diff --git a/app/src-tauri/src/bridge.rs b/app/src-tauri/src/bridge.rs
index 0738e17..803a877 100644
--- a/app/src-tauri/src/bridge.rs
+++ b/app/src-tauri/src/bridge.rs
@@ -449,32 +449,28 @@ fn parse_ver(v: &str) -> (u64, u64, u64) {
 /// which `make dmg` bumps on every build.
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn check_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<UpdateInfo, String> {
+    // The local version is always known; the server may be unreachable (no manifest
+    // yet, offline). Never fail the command for that — return the current version with
+    // an empty `latest` so the UI can show "couldn't check" instead of blanking out.
     let current = app.package_info().version.to_string();
+    let fallback_url = "https://spaceshell.ru/download/spacesh.dmg".to_string();
     let manifest_url =
         std::env::var("SPACESH_UPDATE_URL").ok().filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_UPDATE_URL.to_string());
 
-    let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
-        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(10))
-        .build()
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-    let manifest: Value = client
-        .get(&manifest_url)
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?
-        .json()
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let fetch = || async {
+        let client = reqwest::Client::builder().timeout(Duration::from_secs(10)).build()?;
+        client.get(&manifest_url).send().await?.error_for_status()?.json::<Value>().await
+    };
 
-    let latest = manifest.get("version").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).unwrap_or("").to_string();
-    let url = manifest
-        .get("url")
-        .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
-        .unwrap_or("https://spaceshell.ru/download/spacesh.dmg")
-        .to_string();
-    let has_update = !latest.is_empty() && parse_ver(&latest) > parse_ver(&current);
-
-    Ok(UpdateInfo { current, latest, has_update, url })
+    match fetch().await {
+        Ok(manifest) => {
+            let latest = manifest.get("version").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).unwrap_or("").to_string();
+            let url = manifest.get("url").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).unwrap_or(&fallback_url).to_string();
+            let has_update = !latest.is_empty() && parse_ver(&latest) > parse_ver(&current);
+            Ok(UpdateInfo { current, latest, has_update, url })
+        }
+        Err(_) => Ok(UpdateInfo { current, latest: String::new(), has_update: false, url: fallback_url }),
+    }
 }
 
 /// Open a URL in the default browser (macOS `open`). Used by the update popover's
diff --git a/app/src/TopBar.tsx b/app/src/TopBar.tsx
index 13c3c1c..169ca6e 100644
--- a/app/src/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/app/src/TopBar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { FolderGit2, PanelLeft, PanelRight, Search, Bell, Settings, ChevronDown, RefreshCw, Download } from "lucide-react";
+import { FolderGit2, PanelLeft, PanelRight, Search, Bell, Settings, ChevronDown, CloudDownload, Download } from "lucide-react";
 import { COLORS, FONT } from "./theme";
 import type { WorkspaceView } from "./layoutTypes";
 import { leafIds } from "./layoutTypes";
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function UpdateControl({ update, checking, onCheck }: { update: UpdateInfo | nul
           animation: hasUpdate ? "spaceshPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite" : "none",
         }}
       >
-        <RefreshCw size={15} style={{ animation: checking ? "spaceshSpin 0.8s linear infinite" : "none" }} />
+        <CloudDownload size={15} style={{ animation: checking ? "spaceshBlink 1s ease-in-out infinite" : "none" }} />
       </button>
 
       {open && (
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ function UpdateControl({ update, checking, onCheck }: { update: UpdateInfo | nul
               >
                 <Download size={14} /> Скачать {update?.latest}
               </button>
-            ) : (
+            ) : update?.latest ? (
               <div style={{ marginTop: 10, fontSize: 12, color: COLORS.stDone }}>Установлена последняя версия</div>
+            ) : (
+              <div style={{ marginTop: 10, fontSize: 12, color: COLORS.textMuted }}>Не удалось проверить сервер</div>
             )}
 
             <button
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ export function TopBar({
       <div style={{ flex: 1 }} />
 
       <style>{`
-        @keyframes spaceshSpin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+        @keyframes spaceshBlink { 0%,100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0.4; } }
         @keyframes spaceshPulse { 0%,100% { box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(52,211,194,0.35); } 50% { box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(52,211,194,0.7); } }
       `}</style>
 
diff --git a/landing/index.html b/landing/index.html
index 0e7b665..5298e82 100644
--- a/landing/index.html
+++ b/landing/index.html
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@
           Скачать для macOS
         </a>
       </div>
-      <a href="https://github.com/spacesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="cta-github">
+      <a href="https://git.realmanual.ru/realmanual/spaceshell" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="cta-github">
         Исходники на GitHub →
       </a>
     </div>