diff --git a/internal/core/templates/console.html b/internal/core/templates/console.html
index 53b506c..24697f9 100644
--- a/internal/core/templates/console.html
+++ b/internal/core/templates/console.html
@@ -14,17 +14,25 @@
 </div>
 
 {{/* Confirm/location prompts. Connecting the modem sends a signed login that
-confirms access (server-side); these banners reflect the state at page load and
-are hidden live by console.js once a confirmed/location status arrives. */}}
+confirms access (server-side). These reflect the state at page load; console.js
+then updates them live — hiding the confirm prompt and revealing the location
+prompt once a "confirmed" status arrives, and hiding the location prompt once a
+"location" status arrives. The location prompt is always rendered when no
+location is stored (hidden until the repeater is confirmed with admin) so the
+swap needs no new markup. The flex row is nested so the [hidden] attribute wins
+(Bootstrap's .d-flex is display:flex !important and would otherwise show it). */}}
 {{if not .Repeater.Confirmed}}
 <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert" data-testid="confirm-banner">
   This repeater hasn't been confirmed yet. Connect your modem below — MeshTender will send a signed login
   to verify it has access. Confirming happens automatically as soon as the repeater replies.
 </div>
-{{else if and .Repeater.IsAdmin (not .Repeater.Latitude)}}
-<div class="alert alert-info d-flex align-items-center" role="alert" data-testid="location-banner">
-  <div class="flex-fill">This repeater is confirmed, but its location isn't known yet.</div>
-  <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary ms-3" data-fetch-location data-testid="fetch-location">{{template "icon-map-pin" "me-1"}}Fetch location</button>
+{{end}}
+{{if not .Repeater.Latitude}}
+<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert" data-testid="location-banner"{{if not (and .Repeater.Confirmed .Repeater.IsAdmin)}} hidden{{end}}>
+  <div class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between">
+    <div class="me-3">This repeater's location isn't known yet.</div>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary flex-shrink-0" data-fetch-location data-testid="fetch-location">{{template "icon-map-pin" "me-1"}}Fetch location</button>
+  </div>
 </div>
 {{end}}
 
diff --git a/internal/e2e/console_confirm_test.go b/internal/e2e/console_confirm_test.go
index be306c6..32caeff 100644
--- a/internal/e2e/console_confirm_test.go
+++ b/internal/e2e/console_confirm_test.go
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ func TestE2EConsoleConfirmBanner(t *testing.T) {
 	bctx, cancel, watch := startBrowser(t)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	// --- unconfirmed: confirm-banner present, location-banner absent ---
-	var confirmBanner, locBannerA bool
+	// --- unconfirmed: confirm-banner visible; location-banner present but hidden
+	// (it's revealed live by console.js once the repeater confirms with admin) ---
+	var confirmBanner, locBannerHidden bool
 	if err := chromedp.Run(bctx,
 		network.Enable(),
 		cdplog.Enable(),
@@ -41,15 +42,17 @@ func TestE2EConsoleConfirmBanner(t *testing.T) {
 		chromedp.Navigate(srv.appURL+"/repeaters/"+unconfirmed.PublicID+"/console"),
 		chromedp.WaitVisible(`[data-testid="allowed-commands"]`, chromedp.ByQuery),
 		chromedp.Evaluate(`!!document.querySelector('[data-testid="confirm-banner"]')`, &confirmBanner),
-		chromedp.Evaluate(`!!document.querySelector('[data-testid="location-banner"]')`, &locBannerA),
+		// Computed display must be none — guards the Bootstrap gotcha where .d-flex
+		// (display:flex !important) would override the [hidden] attribute.
+		chromedp.Evaluate(`(function () { var b = document.querySelector('[data-testid="location-banner"]'); return !!b && getComputedStyle(b).display === 'none'; })()`, &locBannerHidden),
 	); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("browser run (unconfirmed): %v", err)
 	}
 	if !confirmBanner {
 		t.Error("unconfirmed repeater console is missing the confirm banner")
 	}
-	if locBannerA {
-		t.Error("unconfirmed repeater console should not show the location banner")
+	if !locBannerHidden {
+		t.Error("unconfirmed repeater console should render the location banner hidden (revealed after confirm)")
 	}
 
 	// --- confirmed, no location: location-banner + fetch button, no confirm banner ---
diff --git a/internal/web/static/console.js b/internal/web/static/console.js
index 907766f..536be21 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/console.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/console.js
@@ -181,8 +181,13 @@
   document.addEventListener("mesh:status", (ev) => {
     const state = ev.detail && ev.detail.state;
     if (state === "confirmed") {
-      const b = document.querySelector('[data-testid="confirm-banner"]');
-      if (b) b.hidden = true;
+      // Admin login just confirmed the repeater: drop the "not confirmed" prompt
+      // and reveal the location prompt (rendered hidden when no location is
+      // stored). If a location is already known the prompt isn't in the DOM.
+      const confirmBanner = document.querySelector('[data-testid="confirm-banner"]');
+      if (confirmBanner) confirmBanner.hidden = true;
+      const locationBanner = document.querySelector('[data-testid="location-banner"]');
+      if (locationBanner) locationBanner.hidden = false;
     }
     if (state === "location") {
       const b = document.querySelector('[data-testid="location-banner"]');