diff --git a/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.html b/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.html
index ed509e95c..52b5b8c04 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ion-header>
   <ion-toolbar>
     <ion-title >
-      <ion-label style="font-size: 20px;" class="ion-text-wrap">Welcome to {{ version }}!</ion-label>
+      <ion-label style="font-size: 20px;" class="ion-text-wrap">Welcome to 0.2.9!</ion-label>
     </ion-title>
   </ion-toolbar>
 </ion-header>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 <ion-content class="ion-padding">
   <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; height: 100%">
     <h2>Highlights</h2>
-    <p>
+    <p class="main-content">
       0.2.9 introduces LAN support for services running on the Embassy. A service's LAN address (.local URL) can be accessed while connected to the same network.
       This is useful for two reasons: (1) LAN connections are significantly faster than Tor, and (2) if the Tor network is experiencing connectivity issues, you will not be locked out of your services.
     </p>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.scss b/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.scss
index a618a1ad1..d48aace7d 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.scss
+++ b/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
-  height: 100%;
   min-height: 100px;
 }
+
+.main-content {
+  height: 100%;
+  color: var(--ion-color-medium);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.ts b/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.ts
index 0cb5cf69e..f88b246be 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/modals/os-welcome/os-welcome.page.ts
@@ -12,24 +12,17 @@ import { ConfigService } from 'src/app/services/config.service'
 export class OSWelcomePage {
   @Input() version: string
 
-  autoCheckUpdates = true
-
   constructor (
     private readonly modalCtrl: ModalController,
     private readonly apiService: ApiService,
-    private readonly serverModel: ServerModel,
     private readonly config: ConfigService,
   ) { }
 
   async dismiss () {
-    this.apiService
-        .patchServerConfig('autoCheckUpdates', this.autoCheckUpdates)
-        .then(() => this.serverModel.update({ autoCheckUpdates: this.autoCheckUpdates }))
-        .then(() => this.apiService.acknowledgeOSWelcome(this.config.version))
-        .catch(console.error)
+    this.apiService.acknowledgeOSWelcome(this.config.version).catch(console.error)
 
     // return false to skip subsequent alert modals (e.g. check for updates modals)
     // return true to show subsequent alert modals
-    return this.modalCtrl.dismiss(this.autoCheckUpdates)
+    return this.modalCtrl.dismiss(true)
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/app/services/api/mock-api.service.ts b/ui/src/app/services/api/mock-api.service.ts
index 525764c79..82b63ae01 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/services/api/mock-api.service.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/services/api/mock-api.service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { mockApiAppAvailableFull, mockApiAppAvailableVersionInfo, mockApiAppInst
 //@TODO consider moving to test folders.
 @Injectable()
 export class MockApiService extends ApiService {
-  welcomeAck = true
+  welcomeAck = false
 
   constructor (
     private readonly appModel: AppModel,