diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
index 76e561cd..bf7969ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ jobs:
             "keep the binaries out of the data folder"
           want '!define MAINBINARYNAME "cp-gui"' \
             "keep cp-gui.exe, the program the startup entry and the shortcuts already point at"
+          want '${OrIf} $R0 <> 0 StrCpy $R1 "$R1 /UPDATE"' \
+            "tell the old uninstaller it is an update, so an upgrade run by hand keeps the startup entry"
           want '!define HOMENAME "CopyPaste"' \
             "keep the folders, keys and startup entry it has always had under CopyPaste"
           want '_is1" "UninstallString"' \
diff --git a/app/src-tauri/installer.nsi b/app/src-tauri/installer.nsi
index c219b17d..6be9ac0e 100644
--- a/app/src-tauri/installer.nsi
+++ b/app/src-tauri/installer.nsi
@@ -356,7 +356,10 @@ Function PageLeaveReinstall
     ${Else}
       ReadRegStr $4 SHCTX "${MANUPRODUCTKEY}" ""
       ReadRegStr $R1 SHCTX "${UNINSTKEY}" "UninstallString"
-      ${IfThen} $UpdateMode = 1 ${|} StrCpy $R1 "$R1 /UPDATE" ${|} ; append /UPDATE
+      ${If} $UpdateMode = 1
+      ${OrIf} $R0 <> 0
+        StrCpy $R1 "$R1 /UPDATE"
+      ${EndIf}
       ${IfThen} $PassiveMode = 1 ${|} StrCpy $R1 "$R1 /P" ${|} ; append /P
       StrCpy $R1 "$R1 _?=$4" ; append uninstall directory
       ExecWait '$R1' $0