diff --git a/src/admin/AdminNav.tsx b/src/admin/AdminNav.tsx
index ecc00562..2185390f 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminNav.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminNav.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default async function AdminNav() {
     countPhotos,
     countUploads,
     countTags,
-    mostRecentUpdate,
+    mostRecentPhotoUpdateTime,
   ] = await Promise.all([
     getPhotosCountIncludingHiddenCached().catch(() => 0),
     getStorageUploadUrlsNoStore()
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ export default async function AdminNav() {
   if (countTags > 0) { items.push(navItemTags); }
 
   return (
-    <AdminNavClient {...{ items, mostRecentUpdate }} />
+    <AdminNavClient {...{ items, mostRecentPhotoUpdateTime }} />
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/admin/AdminNavClient.tsx b/src/admin/AdminNavClient.tsx
index 58348a5e..69709277 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminNavClient.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminNavClient.tsx
@@ -12,31 +12,43 @@ import { clsx } from 'clsx/lite';
 import { differenceInMinutes } from 'date-fns';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { BiCog } from 'react-icons/bi';
 import { FaRegClock } from 'react-icons/fa';
 
-const RECENCY_THRESHOLD = 5;
+const areTimesRecent = (dates: Date[]) => dates
+  .some(date => differenceInMinutes(new Date(), date) < 5);
 
 export default function AdminNavClient({
   items,
-  mostRecentUpdate,
+  mostRecentPhotoUpdateTime,
 }: {
   items: {
     label: string,
     href: string,
     count: number,
   }[]
-  mostRecentUpdate?: Date
+  mostRecentPhotoUpdateTime?: Date
 }) {
   const pathname = usePathname();
 
-  const { adminUpdates = [] } = useAppState();
+  const { adminUpdateTimes = [] } = useAppState();
 
-  const shouldShowBanner = useMemo(() =>
-    ((mostRecentUpdate ? [mostRecentUpdate] : []).concat(adminUpdates))
-      .some(date => differenceInMinutes(new Date(), date) < RECENCY_THRESHOLD)
-  , [mostRecentUpdate, adminUpdates]);
+  const updateTimes = useMemo(() =>
+    (mostRecentPhotoUpdateTime ? [mostRecentPhotoUpdateTime] : [])
+      .concat(adminUpdateTimes)
+  , [mostRecentPhotoUpdateTime, adminUpdateTimes]);
+
+  const [shouldShowBanner, setShouldShowBanner] =
+    useState(areTimesRecent(updateTimes));
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Check every 10 seconds if update times are recent
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() =>
+      setShouldShowBanner(areTimesRecent(updateTimes))
+    , 10_000);
+    return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }, [updateTimes]);
 
   return (
     <SiteGrid
diff --git a/src/admin/AdminPhotoMenuClient.tsx b/src/admin/AdminPhotoMenuClient.tsx
index a6fdbf0e..60b902a7 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminPhotoMenuClient.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminPhotoMenuClient.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function AdminPhotoMenuClient({
   photo: Photo
   revalidatePhoto?: RevalidatePhoto
 }) {
-  const { isUserSignedIn, addAdminUpdate } = useAppState();
+  const { isUserSignedIn, registerAdminUpdate } = useAppState();
 
   const isFav = isPhotoFav(photo);
   const path = usePathname();
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default function AdminPhotoMenuClient({
                   shouldRedirectDelete,
                 ).then(() => {
                   revalidatePhoto?.(photo.id, true);
-                  addAdminUpdate?.();
+                  registerAdminUpdate?.();
                 });
               }
             },
diff --git a/src/admin/DeleteButton.tsx b/src/admin/DeleteButton.tsx
index 7128c24f..7c570903 100644
--- a/src/admin/DeleteButton.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/DeleteButton.tsx
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ export default function DeleteButton (
     ...rest
   } = props;
 
-  const { invalidateSwr, addAdminUpdate } = useAppState();
+  const { invalidateSwr, registerAdminUpdate } = useAppState();
 
   const onFormSubmit = useCallback(() => {
     onFormSubmitProps?.();
     if (clearLocalState) {
       invalidateSwr?.();
-      addAdminUpdate?.();
+      registerAdminUpdate?.();
     }
-  }, [onFormSubmitProps, clearLocalState, invalidateSwr, addAdminUpdate]);
+  }, [onFormSubmitProps, clearLocalState, invalidateSwr, registerAdminUpdate]);
 
   return <SubmitButtonWithStatus
     {...rest}
diff --git a/src/state/AppState.ts b/src/state/AppState.ts
index 7325b540..94d90b49 100644
--- a/src/state/AppState.ts
+++ b/src/state/AppState.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ export interface AppStateContext {
   setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
   isCommandKOpen?: boolean
   setIsCommandKOpen?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
-  adminUpdates?: Date[]
-  addAdminUpdate?: () => void
+  adminUpdateTimes?: Date[]
+  registerAdminUpdate?: () => void
   shouldShowBaselineGrid?: boolean
   setShouldShowBaselineGrid?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
   clearNextPhotoAnimation?: () => void
diff --git a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
index becd004b..ac4ecf5b 100644
--- a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
     useState(true);
   const [isCommandKOpen, setIsCommandKOpen] =
     useState(false);
-  const [adminUpdates, setAdminUpdates] = useState<Date[]>([]);
+  const [adminUpdateTimes, setAdminUpdateTimes] = useState<Date[]>([]);
   const [shouldShowBaselineGrid, setShouldShowBaselineGrid] =
     useState(false);
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
   const { data } = useSWR('getCurrentUser', getCurrentUser);
   useEffect(() => setUserEmail(data?.email ?? undefined), [data]);
 
-  const addAdminUpdate = useCallback(() =>
-    setAdminUpdates(updates => [...updates, new Date()])
+  const registerAdminUpdate = useCallback(() =>
+    setAdminUpdateTimes(updates => [...updates, new Date()])
   , []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
         setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands,
         isCommandKOpen,
         setIsCommandKOpen,
-        adminUpdates,
-        addAdminUpdate,
+        adminUpdateTimes,
+        registerAdminUpdate,
         shouldShowBaselineGrid,
         setShouldShowBaselineGrid,
         clearNextPhotoAnimation: () => setNextPhotoAnimation?.(undefined),