diff --git a/bin/gstack-update-check b/bin/gstack-update-check
index 7b165468..31e9fdb6 100755
--- a/bin/gstack-update-check
+++ b/bin/gstack-update-check
@@ -113,12 +113,11 @@ if [ -f "$MARKER_FILE" ]; then
   OLD="$(cat "$MARKER_FILE" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]')"
   rm -f "$MARKER_FILE"
   rm -f "$SNOOZE_FILE"
-  mkdir -p "$STATE_DIR"
-  echo "UP_TO_DATE $LOCAL" > "$CACHE_FILE"
   if [ -n "$OLD" ]; then
     echo "JUST_UPGRADED $OLD $LOCAL"
   fi
-  exit 0
+  # Don't exit — fall through to remote check in case
+  # more updates landed since the upgrade
 fi
 
 # ─── Step 3: Check cache freshness ──────────────────────────
diff --git a/browse/test/gstack-update-check.test.ts b/browse/test/gstack-update-check.test.ts
index ccc7572e..47300f0a 100644
--- a/browse/test/gstack-update-check.test.ts
+++ b/browse/test/gstack-update-check.test.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,35 @@ describe('gstack-update-check', () => {
     expect(cache).toContain('UP_TO_DATE');
   });
 
+  // ─── Path C2: Just-upgraded marker + newer remote ──────────
+  test('just-upgraded marker does not mask newer remote version', () => {
+    writeFileSync(join(gstackDir, 'VERSION'), '0.4.0\n');
+    writeFileSync(join(stateDir, 'just-upgraded-from'), '0.3.3\n');
+    writeFileSync(join(gstackDir, 'REMOTE_VERSION'), '0.5.0\n');
+
+    const { exitCode, stdout } = run();
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    // Should output both the just-upgraded notice AND the new upgrade
+    expect(stdout).toContain('JUST_UPGRADED 0.3.3 0.4.0');
+    expect(stdout).toContain('UPGRADE_AVAILABLE 0.4.0 0.5.0');
+    // Cache should reflect the upgrade available, not UP_TO_DATE
+    const cache = readFileSync(join(stateDir, 'last-update-check'), 'utf-8');
+    expect(cache).toContain('UPGRADE_AVAILABLE 0.4.0 0.5.0');
+  });
+
+  // ─── Path C3: Just-upgraded marker + remote matches local ──
+  test('just-upgraded with no further updates writes UP_TO_DATE cache', () => {
+    writeFileSync(join(gstackDir, 'VERSION'), '0.4.0\n');
+    writeFileSync(join(stateDir, 'just-upgraded-from'), '0.3.3\n');
+    writeFileSync(join(gstackDir, 'REMOTE_VERSION'), '0.4.0\n');
+
+    const { exitCode, stdout } = run();
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(stdout).toBe('JUST_UPGRADED 0.3.3 0.4.0');
+    const cache = readFileSync(join(stateDir, 'last-update-check'), 'utf-8');
+    expect(cache).toContain('UP_TO_DATE');
+  });
+
   // ─── Path D1: Fresh cache, UP_TO_DATE ───────────────────────
   test('exits silently when cache says UP_TO_DATE and is fresh', () => {
     writeFileSync(join(gstackDir, 'VERSION'), '0.3.3\n');