diff --git a/server/routes/system.js b/server/routes/system.js
index 4c71250..55809e7 100644
--- a/server/routes/system.js
+++ b/server/routes/system.js
@@ -545,7 +545,11 @@ router.get('/version/remote', isAuthenticated, hasRole('admin'), async (req, res
 
                 const history = allTags.filter(t => compare(t.version, currentVersion) <= 0);
                 const latestFromRemote = allTags[0] || null;
-                const needsUpdate = latestFromRemote ? (compare(latestFromRemote.version, currentVersion) > 0) : false;
+                const compResult = latestFromRemote ? compare(latestFromRemote.version, currentVersion) : 0;
+                const needsUpdate = compResult > 0;
+
+                console.log(`[VersionCheck] Path: ${packageJsonPath}`);
+                console.log(`[VersionCheck] Current: "${currentVersion}", Latest: "${latestFromRemote?.version}", Comp: ${compResult}, NeedsUpdate: ${needsUpdate}`);
 
                 res.json({
                     current: currentVersion,
@@ -553,7 +557,7 @@ router.get('/version/remote', isAuthenticated, hasRole('admin'), async (req, res
                     needsUpdate: needsUpdate,
                     latestInfo: needsUpdate ? latestFromRemote : null,
                     history: history,
-                    debug: { path: packageJsonPath }
+                    debug: { path: packageJsonPath, compResult }
                 });
             });
         });
diff --git a/src/platform/pages/VersionPage.tsx b/src/platform/pages/VersionPage.tsx
index e6713a7..41868f6 100644
--- a/src/platform/pages/VersionPage.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/pages/VersionPage.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function VersionPage() {
     };
 
     // Source of truth for versioning comes from the API
-    const currentVersion = remoteInfo?.current || '0.4.0';
+    const currentVersion = remoteInfo?.current || healthIcon?.version || '---';
     const buildDate = '2026-01-25';
 
     // Check if update is needed based on API-supplied needsUpdate flag