diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/voidUpdateActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/voidUpdateActions.ts
index da0e5fc7..905b9b80 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/voidUpdateActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/voidUpdateActions.ts
@@ -46,13 +46,23 @@ const notifyYesUpdate = (notifService: INotificationService, res: { message?: st
 					const { window } = dom.getActiveWindow()
 					window.open('https://voideditor.com/')
 				}
+			}],
+			secondary: [{
+				id: 'void.updater.close',
+				enabled: true,
+				label: `Keep Void outdated`,
+				tooltip: '',
+				class: undefined,
+				run: () => {
+					notifController.close()
+				}
 			}]
 		},
 	})
-	const d = notifController.onDidClose(() => {
-		notifyYesUpdate(notifService, res)
-		d.dispose()
-	})
+	// const d = notifController.onDidClose(() => {
+	// 	notifyYesUpdate(notifService, res)
+	// 	d.dispose()
+	// })
 }
 const notifyNoUpdate = (notifService: INotificationService) => {
 	notifService.notify({
@@ -86,7 +96,7 @@ registerAction2(class extends Action2 {
 		const metricsService = accessor.get(IMetricsService)
 
 		metricsService.capture('Void Update Manual: Checking...', {})
-		const res = await voidUpdateService.check()
+		const res = await voidUpdateService.check(true)
 		if (!res) { notifyErrChecking(notifService); metricsService.capture('Void Update Manual: Error', { res }) }
 		else if (res.hasUpdate) { notifyYesUpdate(notifService, res); metricsService.capture('Void Update Manual: Yes', { res }) }
 		else if (!res.hasUpdate) { notifyNoUpdate(notifService); metricsService.capture('Void Update Manual: No', { res }) }
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ class VoidUpdateWorkbenchContribution extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchCo
 		super()
 		const autoCheck = async () => {
 			this.metricsService.capture('Void Update Startup: Checking...', {})
-			const res = await this.voidUpdateService.check()
+			const res = await this.voidUpdateService.check(false)
 			if (!res) { notifyErrChecking(this.notifService); this.metricsService.capture('Void Update Startup: Error', { res }) }
 			else if (res.hasUpdate) { notifyYesUpdate(this.notifService, res); this.metricsService.capture('Void Update Startup: Yes', { res }) }
 			else if (!res.hasUpdate) { this.metricsService.capture('Void Update Startup: No', { res }) } // display nothing if up to date
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/common/voidUpdateService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/common/voidUpdateService.ts
index f552594f..d6fe4140 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/common/voidUpdateService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/common/voidUpdateService.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { IMainProcessService } from '../../../../platform/ipc/common/mainProcess
 
 export interface IVoidUpdateService {
 	readonly _serviceBrand: undefined;
-	check: () => Promise<{ hasUpdate: true, message: string } | { hasUpdate: false } | null>;
+	check: (explicit: boolean) => Promise<{ hasUpdate: true, message: string } | { hasUpdate: false } | null>;
 }
 
 
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export class VoidUpdateService implements IVoidUpdateService {
 
 
 	// anything transmitted over a channel must be async even if it looks like it doesn't have to be
-	check: IVoidUpdateService['check'] = async () => {
-		const res = await this.voidUpdateService.check()
+	check: IVoidUpdateService['check'] = async (explicit) => {
+		const res = await this.voidUpdateService.check(explicit)
 		return res
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/electron-main/voidUpdateMainService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/electron-main/voidUpdateMainService.ts
index c691ff56..7570d965 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/electron-main/voidUpdateMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/electron-main/voidUpdateMainService.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { Disposable } from '../../../../base/common/lifecycle.js';
 import { IEnvironmentMainService } from '../../../../platform/environment/electron-main/environmentMainService.js';
 import { IProductService } from '../../../../platform/product/common/productService.js';
-
+import { IUpdateService, StateType } from '../../../../platform/update/common/update.js';
 import { IVoidUpdateService } from '../common/voidUpdateService.js';
 
 
@@ -17,22 +17,37 @@ export class VoidMainUpdateService extends Disposable implements IVoidUpdateServ
 	constructor(
 		@IProductService private readonly _productService: IProductService,
 		@IEnvironmentMainService private readonly _envMainService: IEnvironmentMainService,
+		@IUpdateService private readonly _updateService: IUpdateService
 	) {
 		super()
 	}
 
-	async check() {
+	nIgnores = 0
+	async check(explicit: boolean) {
+
 		const isDevMode = !this._envMainService.isBuilt // found in abstractUpdateService.ts
 
 		if (isDevMode) {
 			return { hasUpdate: false } as const
 		}
 
+		this._updateService.checkForUpdates(false) // implicity check, then handle result ourselves
+
+		if (this._updateService.state.type === StateType.Ready) {
+			return { hasUpdate: true, message: 'Restart Void to update!' }
+		}
+
+		const wasAutomaticCheck = !explicit // ignore the first auto check, just use it to call updateService.check()
+		if (wasAutomaticCheck && this.nIgnores < 1) {
+			this.nIgnores += 1
+			return { hasUpdate: false } as const
+		}
+
 		try {
 			const res = await fetch(`https://updates.voideditor.dev/api/v0/${this._productService.commit}`)
 			const resJSON = await res.json()
 
-			if (!resJSON) return null
+			if (!resJSON) return null // null means error
 
 			const { hasUpdate, downloadMessage } = resJSON ?? {}
 			if (hasUpdate === undefined)