diff --git a/src/hooks/apiHooks.tsx b/src/hooks/apiHooks.tsx
index 34696c4..5936f6d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/apiHooks.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/apiHooks.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface IsBeeDesktopHook {
   isBeeDesktop: boolean
   isLoading: boolean
   beeDesktopVersion: string
+  desktopAutoUpdateEnabled: boolean
 }
 
 export interface NewDesktopVersionHook {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ interface Config {
  */
 export const useIsBeeDesktop = (conf: Config = config): IsBeeDesktopHook => {
   const [isBeeDesktop, setIsBeeDesktop] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const [desktopAutoUpdateEnabled, setDesktopAutoUpdateEnabled] = useState<boolean>(true)
   const [beeDesktopVersion, setBeeDesktopVersion] = useState<string>('')
   const [isLoading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(true)
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export const useIsBeeDesktop = (conf: Config = config): IsBeeDesktopHook => {
         if (res.data?.name === 'bee-desktop') {
           setIsBeeDesktop(true)
           setBeeDesktopVersion(res.data?.version)
+          setDesktopAutoUpdateEnabled(res.data?.autoUpdateEnabled)
         } else setIsBeeDesktop(false)
       })
       .catch(() => {
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ export const useIsBeeDesktop = (conf: Config = config): IsBeeDesktopHook => {
       })
   }, [conf])
 
-  return { isBeeDesktop, isLoading, beeDesktopVersion }
+  return { isBeeDesktop, isLoading, beeDesktopVersion, desktopAutoUpdateEnabled }
 }
 
 async function checkNewVersion(conf: Config): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/src/layout/Dashboard.tsx b/src/layout/Dashboard.tsx
index 7947f48..b21378e 100644
--- a/src/layout/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/layout/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ const Dashboard = (props: Props): ReactElement => {
   const classes = useStyles()
 
   const { isLoading } = useContext(Context)
-  const { isBeeDesktop } = useIsBeeDesktop()
+  const { isBeeDesktop, desktopAutoUpdateEnabled } = useIsBeeDesktop()
   const { newBeeDesktopVersion } = useNewBeeDesktopVersion(isBeeDesktop)
   const { enqueueSnackbar, closeSnackbar } = useSnackbar()
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (newBeeDesktopVersion !== '') {
+    if (!desktopAutoUpdateEnabled && newBeeDesktopVersion !== '') {
       enqueueSnackbar(`There is new Swarm Dashboard version ${newBeeDesktopVersion}!`, {
         variant: 'warning',
         preventDuplicate: true,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const Dashboard = (props: Props): ReactElement => {
         ),
       })
     }
-  }, [enqueueSnackbar, closeSnackbar, newBeeDesktopVersion])
+  }, [enqueueSnackbar, closeSnackbar, newBeeDesktopVersion, desktopAutoUpdateEnabled])
 
   const content = (
     <>