diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.GitHub.cs b/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.GitHub.cs
index f7627ed01..49c09ba5a 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.GitHub.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.GitHub.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Systems
     {
         private static GitHubReleaseChannels.Channel? _currentGitHubReleaseChannel;
         
-        public static async Task<Optional<(Version Current, Version Incoming)>> CheckGitHubVersionAsync(bool showVersionUpToDate = false)
+        private static async Task<Optional<(Version Current, Version Incoming)>> CheckGitHubVersionAsync(bool showVersionUpToDate = false)
         {
             if (!Version.TryParse(Program.Version, out Version currentVersion))
             {
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.GitLab.cs b/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.GitLab.cs
index 093628d1d..1f492474f 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.GitLab.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.GitLab.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Systems
     {
         private static GitLabReleaseChannels.ChannelType _currentGitLabReleaseChannel;
         
-        public static async Task<Optional<(Version Current, Version Incoming)>> CheckGitLabVersionAsync(bool showVersionUpToDate = false)
+        private static async Task<Optional<(Version Current, Version Incoming)>> CheckGitLabVersionAsync(bool showVersionUpToDate = false)
         {
             if (!Version.TryParse(Program.Version, out Version currentVersion))
             {
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.cs b/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.cs
index 0c9a77023..302c2ad15 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Systems/Updater/Updater.cs
@@ -56,15 +56,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Systems
         private static string _stableUrlFormat = null;
         private static string _changelogUrlFormat = null;
 
-        public static async Task BeginUpdateAsync(bool showVersionUpToDate = false)
+        public static async Task<Optional<(Version, Version)>> CheckForUpdateAsync(bool showVersionUpToDate = false)
         {
-            if (_running)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            _running = true;
-
             Optional<(Version, Version)> versionTuple;
 
             try
@@ -78,6 +71,21 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Systems
                 versionTuple = await CheckGitHubVersionAsync(showVersionUpToDate);
             }
 
+            return versionTuple;
+        }
+        
+        
+        public static async Task BeginUpdateAsync(bool showVersionUpToDate = false)
+        {
+            if (_running)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _running = true;
+
+            Optional<(Version, Version)> versionTuple = await CheckForUpdateAsync(showVersionUpToDate);
+
             if (_running is false || !versionTuple.HasValue)
                 return;
 
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index d438342a4..23a3f26f9 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Windows
                         .Catch(task => Logger.Error?.Print(LogClass.Application, $"Updater Error: {task.Exception}"));
                     break;
                 case UpdaterType.CheckInBackground:
-                    if ((await Updater.CheckGitHubVersionAsync()).TryGet(out (Version Current, Version Incoming) versions))
+                    if ((await Updater.CheckForUpdateAsync()).TryGet(out (Version Current, Version Incoming) versions))
                     {
                         Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => RyujinxApp.MainWindow.ViewModel.UpdateAvailable = versions.Current < versions.Incoming);
                     }