Ghostty asks for update every single time its opened on macos

[pdeva]

Issue Description

every single time i open ghostty the 'check for updates' dialog box shows up.
this is when i am running the latest version ghostty that i just downloaded.

Expected Behavior

The 'check for updates' dialog should not show up each time ghostty is opened

Actual Behavior

Here is the video showing the issue
https://www.loom.com/share/bf598286bf6e4f0b977526c1bd483dec

Reproduction Steps

Open Ghostty

Ghostty Logs

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Ghostty Version

Ghostty 1.2.3

Version
  - version: 1.2.3
  - channel: stable
Build Config
  - Zig version   : 0.14.1
  - build mode    : builtin.OptimizeMode.ReleaseFast
  - app runtime   : apprt.Runtime.none
  - font engine   : font.main.Backend.coretext
  - renderer      : renderer.generic.Renderer(renderer.Metal)
  - libxev        : kqueue

OS Version Information

macos 15.6 (24G84)

(Linux only) Display Server

None

(Linux only) Desktop Environment/Window Manager

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Minimal Ghostty Configuration

macos-option-as-alt=true
resize-overlay = never
confirm-close-surface = false
quit-after-last-window-closed = true
keybind = alt+left=unbind
keybind = alt+right=unbind
window-height=51
window-width=164

# Quick Terminal
keybind = global:super+shift+l=toggle_quick_terminal
quick-terminal-animation-duration=0.1
keybind = shift+enter=text:\n

Additional Relevant Configuration

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I acknowledge that:

• I have reviewed the FAQ and confirm that my issue is NOT among them.
• I have searched the Ghostty repository (both open and closed Discussions and Issues) and confirm this is not a duplicate of an existing issue or discussion.
• I have checked the "Preview" tab on all text fields to ensure that everything looks right, and have wrapped all configuration and code in code blocks with a group of three backticks (```) on separate lines.

[m-andre]

FWIW, it doesn’t ask you to choose the update every time you open Ghostty. What actually happens is that the dialog appears when Ghostty starts, but it opens in the background, so you never respond to it while the process is running. Try bringing the dialog to the foreground and answering it before you close the Ghostty — it should not appear again. This is the behavior in Ghostty 1.3.1