diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
index 818b748a7..3c6e1692c 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ public class ConfigUpdateHandler extends FormHandler {
 //  public static final String DEFAULT_NEWS_URL = "http://dev.i2p.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/i2p/news.xml?rev=HEAD";
     public static final String DEFAULT_NEWS_URL = "http://complication.i2p/news.xml";
     public static final String PROP_REFRESH_FREQUENCY = "router.newsRefreshFrequency";
-    public static final String DEFAULT_REFRESH_FREQUENCY = 12*60*60*1000 + "";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_REFRESH_FREQUENCY = 24*60*60*1000 + "";
     public static final String PROP_UPDATE_POLICY = "router.updatePolicy";
-    public static final String DEFAULT_UPDATE_POLICY = "notify";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_UPDATE_POLICY = "download";
     public static final String PROP_SHOULD_PROXY = "router.updateThroughProxy";
     public static final String DEFAULT_SHOULD_PROXY = Boolean.TRUE.toString();
     public static final String PROP_PROXY_HOST = "router.updateProxyHost";
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/UpdateHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/UpdateHandler.java
index 83495f33e..81f8d6e8d 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/UpdateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/UpdateHandler.java
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ public class UpdateHandler {
                 } else {
                     _log.log(Log.CRIT, "Update was VERIFIED, will be installed at next restart");
                     _status = "<b>Update downloaded</b><br />Click Restart to Install";
+                    if (up.newVersion() != null)
+                        _status += " Version " + up.newVersion();
                 }
             } else {
                 err = err + " from " + url;
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/TrustedUpdate.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/TrustedUpdate.java
index dfd055382..06e37544b 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/TrustedUpdate.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/TrustedUpdate.java
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ D8usM7Dxp5yrDrCYZ5AIijc=
 
     private Log       _log;
     private ArrayList _trustedKeys;
+    private String _newVersion;
 
     /**
      * Constructs a new <code>TrustedUpdate</code> with the default global
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ D8usM7Dxp5yrDrCYZ5AIijc=
         _context = context;
         _log = _context.logManager().getLog(TrustedUpdate.class);
         _trustedKeys = new ArrayList();
+        _newVersion = null;
 
         String propertyTrustedKeys = context.getProperty(PROP_TRUSTED_KEYS);
 
@@ -379,6 +381,11 @@ D8usM7Dxp5yrDrCYZ5AIijc=
         }
     }
 
+    /** version in the .sud file, valid only after calling migrateVerified() */
+    public String newVersion() {
+        return _newVersion;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Verifies that the version of the given signed update file is newer than
      * <code>currentVersion</code>.
@@ -390,10 +397,8 @@ D8usM7Dxp5yrDrCYZ5AIijc=
      *         than the current version, otherwise <code>false</code>.
      */
     public boolean isUpdatedVersion(String currentVersion, String signedFile) {
-        if (needsUpdate(currentVersion, getVersionString(signedFile)))
-            return true;
-        else
-            return false;
+        _newVersion = getVersionString(signedFile);
+        return needsUpdate(currentVersion, getVersionString(signedFile));
     }
 
     /**