diff --git a/bauh/core/controller.py b/bauh/core/controller.py
index b96e869d..bd94425f 100755
--- a/bauh/core/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/core/controller.py
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ class GenericApplicationManager(ApplicationManager):
         if man:
             return man.clean_cache_for(app)
 
-    def update(self, app: Application, root_password: str) -> SystemProcess:
+    def update(self, app: Application, root_password: str, handler: ProcessHandler) -> bool:
         man = self._get_manager_for(app)
 
         if man:
-            return man.update(app, root_password)
+            return man.update(app, root_password, handler)
 
     def uninstall(self, app: Application, root_password: str, handler: ProcessHandler) -> bool:
         man = self._get_manager_for(app)
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
index 3b711b6e..b0891fb5 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class AsyncAction(QThread, ProcessHandler):
         return proc.subproc.returncode is None or proc.subproc.returncode == 0
 
 
-class UpdateSelectedApps(AsyncAction):
+class UpdateSelectedApps(AsyncAction, ProcessHandler):
 
     signal_finished = pyqtSignal(bool, int)
     signal_status = pyqtSignal(str)
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ class UpdateSelectedApps(AsyncAction):
 
         for app in self.apps_to_update:
             self.signal_status.emit(app.model.base_data.name)
-            process = self.manager.update(app.model, self.root_password)
-            success = self.notify_subproc_outputs(process, self.signal_output)
+            success = self.manager.update(app.model, self.root_password, self)
 
             if not success:
                 break
@@ -82,6 +81,13 @@ class UpdateSelectedApps(AsyncAction):
         self.signal_finished.emit(success, len(self.apps_to_update))
         self.apps_to_update = None
 
+    def handle(self, proc: SystemProcess) -> bool:
+        return self.notify_subproc_outputs(proc, self.signal_output)
+
+    def notify(self, msg: str):
+        if msg:
+            self.signal_output.emit(msg)
+
 
 class RefreshApps(QThread):
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/window.py b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
index 3c18096b..ff4a26aa 100755
--- a/bauh/view/qt/window.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ class ManageWindow(QWidget):
 
     def downgrade_app(self, app: ApplicationView):
         pwd = None
-        requires_root = self.manager.requires_root('downgrade', self.table_apps.get_selected_app().model)
+        requires_root = self.manager.requires_root('downgrade', app.model)
 
         if not is_root() and requires_root:
             pwd, ok = ask_root_password(self.locale_keys)