diff --git a/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck.go b/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck.go
index a59c90f..63cb469 100644
--- a/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck.go
+++ b/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck.go
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ func machineID() string {
 // StartUpdateChecker will start a job that runs periodically, checking
 // for updates.
 func StartUpdateChecker(currentVersion string, currentCommit string, cfg *config.Config) {
+	CurrentVersion = currentVersion
+
 	if !cfg.CheckForUpdates {
 		log.Warn("Update checking is disabled")
 		return
 	}
 
-	CurrentVersion = currentVersion
-
 	payload := updateRequest{
 		CurrentVersion: currentVersion,
 		CurrentCommit:  currentCommit,