diff --git a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-notices.php b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-notices.php
index 0d4c6f040d4..6b73df75f57 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-notices.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-notices.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class WC_Admin_Notices {
 	private static $core_notices = array(
 		'install'             => 'install_notice',
 		'update'              => 'update_notice',
-		'updating'            => 'updating_notice',
 		'template_files'      => 'template_file_check_notice',
 		'theme_support'       => 'theme_check_notice',
 		'legacy_shipping'     => 'legacy_shipping_notice',
@@ -190,15 +189,13 @@ class WC_Admin_Notices {
 	 * If we need to update, include a message with the update button.
 	 */
 	public static function update_notice() {
-		include( 'views/html-notice-update.php' );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * If we are updating, show progress.
-	 */
-	public static function updating_notice() {
 		if ( version_compare( get_option( 'woocommerce_db_version' ), WC_VERSION, '<' ) ) {
-			include( 'views/html-notice-updating.php' );
+			$updater = new WC_Background_Updater();
+			if ( ! $updater->is_updating() ) {
+				include( 'views/html-notice-update.php' );
+			} else {
+				include( 'views/html-notice-updating.php' );
+			}
 		} else {
 			include( 'views/html-notice-updated.php' );
 		}
diff --git a/includes/admin/views/html-notice-updated.php b/includes/admin/views/html-notice-updated.php
index bbaafb047ca..b32c162924e 100644
--- a/includes/admin/views/html-notice-updated.php
+++ b/includes/admin/views/html-notice-updated.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 
 ?>
 <div id="message" class="updated woocommerce-message wc-connect">
-	<a class="woocommerce-message-close notice-dismiss" href="<?php echo esc_url( wp_nonce_url( add_query_arg( 'wc-hide-notice', 'updating' ), 'woocommerce_hide_notices_nonce', '_wc_notice_nonce' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Dismiss', 'woocommerce' ); ?></a>
+	<a class="woocommerce-message-close notice-dismiss" href="<?php echo esc_url( wp_nonce_url( add_query_arg( 'wc-hide-notice', 'update', remove_query_arg( 'do_update_woocommerce' ) ), 'woocommerce_hide_notices_nonce', '_wc_notice_nonce' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Dismiss', 'woocommerce' ); ?></a>
 
 	<p><?php _e( 'WooCommerce data update complete. Thank you for updating to the latest version!', 'woocommerce' ); ?></p>
 </div>
diff --git a/includes/class-wc-background-updater.php b/includes/class-wc-background-updater.php
index c54d8c3ae66..c3c3cb889b9 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-background-updater.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-background-updater.php
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ class WC_Background_Updater extends WP_Background_Process {
 	 * Updater will still run via cron job if this fails for any reason.
 	 */
 	public function dispatch() {
-		WC_Admin_Notices::add_notice( 'updating' );
-
 		$dispatched = parent::dispatch();
 
 		if ( is_wp_error( $dispatched ) ) {
@@ -66,6 +64,14 @@ class WC_Background_Updater extends WP_Background_Process {
 		echo '<div class="error"><p>' . __( 'Unable to dispatch WooCommerce updater:', 'woocommerce' ) . ' ' . esc_html( $this->error ) . '</p></div>';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Is the updater running?
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function is_updating() {
+		return false === $this->is_queue_empty();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Task
 	 *
@@ -105,7 +111,6 @@ class WC_Background_Updater extends WP_Background_Process {
 	 */
 	protected function complete() {
 		$logger = new WC_Logger();
-
 		$logger->add( 'wc_db_updates', 'Data update complete' );
 		WC_Install::update_db_version();
 		parent::complete();
diff --git a/includes/class-wc-install.php b/includes/class-wc-install.php
index 44829f4c8ba..751b086d4b0 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-install.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-install.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class WC_Install {
 	public static function install_actions() {
 		if ( ! empty( $_GET['do_update_woocommerce'] ) ) {
 			self::update();
-			WC_Admin_Notices::remove_notice( 'update' );
+			WC_Admin_Notices::add_notice( 'update' );
 		}
 	}