diff --git a/awesome/components/pastel/top-panel.lua b/awesome/components/pastel/top-panel.lua
index 5587aec..ddcce8e 100644
--- a/awesome/components/pastel/top-panel.lua
+++ b/awesome/components/pastel/top-panel.lua
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ local task_list = require("widgets.task-list")
 
 local top_panel = {}
 
+local watch_widget, watch_timer = awful.widget.watch('bash -c "checkupdates | wc -l"', 360)
+
 local updates_indicator = wibox.widget{
     {
         layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
         {
             {
-                widget = awful.widget.watch('bash -c "checkupdates | wc -l"', 360),
+                widget = watch_widget,
             },
             top = 0, bottom = 2, left = 0, right = 0,
             widget = wibox.container.margin
@@ -154,7 +156,10 @@ top_panel.create = function(s)
 
     -- connect panel visibility function to relevant signals
     updates_indicator:connect_signal("button::press", function(c, _, _, button)
-        awful.spawn.with_shell('WINIT_X11_SCALE_FACTOR=1 alacritty -e bash -c "yay ; echo \'\nDone, press any key to exit...\' ; read"')
+        local update_command = 'WINIT_X11_SCALE_FACTOR=1 alacritty -e bash -c "yay ; echo \'\nDone, press any key to exit...\' ; read"'
+        awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell(update_command, function(_)
+            watch_timer:emit_signal("timeout")
+        end)
     end)
 
     clock:connect_signal("button::press", function(c, _, _, button)