diff --git a/src/claude-settings.ts b/src/claude-settings.ts
index 91feb1b..e4d2281 100644
--- a/src/claude-settings.ts
+++ b/src/claude-settings.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ export async function saveClaudeSettings(settings: ClaudeSettings): Promise<void
 
 export async function isInstalled(): Promise<boolean> {
     const settings = await loadClaudeSettings();
-    return settings.statusLine?.command === 'npx -y ccstatusline@latest';
+    // Check if command is correct AND padding is 0 (or undefined for new installs)
+    return settings.statusLine?.command === 'npx -y ccstatusline@latest' && 
+           (settings.statusLine.padding === 0 || settings.statusLine.padding === undefined);
 }
 
 export async function installStatusLine(): Promise<void> {
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ export async function installStatusLine(): Promise<void> {
     settings.statusLine = {
         type: 'command',
         command: 'npx -y ccstatusline@latest',
-        padding: 1
+        padding: 0
     };
 
     await saveClaudeSettings(settings);
diff --git a/src/tui.tsx b/src/tui.tsx
index cb5b481..0884c35 100644
--- a/src/tui.tsx
+++ b/src/tui.tsx
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
             if (existing && existing !== 'npx -y ccstatusline@latest') {
                 message = `This will modify ~/.claude/settings.json\n\nA status line is already configured: "${existing}"\nReplace it with npx -y ccstatusline@latest?`;
             } else if (existing === 'npx -y ccstatusline@latest') {
-                message = 'ccstatusline is already installed in ~/.claude/settings.json\nReinstall it?';
+                message = 'ccstatusline is already installed in ~/.claude/settings.json\nUpdate it with the latest options?';
             } else {
                 message = 'This will modify ~/.claude/settings.json to add ccstatusline.\nContinue?';
             }