diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index f0c9ab1..7011f3a 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ import './index.css';
 
 import { trimTrailingSlash } from './app/utils/common';
 import App from './app/pages/App';
-import { applySafeAreaInsets } from './app/utils/tauri';
-import { check } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-updater';
-import { ask } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';
-import { relaunch } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-process';
+import { applySafeAreaInsets, isTauri } from './app/utils/tauri';
 
 // import i18n (needs to be bundled ;))
 import './app/i18n';
@@ -50,8 +47,18 @@ if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
  * Prompts user if update is available and handles download/install
  */
 async function checkForUpdates() {
+  // Only run in Tauri context
+  if (!isTauri()) {
+    console.log('Update check skipped - not running in Tauri');
+    return;
+  }
+
   console.log('Checking for updates...');
   try {
+    const { check } = await import('@tauri-apps/plugin-updater');
+    const { ask } = await import('@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog');
+    const { relaunch } = await import('@tauri-apps/plugin-process');
+
     const update = await check();
     console.log('Update check result:', update);
     if (update) {