diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
index 4e89810ff..ca1489328 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigUpdateHandler.java
@@ -238,11 +238,13 @@ public class ConfigUpdateHandler extends FormHandler {
             }
         }
         
-        changes.put(PROP_SHOULD_PROXY, Boolean.toString(_updateThroughProxy));
-        changes.put(PROP_SHOULD_PROXY_NEWS, Boolean.toString(_newsThroughProxy));
         if (isAdvanced()) {
-            changes.put(PROP_UPDATE_UNSIGNED, Boolean.toString(_updateUnsigned));
-            changes.put(PROP_UPDATE_DEV_SU3, Boolean.toString(_updateDevSU3));
+            changes.put(PROP_SHOULD_PROXY_NEWS, Boolean.toString(_newsThroughProxy));
+            if (!_context.getBooleanProperty(PROP_UPDATE_DISABLED)) {
+                changes.put(PROP_SHOULD_PROXY, Boolean.toString(_updateThroughProxy));
+                changes.put(PROP_UPDATE_UNSIGNED, Boolean.toString(_updateUnsigned));
+                changes.put(PROP_UPDATE_DEV_SU3, Boolean.toString(_updateDevSU3));
+            }
         }
         
         String oldFreqStr = _context.getProperty(PROP_REFRESH_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_REFRESH_FREQUENCY);
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configupdate.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configupdate.jsp
index ebc9e26ec..d23b4616c 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configupdate.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configupdate.jsp
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@
         <tr><td align="right"><b><%=formhandler._t("Update policy")%>:</b></td>
           <td><jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="updatePolicySelectBox" /></td></tr>
     <% }   // if canInstall %>
+    <% if (updatehelper.isAdvanced()) { %>
         <tr><td align="right"><label for="newsThroughProxy"><b><%=intl._t("Fetch news through the eepProxy?")%></b></label></td>
           <td><jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="newsThroughProxy" /></td></tr>
+      <% if (updatehelper.canInstall()) { %>
         <tr><td align="right"><b><label for="updateThroughProxy"><%=intl._t("Update through the eepProxy?")%></b></label></td>
           <td><jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="updateThroughProxy" /></td></tr>
-      <% if (updatehelper.isAdvanced()) { %>
+      <% }   // if canInstall %>
         <tr><td align="right"><b><%=intl._t("eepProxy host")%>:</b></td>
           <td><input type="text" size="10" name="proxyHost" value="<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="proxyHost" />" /></td>
         </tr><tr><td align="right"><b><%=intl._t("eepProxy port")%>:</b></td>
           <td><input type="text" size="10" name="proxyPort" value="<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="proxyPort" />" /></td></tr>
-      <% }   // if isAdvanced %>
+    <% }   // if isAdvanced %>
     <% if (updatehelper.canInstall()) { %>
       <% if (updatehelper.isAdvanced()) { %>
         <tr><td align="right"><b><%=intl._t("Update URLs")%>:</b></td>