diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 22dbce1115cd..a9c7dfd188f3 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 17.8
 -----
-
+* [*] Fixed a bug where the web version of the editor did not load when using an account created before December 2018. [#14762]
 
 17.7
 -----
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
index 4799f1907042..71ef5830b394 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
@@ -2295,9 +2295,9 @@ private GutenbergPropsBuilder getGutenbergPropsBuilder() {
         Bundle themeBundle = (editorTheme != null) ? editorTheme.getThemeSupport().toBundle() : null;
 
         boolean isUnsupportedBlockEditorEnabled =
-                mSite.isWPCom() || (mIsJetpackSsoEnabled && "gutenberg".equals(mSite.getWebEditor()));
+                mSite.isWPCom() || mIsJetpackSsoEnabled;
 
-        boolean unsupportedBlockEditorSwitch = !mIsJetpackSsoEnabled && "gutenberg".equals(mSite.getWebEditor());
+        boolean unsupportedBlockEditorSwitch = mSite.isJetpackConnected() && !mIsJetpackSsoEnabled;
 
         boolean isFreeWPCom = mSite.isWPCom() && SiteUtils.onFreePlan(mSite);
         boolean isWPComSite = mSite.isWPCom() || mSite.isWPComAtomic();
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9b4b107f1302..44a9c171a774 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     ext.wordPressUtilsVersion = 'develop-bb54ee34c5fec5fa7375ce90a356adb5adbdcae0'
     ext.wordPressLoginVersion = '0.0.2'
     ext.detektVersion = '1.15.0'
-    ext.gutenbergMobileVersion = 'develop-a716641e22ae3b64e068bda95a517988e95669f4'
+    ext.gutenbergMobileVersion = 'develop-976e2830586f1679fabc297ebab5fac5b1f5fadf'
 
     repositories {
         maven {