diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
index ef1398c75..f2596a8da 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ThreadUpdater =
       Header.addShortcut 'updater', sc, 100
     else
       @dialog = sc = UI.dialog 'updater',
-        <%= html('<div class="move"></div><span id="update-status"></span><span id="update-timer" title="Update now"></span>') %>
+        <%= html('<div class="move"></div><span id="update-status" class="empty"></span><span id="update-timer" class="empty" title="Update now"></span>') %>
       $.addClass doc, 'float'
       $.ready ->
         $.add d.body, sc