diff --git a/homepage/style.css b/homepage/style.css
index db0266f..4b6fe59 100644
--- a/homepage/style.css
+++ b/homepage/style.css
@@ -790,3 +790,7 @@ pre.bash {
   width: 100%;
   display: inline-block;
 }
+
+#toolsbtn {
+  min-width: max-content;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/homepage/views.php b/homepage/views.php
index dd75f00..aada46e 100644
--- a/homepage/views.php
+++ b/homepage/views.php
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ if(!isset($_SESSION['behind'])) {
   }
   </style>
 <?php }}
+
+if (file_exists('./scripts/thisrun.txt')) {
+  $config = parse_ini_file('./scripts/thisrun.txt');
+} elseif (file_exists('./scripts/firstrun.ini')) {
+  $config = parse_ini_file('./scripts/firstrun.ini');
+}
 ?>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css?v=6.22.22">
 <style>
@@ -49,8 +55,8 @@ body::-webkit-scrollbar {
 <form action="" method="GET" id="views">
   <button type="submit" name="view" value="View Log" form="views">View Log</button>
 </form>
-<form action="" method="GET" id="views">
-  <button type="submit" name="view" value="Tools" form="views">Tools<?php if(isset($_SESSION['behind']) && intval($_SESSION['behind']) >= 50){ $updatediv = ' <div class="updatenumber">'.$_SESSION["behind"].'</div>'; } else { $updatediv = ""; } echo $updatediv; ?></button>
+<form action="" id="toolsbtn" method="GET" id="views">
+  <button type="submit" name="view" value="Tools" form="views">Tools<?php if(isset($_SESSION['behind']) && intval($_SESSION['behind']) >= 50 && ($config['SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR'] != 1)){ $updatediv = ' <div class="updatenumber">'.$_SESSION["behind"].'</div>'; } else { $updatediv = ""; } echo $updatediv; ?></button>
 </form>
 <button href="javascript:void(0);" class="icon" onclick="myFunction()"><img src="images/menu.png"></button>
 </div>
@@ -93,11 +99,6 @@ if(isset($_GET['view'])){
   if($_GET['view'] == "Streamlit"){echo "<iframe src=\"/stats\"></iframe>";}
   if($_GET['view'] == "Daily Charts"){include('history.php');}
   if($_GET['view'] == "Tools"){
-    if (file_exists('./scripts/thisrun.txt')) {
-      $config = parse_ini_file('./scripts/thisrun.txt');
-    } elseif (file_exists('./scripts/firstrun.ini')) {
-      $config = parse_ini_file('./scripts/firstrun.ini');
-    }
     $caddypwd = $config['CADDY_PWD'];
     if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])) {
       header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="My Realm"');
diff --git a/scripts/advanced.php b/scripts/advanced.php
index ebe7c33..17e5eed 100644
--- a/scripts/advanced.php
+++ b/scripts/advanced.php
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ if(isset($_GET['submit'])) {
       $contents2 = preg_replace("/AUDIOFMT=.*/", "AUDIOFMT=$audiofmt", $contents2);
     }
   }
+  if(isset($_GET["silence_update_indicator"])) {
+    $silence_update_indicator = 1;
+    if(strcmp($silence_update_indicator,$config['SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR']) !== 0) {
+      $contents = preg_replace("/SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=.*/", "SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=$silence_update_indicator", $contents);
+      $contents2 = preg_replace("/SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=.*/", "SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=$silence_update_indicator", $contents2);
+    }
+  } else {
+    $contents = preg_replace("/SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=.*/", "SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=0", $contents);
+    $contents2 = preg_replace("/SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=.*/", "SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=0", $contents2);
+  }
 
   $fh = fopen('/etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf', "w");
   $fh2 = fopen("./scripts/thisrun.txt", "w");
@@ -250,7 +260,8 @@ foreach($formats as $format){
       <label for="sensitivity">Sigmoid Sensitivity: </label>
       <input name="sensitivity" type="number" min="0.5" max="1.5" step="0.01" value="<?php print($newconfig['SENSITIVITY']);?>" required/><br>
       <p>Min=0.5, Max=1.5</p>
-      <br><br>
+      <label for="silence_update_indicator">Silence Update Indicator: </label>
+      <input type="checkbox" name="silence_update_indicator" <?php if($newconfig['SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR'] == 1) { echo "checked"; };?> ><br><br><br>
       <input type="hidden" name="view" value="Advanced">
       <button onclick="if(<?php print($newconfig['PRIVACY_THRESHOLD']);?> != document.getElementById('privacy_threshold').value){return confirm('This will take about 90 seconds.')}" type="submit" name="submit" value="advanced">
 <?php
diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index 1f61600..85ce5c1 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ if [[ "$pytest_installation_status" = "not installed" ]];then
   $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/pip3 install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-mock==3.7.0
 fi
 
+if ! grep SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
+  sudo -u$USER echo "SILENCE_UPDATE_INDICATOR=0" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
+fi
+
 
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 restart_services.sh