diff --git a/client/src/pages/servapps/actionBar.jsx b/client/src/pages/servapps/actionBar.jsx
index b2ea69a..2ed657d 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/servapps/actionBar.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/servapps/actionBar.jsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const GetActions = ({
   ];
 
   return actions.filter((action) => {
-    return action.if.includes(state) ?? (updateAvailable && action.if.includes('update_available'));
+    return action.if.includes(state) || (updateAvailable && action.if.includes('update_available'));
   }).map((action) => {
     return <Tooltip title={action.t}>{action.e}</Tooltip>
   });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1891391..6539c41 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cosmos-server",
-  "version": "0.5.0-unstable8",
+  "version": "0.5.0-unstable9",
   "description": "",
   "main": "test-server.js",
   "bugs": {
diff --git a/src/docker/docker.go b/src/docker/docker.go
index 040b061..38cff4b 100644
--- a/src/docker/docker.go
+++ b/src/docker/docker.go
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ func CheckUpdatesAvailable() map[string]bool {
 	for _, container := range containers {
 		utils.Log("Checking for updates for " + container.Image)
 
+		// check container is running 
+		if container.State != "running" {
+			utils.Log("Container " + container.Names[0] + " is not running, skipping")
+			continue
+		}
+
 		rc, err := DockerClient.ImagePull(DockerContext, container.Image, types.ImagePullOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			utils.Error("CheckUpdatesAvailable", err)