diff --git a/resources/forms/preferences.ui b/resources/forms/preferences.ui
index 8371aecf..0ddcafe3 100644
--- a/resources/forms/preferences.ui
+++ b/resources/forms/preferences.ui
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
-
- 0
+ 6
@@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
-
-
+
0
diff --git a/src/core/UBPreferencesController.cpp b/src/core/UBPreferencesController.cpp
index 98a8b8f0..e2ec529e 100644
--- a/src/core/UBPreferencesController.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBPreferencesController.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ void UBPreferencesController::wire()
// about tab
connect(mPreferencesUI->checkSoftwareUpdateAtLaunchCheckBox, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), settings->appEnableAutomaticSoftwareUpdates, SLOT(setBool(bool)));
+ // As we (hopefully temporarily) don't have a website to check updates at, this setting is hidden for now
+ mPreferencesUI->softwareUpdateGroupBox->setVisible(false);
+
connect(mPreferencesUI->checkOpenSankoreAtStartup, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), settings->appLookForOpenSankoreInstall, SLOT(setBool(bool)));
}