diff --git a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/tests/diff/replay_script.py b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/tests/diff/replay_script.py
index 109f32e47ada96..91e6d3b921d1ca 100644
--- a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/tests/diff/replay_script.py
+++ b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/tests/diff/replay_script.py
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ def setup_update_available(available: bool = True) -> None:
     params.remove("UpdaterTargetBranch")
 
 
+def set_updater_state(state: str) -> None:
+  Params().put("UpdaterState", state, block=True)
+
+
 def setup_calibration_params() -> None:
   params = Params()
   # live calibration
@@ -479,6 +483,9 @@ def type_keyboard() -> None:
   # === Settings - Software ===
   script.setup(lambda: setup_update_available(False), wait_after=0)  # start with no update available
   script.click(278, 720)  # software
+  script.setup(lambda: set_updater_state("checking..."))  # updater mid-check
+  script.setup(lambda: set_updater_state("downloading..."))  # updater mid-download
+  script.setup(lambda: set_updater_state("idle"), wait_after=0)
   for _ in range(2):
     script.click(720, 120)  # toggle current release notes
   script.setup(setup_update_available)  # set update available
diff --git a/openpilot/system/ui/widgets/list_view.py b/openpilot/system/ui/widgets/list_view.py
index 82613c37c8efac..705cb476de34ba 100644
--- a/openpilot/system/ui/widgets/list_view.py
+++ b/openpilot/system/ui/widgets/list_view.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import math
 import os
 import pyray as rl
 from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -104,7 +105,9 @@ def get_width_hint(self) -> float:
     value_text = self.value
     if value_text:
       text_width = measure_text_cached(self._font, value_text, ITEM_TEXT_FONT_SIZE).x
-      return text_width + BUTTON_WIDTH + TEXT_PADDING
+      # round up so the width survives float32 storage in rl.Rectangle, otherwise the
+      # value label can come out a fraction of a pixel too narrow and get elided
+      return math.ceil(text_width) + BUTTON_WIDTH + TEXT_PADDING
     else:
       return BUTTON_WIDTH