diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index c5507c6fb0..9da0bd251b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -1132,9 +1132,8 @@ function createBaseUpdateState(
 function applyAutoUpdaterChannel(channel: DesktopUpdateChannel): void {
   autoUpdater.channel = channel;
   autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = channel === "nightly";
-  autoUpdater.allowDowngrade = channel === "nightly";
   console.info(
-    `[desktop-updater] Using update channel '${channel}' (allowPrerelease=${channel === "nightly"}, allowDowngrade=${channel === "nightly"}).`,
+    `[desktop-updater] Using update channel '${channel}' (allowPrerelease=${channel === "nightly"}, allowDowngrade=${autoUpdater.allowDowngrade}).`,
   );
 }
 
@@ -1813,14 +1812,7 @@ function registerIpcHandlers(): void {
     }
 
     applyAutoUpdaterChannel(nextChannel);
-    const allowDowngrade = autoUpdater.allowDowngrade;
-    // An explicit channel switch should allow the immediate nightly->stable rollback path.
-    autoUpdater.allowDowngrade = true;
-    try {
-      await checkForUpdates("channel-change");
-    } finally {
-      autoUpdater.allowDowngrade = allowDowngrade;
-    }
+    await checkForUpdates("channel-change");
     return updateState;
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/updateChannels.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/updateChannels.test.ts
index f815fbd81c..464e61c45c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/updateChannels.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/updateChannels.test.ts
@@ -38,4 +38,8 @@ describe("doesVersionMatchDesktopUpdateChannel", () => {
   it("rejects nightly releases on the stable channel", () => {
     expect(doesVersionMatchDesktopUpdateChannel("0.0.17-nightly.20260416.1", "latest")).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it("accepts stable releases on the stable channel", () => {
+    expect(doesVersionMatchDesktopUpdateChannel("0.0.17", "latest")).toBe(true);
+  });
 });