diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
index d34492294b..d3b0b45a80 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ public class ConsoleUpdateManager implements UpdateManager, RouterApp {
         notifyInstalled(ROUTER_SIGNED, "", RouterVersion.VERSION);
         notifyInstalled(ROUTER_SIGNED_SU3, "", RouterVersion.VERSION);
         notifyInstalled(ROUTER_DEV_SU3, "", RouterVersion.FULL_VERSION);
+        String blist = _context.getProperty(NewsFetcher.PROP_BLOCKLIST_TIME);
+        if (blist != null)
+            notifyInstalled(BLOCKLIST, "", blist);
         // hack to init from the current news file... do this before we register Updaters
         // This will not kick off any Updaters as none are yet registered
         (new NewsFetcher(_context, this, Collections.<URI> emptyList())).checkForUpdates();
@@ -789,7 +792,7 @@ public class ConsoleUpdateManager implements UpdateManager, RouterApp {
                                           UpdateType type, String id,
                                           Map<UpdateMethod, List<URI>> sourceMap,
                                           String newVersion, String minVersion) {
-        if (type == NEWS || type == NEWS_SU3) {
+        if (type == NEWS || type == NEWS_SU3 || type == BLOCKLIST) {
             // shortcut
             notifyInstalled(type, "", newVersion);
             return true;
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/NewsFetcher.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/NewsFetcher.java
index 2f39f1053b..51e14a44e9 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/NewsFetcher.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/NewsFetcher.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class NewsFetcher extends UpdateRunner {
     private boolean _success;
 
     private static final String TEMP_NEWS_FILE = "news.xml.temp";
-    private static final String PROP_BLOCKLIST_TIME = "router.blocklistVersion";
+    static final String PROP_BLOCKLIST_TIME = "router.blocklistVersion";
     private static final String BLOCKLIST_DIR = "docs/feed/blocklist";
     private static final String BLOCKLIST_FILE = "blocklist.txt";
     
@@ -711,7 +711,10 @@ class NewsFetcher extends UpdateRunner {
         }
         if (!fail) {
             f.setLastModified(ble.updated);
-            _context.router().saveConfig(PROP_BLOCKLIST_TIME, Long.toString(ble.updated));
+            String upd = Long.toString(ble.updated);
+            _context.router().saveConfig(PROP_BLOCKLIST_TIME, upd);
+            _mgr.notifyVersionAvailable(this, _currentURI, BLOCKLIST, "", HTTP,
+                                        null, upd, "");
         }
         if (_log.shouldWarn())
             _log.warn("Processed " + ble.entries.size() + " blocks and " + ble.removes.size() + " unblocks from news feed");
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/update/UpdateType.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/update/UpdateType.java
index cf26bec08f..8277df98c9 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/update/UpdateType.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/update/UpdateType.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ public enum UpdateType {
     PLUGIN,
     /** unused */
     GEOIP,
-    /** unused */
     BLOCKLIST,
     /** unused */
     RESEED,