diff --git a/files/app/main/status/e/packages.ut b/files/app/main/status/e/packages.ut
index d7470630..60b15973 100755
--- a/files/app/main/status/e/packages.ut
+++ b/files/app/main/status/e/packages.ut
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ const po = getPackageOptions();
     {{_R("dialog-header", "Packages")}}
     <div id="package-update">
         {{_R("dialog-messages")}}
+        {% if (!hardware.isLowMemNode()) { %}
         <div class="cols">
             <div>
                 <div class="o">Download Package</div>
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ const po = getPackageOptions();
         {{_H("Upload a package file from your computer. Once the package has been selected it can be uploaded and installed
         using the button at the base of the dialog.")}}
         <div><hr></div>
+        {% } %}
         <div class="cols">
             <div>
                 <div class="o">Remove Package</div>
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ const po = getPackageOptions();
         </div>
         {{_H("Remove a currently installed package from the node by first selecting it and
         then using the button at the based of the dialog to remove it.")}}
+        {% if (!hardware.isLowMemNode()) { %}
         {{_R("dialog-advanced")}}
         <div>
         {% if (includeAdvanced) { %}
@@ -290,13 +293,14 @@ const po = getPackageOptions();
             to a local server, especially if you'd like to do this without a connection to the Internet.")}}
         {% } %}
         </div>
+        {% } %}
         <div style="flex:1"></div>
         <div class="cols" style="padding-top:16px">
             <div id="package-upload">
                 <progress value="0" max="100">
             </div>
             <div style="flex:0">
-                <button id="fetch-and-update" disabled hx-trigger="none" hx-encoding="multipart/form-data">Fetch and Install</button>
+                <button id="fetch-and-update" disabled hx-trigger="none" hx-encoding="multipart/form-data">{{!hardware.isLowMemNode() ? 'Fetch and Install' : 'Remove'}}</button>
             </div>
         </div>
         {{_H("<br>Depending on the package option selected above, this button will initiate the download, upload, install or remove process.")}}
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@ const po = getPackageOptions();
                     source: e.currentTarget,
                     swap: "none"
                 }).then(_ => {
-                    htmx.find("#fetch-and-update").innerText = "Fetch and Install";
+                    htmx.find("#fetch-and-update").innerText = !hardware.isLowMemNode() ? "Fetch and Install" : "Remove";
                     htmx.find("#remove-package").value = "-";
                 });
             }
diff --git a/files/app/partial/general.ut b/files/app/partial/general.ut
index c26668f6..31c22f07 100755
--- a/files/app/partial/general.ut
+++ b/files/app/partial/general.ut
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
 {{_R("health")}}
 </div>
 {{_R("firmware")}}
-{% if (auth.isAdmin && !hardware.isLowMemNode()) { %}
-<div id="packages" class="ctrl" hx-get="status/e/packages" hx-target="#ctrl-modal">
 {{_R("packages")}}
-</div>
-{% } %}
 <hr>
 {{_R("network")}}
diff --git a/files/app/partial/packages.ut b/files/app/partial/packages.ut
index 5e2eaefb..65c99c27 100755
--- a/files/app/partial/packages.ut
+++ b/files/app/partial/packages.ut
@@ -33,21 +33,26 @@
  */
 %}
 {%
-let count = 0;
-if (!fs.access("/etc/cron.boot/reinstall-packages")) {
-    const opkgs = {};
-    map(split(fs.readfile("/etc/permpkg"), "\n"), p => opkgs[p] = true);
-    const f = fs.popen("/bin/opkg list-installed");
-    if (f) {
-        for (let l = f.read("line"); length(l); l = f.read("line")) {
-            const m = match(l, /^[^ \t]+/);
-            if (m && !opkgs[m[0]]) {
-                count++;
+if (auth.isAdmin) {
+    let count = 0;
+    if (!fs.access("/etc/cron.boot/reinstall-packages")) {
+        const opkgs = {};
+        map(split(fs.readfile("/etc/permpkg"), "\n"), p => opkgs[p] = true);
+        const f = fs.popen("/bin/opkg list-installed");
+        if (f) {
+            for (let l = f.read("line"); length(l); l = f.read("line")) {
+                const m = match(l, /^[^ \t]+/);
+                if (m && !opkgs[m[0]]) {
+                    count++;
+                }
             }
+            f.close();
         }
-        f.close();
     }
-}
+    if (count > 0 || !hardware.isLowMemNode()) {
 %}
-<div class="t">{{count}}</div>
-<div class="s">installed packages</div>
+<div id="packages" class="ctrl" hx-get="status/e/packages" hx-target="#ctrl-modal">
+    <div class="t">{{count}}</div>
+    <div class="s">installed packages</div>
+</div>
+{% } } %}