diff --git a/frontend/app/components/shared/TrackerUpdateMessage/TrackerUpdateMessage.js b/frontend/app/components/shared/TrackerUpdateMessage/TrackerUpdateMessage.js
index 32cabf8d3..a5fe4411c 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/shared/TrackerUpdateMessage/TrackerUpdateMessage.js
+++ b/frontend/app/components/shared/TrackerUpdateMessage/TrackerUpdateMessage.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const TrackerUpdateMessage= (props) => {
   const hasSessions = !!activeSite && !activeSite.recorded;
   const appVersionInt = parseInt(window.ENV.TRACKER_VERSION.split(".").join(""))
   const trackerVersionInt = site.trackerVersion ? parseInt(site.trackerVersion.split(".").join("")) : 0
-  const needUpdate = !hasSessions && trackerVersionInt > appVersionInt;
+  const needUpdate = !hasSessions && appVersionInt > trackerVersionInt;
   return needUpdate ? (
     <>
       {(