diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/bin/build-browser b/packages/desktop-client/bin/build-browser
index f53151b442..3e6e18aa6c 100755
--- a/packages/desktop-client/bin/build-browser
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/bin/build-browser
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ rm -fr build
 
 export IS_GENERIC_BROWSER=1
 export REACT_APP_BACKEND_WORKER_HASH=`ls "$ROOT"/../public/kcab/kcab.worker.*.js |  sed 's/.*kcab\.worker\.\(.*\)\.js/\1/'`
-export REACT_APP_PLUGIN_SERVICE_WORKER_HASH=`ls "$ROOT"/../service-worker/plugin-sw.*.js |  sed 's/.*plugin-sw\.\(.*\)\.js/\1/'`
 
 yarn build
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/bin/watch-browser b/packages/desktop-client/bin/watch-browser
index d90eba99c1..2f2861696f 100755
--- a/packages/desktop-client/bin/watch-browser
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/bin/watch-browser
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ cd "$ROOT/.."
 export IS_GENERIC_BROWSER=1
 export PORT=3001
 export REACT_APP_BACKEND_WORKER_HASH="dev"
-export REACT_APP_PLUGIN_SERVICE_WORKER_HASH="dev"
 
 yarn start
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/vite.config.mts b/packages/desktop-client/vite.config.mts
index ca117fb285..d51a281eef 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/vite.config.mts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/vite.config.mts
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@ const addWatchers = (): Plugin => ({
   },
 });
 
-// Get service worker filename from environment variable
-function getServiceWorkerFilename(): string {
-  const hash = process.env.REACT_APP_PLUGIN_SERVICE_WORKER_HASH;
-  if (hash) {
-    return `plugin-sw.${hash}.js`;
-  }
-  return 'plugin-sw.js'; // fallback
-}
-
 // Inject build shims using the inject plugin
 const injectShims = (): Plugin[] => {
   const buildShims = path.resolve('./src/build-shims.js');
@@ -170,7 +161,7 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode }) => {
             registerType: 'prompt',
             strategies: 'injectManifest',
             srcDir: 'service-worker',
-            filename: getServiceWorkerFilename(),
+            filename: 'plugin-sw.js',
             manifest: {
               name: 'Actual',
               short_name: 'Actual',
@@ -182,7 +173,7 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode }) => {
             },
             injectManifest: {
               maximumFileSizeToCacheInBytes: 10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10MB
-              swSrc: `service-worker/${getServiceWorkerFilename()}`,
+              swSrc: `service-worker/plugin-sw.js`,
             },
             devOptions: {
               enabled: true, // We need service worker in dev mode to work with plugins
diff --git a/packages/plugins-service/src/plugin-service-worker.ts b/packages/plugins-service/src/plugin-service-worker.ts
index 02d116ddff..f63f43220f 100644
--- a/packages/plugins-service/src/plugin-service-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins-service/src/plugin-service-worker.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ const fileList = new Map<string, string>();
 // Log installation event
 self.addEventListener('install', (_event: ExtendableEvent) => {
   console.log('Plugins Worker installing...');
-  self.skipWaiting(); // Forces activation immediately
 });
 
 // Log activation event
@@ -64,6 +63,8 @@ self.addEventListener('fetch', (event: FetchEvent) => {
         ? pathSegments[slugIndex + 1].split('?')[0]
         : '';
     event.respondWith(handlePlugin(slug, fileName.replace('?import', '')));
+  } else {
+    event.respondWith(fetch(event.request));
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/plugins-service/vite.config.mts b/packages/plugins-service/vite.config.mts
index 1eedc93a04..a4026a29a1 100644
--- a/packages/plugins-service/vite.config.mts
+++ b/packages/plugins-service/vite.config.mts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
   const isDev = mode === 'development';
   const outDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist');
-  const buildHash = Date.now().toString(36);
 
   return {
     mode,
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
         entry: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/plugin-service-worker.ts'),
         name: 'plugin_sw',
         formats: ['iife'],
-        fileName: () =>
-          isDev ? `plugin-sw.dev.js` : `plugin-sw.${buildHash}.js`,
+        fileName: () => `plugin-sw.js`,
       },
       sourcemap: true,
       minify: isDev ? false : 'terser',
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/5963.md b/upcoming-release-notes/5963.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d55793e0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/5963.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [lelemm]
+---
+
+Fix notification display for updating the service worker in the application.
+