diff --git a/scripts/js/footer.js b/scripts/js/footer.js
index 47719f29..019ff6d9 100644
--- a/scripts/js/footer.js
+++ b/scripts/js/footer.js
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ function updateVersionInfo() {
     let updateAvailable = false;
     let dockerUpdate = false;
     let isDocker = false;
+    let versionWarning = false;
     $("#versions").empty();
     $("#update-hint").empty();
 
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ function updateVersionInfo() {
               "</a>";
             if (v.remote === null) {
               // No remote version available, we cannot determine if an update is available
-              localVersion = v.local + " (Latest: N/A)";
+              versionWarning = true;
             } else if (versionCompare(v.local, v.remote) === -1) {
               // Update available
               updateComponentAvailable = true;
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ function updateVersionInfo() {
         if (v.name === "Docker Tag") {
           if (v.remote === null) {
             // No remote version available, we cannot determine if an update is available
-            localVersion = v.local + " (Latest: N/A)";
+            versionWarning = true;
           } else if (versionCompare(v.local, v.remote) === -1) {
             // Display update information for the docker tag
             updateComponentAvailable = true;
@@ -575,6 +576,13 @@ function updateVersionInfo() {
       }
     }
 
+    // Display message asking to run updatechecker, to populate versions file
+    if (versionWarning) {
+      $("#versions").append(
+        "<p><small>The <code>versions</code> file is incomplete. Please execute <code>sudo pihole updatechecker</code> on the command line.</small></p>"
+      );
+    }
+
     if (dockerUpdate)
       $("#update-hint").html(
         'To install updates, <a href="https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole#upgrading-persistence-and-customizations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">replace this old container with a fresh upgraded image</a>.'