diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.md b/docs/INSTALL.md
index e75934b21f..17213b6fe2 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.md
@@ -191,10 +191,12 @@ Pulse can self-update to the latest stable version.
 
 | Platform | Command |
 |----------|---------|
-| **Docker** | `docker pull rcourtman/pulse:vX.Y.Z && docker restart pulse` |
+| **Docker** | `docker compose pull && docker compose up -d` |
 | **Kubernetes** | `helm repo update && helm upgrade pulse pulse/pulse -n pulse` |
 | **Systemd / Proxmox LXC** | `sudo /bin/update` |
 
+Docker without Compose: `docker restart` keeps the old image running. Run `docker pull rcourtman/pulse:vX.Y.Z`, then `docker stop pulse && docker rm pulse` and re-run your original `docker run` command.
+
 ### Rollback
 If an update causes issues on systemd installations, backups are created automatically during the update process.
 
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/UpdateInstallGuide.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/UpdateInstallGuide.tsx
index 9d8614e18e..487ce8e5b1 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/UpdateInstallGuide.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/UpdateInstallGuide.tsx
@@ -162,14 +162,16 @@ export const UpdateInstallGuide: Component<UpdateInstallGuideProps> = (props) =>
           </p>
           <div class="space-y-2">
             <CopyCommandBlock
-              command={buildIdleDockerUpdateCommand()}
+              command={buildIdleDockerComposeCommand()}
               codeClass="block rounded-md border border-border bg-base p-2.5 font-mono text-xs text-blue-400"
             />
             <p class="text-[10px] text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400">
-              Or with Docker Compose:{' '}
+              Not using Compose?{' '}
               <code class="rounded bg-blue-100 px-1 py-0.5 text-[10px] dark:bg-blue-800">
-                {buildIdleDockerComposeCommand()}
-              </code>
+                {buildIdleDockerUpdateCommand()}
+              </code>{' '}
+              then re-run your original docker run command. A plain docker restart keeps the old
+              image running.
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/updatesSettingsModel.ts b/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/updatesSettingsModel.ts
index c87cd2f38f..56028f75f0 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/updatesSettingsModel.ts
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/updatesSettingsModel.ts
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ export function getUpdateChannelCardOptions(
   ];
 }
 
-export function buildIdleDockerUpdateCommand(): string {
-  return 'docker pull rcourtman/pulse:latest && docker restart pulse';
+export function buildIdleDockerComposeCommand(): string {
+  return 'docker compose pull && docker compose up -d';
 }
 
-export function buildIdleDockerComposeCommand(): string {
-  return 'docker-compose pull && docker-compose up -d';
+export function buildIdleDockerUpdateCommand(): string {
+  return 'docker pull rcourtman/pulse:latest && docker stop pulse && docker rm pulse';
 }
 
 export function buildUpdateInstallGuide(
@@ -96,19 +96,14 @@ export function buildUpdateInstallGuide(
       introText,
       steps: [
         {
-          id: 'docker-pull',
-          title: 'Pull the latest image',
-          command: `docker pull rcourtman/pulse:${dockerImageTag}`,
+          id: 'docker-compose-update',
+          title: 'Pull the new image and recreate the container',
+          command: 'docker compose pull && docker compose up -d',
         },
         {
-          id: 'docker-restart',
-          title: 'Restart the container',
-          command: 'docker restart pulse',
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'docker-compose-note',
+          id: 'docker-manual-note',
           title: '',
-          note: 'Or use Docker Compose: docker-compose pull && docker-compose up -d',
+          note: `Not using Compose? Run docker pull rcourtman/pulse:${dockerImageTag}, then docker stop pulse && docker rm pulse and re-run your original docker run command. A plain docker restart keeps the old image running.`,
         },
       ],
     };
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
index c89562a3d3..964a009870 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export function UpdateBanner() {
       case 'proxmoxve':
         return "ProxmoxVE users: type 'update' in console";
       case 'docker':
-        return 'Docker: pull latest image';
+        return 'Docker: pull image and recreate container';
       case 'source':
         return 'Source: pull and rebuild';
       case 'mock':