diff --git a/.vortex/installer/src/Prompts/Handlers/Starter.php b/.vortex/installer/src/Prompts/Handlers/Starter.php
index 701f50338..5f1c6413a 100644
--- a/.vortex/installer/src/Prompts/Handlers/Starter.php
+++ b/.vortex/installer/src/Prompts/Handlers/Starter.php
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ public function discover(): null|string|bool|array {
     return NULL;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function shouldRun(array $responses): bool {
+    return !$this->isInstalled();
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
diff --git a/.vortex/installer/src/Prompts/PromptManager.php b/.vortex/installer/src/Prompts/PromptManager.php
index e171dd66a..ee4d96382 100644
--- a/.vortex/installer/src/Prompts/PromptManager.php
+++ b/.vortex/installer/src/Prompts/PromptManager.php
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ public function runPrompts(): void {
       ->add(fn(array $r, $pr, $n): string => text(...$this->args(Domain::class, NULL, $r)), Domain::id())
 
       ->intro('Drupal')
-      ->add(fn(array $r, $pr, $n): int|string => select(...$this->args(Starter::class, NULL, $r)), Starter::id())
+      ->addIf(
+          fn(array $r): bool => $this->handlers[Starter::id()]->shouldRun($r),
+          fn(array $r, $pr, $n): int|string => select(...$this->args(Starter::class, NULL, $r)),
+          Starter::id()
+        )
       ->add(
           fn(array $r, $pr, $n): string => $this->resolveOrPrompt(Profile::id(), $r, fn(): int|string => select(...$this->args(Profile::class))),
           Profile::id()
@@ -233,6 +237,11 @@ public function runPrompts(): void {
       $responses[DatabaseDownloadSource::id()] = DatabaseDownloadSource::NONE;
     }
 
+    // Handle Starter when the installer is running in update mode.
+    if ($this->config->isVortexProject() && !isset($responses[Starter::id()])) {
+      $responses[Starter::id()] = Starter::LOAD_DATABASE_DEMO;
+    }
+
     if ($this->config->getNoInteraction()) {
       Tui::output()->setVerbosity($original_verbosity);
     }
diff --git a/.vortex/installer/tests/Unit/Handlers/StarterPromptManagerTest.php b/.vortex/installer/tests/Unit/Handlers/StarterPromptManagerTest.php
index 2348203d6..add9b2f91 100644
--- a/.vortex/installer/tests/Unit/Handlers/StarterPromptManagerTest.php
+++ b/.vortex/installer/tests/Unit/Handlers/StarterPromptManagerTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use DrevOps\VortexInstaller\Prompts\Handlers\Profile;
 use DrevOps\VortexInstaller\Prompts\Handlers\Starter;
+use DrevOps\VortexInstaller\Utils\Config;
 use Laravel\Prompts\Key;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ function (AbstractPromptManagerTestCase $test): void {
           // Noop.
         },
       ],
+
+      'starter - installed project - skipped' => [
+        [],
+        [Starter::id() => Starter::LOAD_DATABASE_DEMO] + static::getExpectedInstalled(),
+        function (AbstractPromptManagerTestCase $test, Config $config): void {
+          $test->stubVortexProject($config);
+        },
+      ],
     ];
   }