diff --git a/files/systemd/system/flag-update-downloaded.service b/files/systemd/system/flag-update-downloaded.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dde8c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/systemd/system/flag-update-downloaded.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Create a file to flag that an update has been downloaded
+After=bootc-status-updated.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=exec
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/touch /tmp/hydro-os-updated
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=bootc-status-updated.target
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diff --git a/files/systemd/user/bootc-status-updated.path b/files/systemd/user/bootc-status-updated.path
index 0b85fbf..f38a4d0 100644
--- a/files/systemd/user/bootc-status-updated.path
+++ b/files/systemd/user/bootc-status-updated.path
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Monitor bootc for status changes
 Documentation=man:bootc-status-updated.path(5)
-ConditionPathExists=/run/ostree-booted
 
 [Path]
-PathChanged=/ostree/bootc
+PathExists=/tmp/hydro-os-updated
 Unit=bootc-status-updated.target
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/files/systemd/user/bootc-status-updated.target b/files/systemd/user/bootc-status-updated.target
index 9fabc15..c74140d 100644
--- a/files/systemd/user/bootc-status-updated.target
+++ b/files/systemd/user/bootc-status-updated.target
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Target for bootc status changes
 Documentation=man:bootc-status-updated.target(5)
-StopWhenUnneeded=true
-ConditionPathExists=/run/ostree-booted
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+StopWhenUnneeded=true
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