;
 
         [Resolved]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs b/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
index f628bde324..f8c8bfe967 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Updater
     /// </summary>
     public class UpdateManager : CompositeDrawable
     {
+        public virtual bool CanPerformUpdate => false;
+
         [Resolved]
         private OsuConfigManager config { get; set; }