diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js.php b/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js.php
index f5e65332d..e6af2a8b6 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/console.js.php
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 var consoleRefreshTimeout = <?php echo 1000*ZM_WEB_REFRESH_MAIN ?>;
 
 <?php
-if ( ZM_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES && canEdit('System') && ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION && ( verNum(ZM_VERSION) < verNum(ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION) ) && ( verNum(ZM_DYN_CURR_VERSION) < verNum(ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION) ) && ( ZM_DYN_NEXT_REMINDER < time() ) ) {
-  $showVersionPopup = true;
-} elseif ( ZM_DYN_SHOW_DONATE_REMINDER ) {
-  if ( canEdit('System') ) {
+if ( canEdit('System') ) {
+  if ( ZM_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES && ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION && ( verNum(ZM_VERSION) < verNum(ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION) ) && ( verNum(ZM_DYN_CURR_VERSION) < verNum(ZM_DYN_LAST_VERSION) ) && ( ZM_DYN_NEXT_REMINDER < time() ) ) {
+    $showVersionPopup = true;
+    $nextReminder = time() + 60*60;
+    // limit popups to one per hour instead of on every console refresh.
+    dbQuery("UPDATE Config SET Value = '".$nextReminder."' WHERE Name = 'ZM_DYN_NEXT_REMINDER'");
+
+  } else if ( ZM_DYN_SHOW_DONATE_REMINDER ) {
     if ( ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME > 0 ) {
       if ( ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME < time() ) {
         $showDonatePopup = true;
       }
     } else {
       $nextReminder = time() + 30*24*60*60;
-      dbQuery( "update Config set Value = '".$nextReminder."' where Name = 'ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME'" );
+      dbQuery("UPDATE Config SET Value = '".$nextReminder."' WHERE Name = 'ZM_DYN_DONATE_REMINDER_TIME'");
     }
   }
-}
+} // end if canEdit('System')
 ?>
 var showVersionPopup = <?php echo isset($showVersionPopup )?'true':'false' ?>;
 var showDonatePopup = <?php echo isset($showDonatePopup )?'true':'false' ?>;