diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/deploy.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/deploy.cc
index ebaab897a2..f1ba5a5fcf 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/deploy.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/deploy.cc
@@ -51,30 +51,11 @@ void Sculpt::Deploy::_gen_missing_dependencies(Xml_generator &xml, Start_name co
 
 void Sculpt::Deploy::gen_child_diagnostics(Xml_generator &xml) const
 {
-	bool all_children_ok = true;
-	_children.for_each_unsatisfied_child([&] (Xml_node, Xml_node) {
-		all_children_ok = false; });
-
-	if (all_children_ok)
-		return;
-
 	int count = 0;
-	gen_named_node(xml, "frame", "diagnostics", [&] () {
-		xml.node("vbox", [&] () {
-
-			xml.node("label", [&] () {
-				xml.attribute("text", "Diagnostics"); });
-
-			xml.node("float", [&] () {
-				xml.node("vbox", [&] () {
-					_children.for_each_unsatisfied_child([&] (Xml_node start, Xml_node launcher) {
-						Start_name const name = start.attribute_value("name", Start_name());
-						_gen_missing_dependencies(xml, name, start,    count);
-						_gen_missing_dependencies(xml, name, launcher, count);
-					});
-				});
-			});
-		});
+	_children.for_each_unsatisfied_child([&] (Xml_node start, Xml_node launcher) {
+		Start_name const name = start.attribute_value("name", Start_name());
+		_gen_missing_dependencies(xml, name, start,    count);
+		_gen_missing_dependencies(xml, name, launcher, count);
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/deploy.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/deploy.h
index 959bec4732..9e4a6ba001 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/deploy.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/deploy.h
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ struct Sculpt::Deploy
 	 */
 	bool update_child_conditions();
 
+	bool any_unsatisfied_child() const
+	{
+		bool all_satisfied = true;
+		_children.for_each_unsatisfied_child([&] (Xml_node, Xml_node) {
+			all_satisfied = false; });
+		return !all_satisfied;
+	}
+
 	void _gen_missing_dependencies(Xml_generator &, Start_name const &, Xml_node, int &) const;
 
 	void gen_child_diagnostics(Xml_generator &xml) const;
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
index 51a988df40..4724f00657 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/main.cc
@@ -284,7 +284,43 @@ struct Sculpt::Main : Input_event_handler,
 							xml.attribute("font", "title/regular");
 						});
 
-						_deploy.gen_child_diagnostics(xml);
+						bool const network_missing = _deploy.update_needed()
+						                         && !_network._nic_state.ready();
+						bool const show_diagnostics =
+							_deploy.any_unsatisfied_child() || network_missing;
+
+						auto gen_network_diagnostics = [&] (Xml_generator &xml)
+						{
+							if (!network_missing)
+								return;
+
+							gen_named_node(xml, "hbox", "network", [&] () {
+								gen_named_node(xml, "float", "left", [&] () {
+									xml.attribute("west", "yes");
+									xml.node("label", [&] () {
+										xml.attribute("text", "network needed for installation");
+										xml.attribute("font", "annotation/regular");
+									});
+								});
+							});
+						};
+
+						if (show_diagnostics) {
+							gen_named_node(xml, "frame", "diagnostics", [&] () {
+								xml.node("vbox", [&] () {
+
+									xml.node("label", [&] () {
+										xml.attribute("text", "Diagnostics"); });
+
+									xml.node("float", [&] () {
+										xml.node("vbox", [&] () {
+											gen_network_diagnostics(xml);
+											_deploy.gen_child_diagnostics(xml);
+										});
+									});
+								});
+							});
+						}
 
 						Xml_node const state = _update_state_rom.xml();
 						if (_update_running() && state.attribute_value("progress", false))