diff --git a/lnbits/core/views/api.py b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
index 5715ee62..ba7ed2a9 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/views/api.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from genericpath import isfile
 from loguru import logger
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from pydantic.fields import Field
-from sse_starlette.sse import EventSourceResponse
+from sse_starlette.sse import EventSourceResponse, ServerSentEvent
 from starlette.responses import StreamingResponse
 
 from lnbits import bolt11, lnurl
@@ -800,7 +800,13 @@ async def api_install_extension(
 
         # todo: is admin only
         # lnbits/extensions/satspay/upgrade/111/satspay/__init__.py
-        ext = Extension(code=extension.id, is_valid=True, is_admin_only=False, name=extension.name, version="111")
+        ext = Extension(
+            code=extension.id,
+            is_valid=True,
+            is_admin_only=False,
+            name=extension.name,
+            version="111",
+        )
 
         # current_versions = await get_dbversions()
         # current_version = current_versions.get(ext.code, 0)
@@ -809,6 +815,7 @@ async def api_install_extension(
         # disable by default
         await update_user_extension(user_id=USER_ID_ALL, extension=ext_id, active=False)
         settings.lnbits_disabled_extensions += [ext_id]
+        settings.LNBITS_UPGRADED_EXTENSIONS += [f"{ext.version}/{ext.code}"] #todo: re-visit
 
         # mount routes at the very end
         core_app_extra.register_new_ext_routes(ext)
diff --git a/lnbits/helpers.py b/lnbits/helpers.py
index 346ebc1b..9dec9566 100644
--- a/lnbits/helpers.py
+++ b/lnbits/helpers.py
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ class EnabledExtensionMiddleware:
             await response(scope, receive, send)
             return
 
+        # re-route trafic if the extension has been upgraded
+        upgraded_extensions = list(
+            filter(
+                lambda ext: ext.endswith(f"/{pathname}"), g().config.LNBITS_UPGRADED_EXTENSIONS)
+            )
+        if len(upgraded_extensions) != 0:
+            upgrade_path = upgraded_extensions[0]
+            tail = "/".join(rest)
+            scope["path"] = f"/upgrades/{upgrade_path}/{tail}"
+
+
         await self.app(scope, receive, send)
 
 
diff --git a/lnbits/settings.py b/lnbits/settings.py
index d00d038d..44113d32 100644
--- a/lnbits/settings.py
+++ b/lnbits/settings.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class UsersSettings(LNbitsSettings):
     lnbits_admin_extensions: List[str] = Field(default=[])
     lnbits_disabled_extensions: List[str] = Field(default=[])
     lnbits_extensions_manifests: List[str] = Field(default=[])
-
+    # LNBITS_UPGRADED_EXTENSIONS: List[str] = [] # todo: 
 
 class ThemesSettings(LNbitsSettings):
     lnbits_site_title: str = Field(default="LNbits")