diff --git a/src/main/events/autoupdater/check-for-updates.ts b/src/main/events/autoupdater/check-for-updates.ts
index 9a7c9d20..7ea60d0b 100644
--- a/src/main/events/autoupdater/check-for-updates.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/autoupdater/check-for-updates.ts
@@ -1,49 +1,8 @@
-import type { AppUpdaterEvent } from "@types";
 import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
-import updater, { UpdateInfo } from "electron-updater";
-import { logger, WindowManager } from "@main/services";
-import { app } from "electron";
-import { publishNotificationUpdateReadyToInstall } from "@main/services/notifications";
-
-const { autoUpdater } = updater;
-
-const sendEvent = (event: AppUpdaterEvent) => {
-  WindowManager.mainWindow?.webContents.send("autoUpdaterEvent", event);
-};
-
-const sendEventsForDebug = false;
-
-const isAutoInstallAvailable =
-  process.platform !== "darwin" && process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_FILE == null;
-
-const mockValuesForDebug = () => {
-  sendEvent({ type: "update-available", info: { version: "1.3.0" } });
-  sendEvent({ type: "update-downloaded" });
-};
-
-const newVersionInfo = { version: "" };
+import { UpdateManager } from "@main/services/update-manager";
 
 const checkForUpdates = async (_event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent) => {
-  autoUpdater
-    .once("update-available", (info: UpdateInfo) => {
-      sendEvent({ type: "update-available", info });
-      newVersionInfo.version = info.version;
-    })
-    .once("update-downloaded", () => {
-      sendEvent({ type: "update-downloaded" });
-      publishNotificationUpdateReadyToInstall(newVersionInfo.version);
-    });
-
-  if (app.isPackaged) {
-    autoUpdater.autoDownload = isAutoInstallAvailable;
-    autoUpdater.checkForUpdates().then((result) => {
-      logger.log(`Check for updates result: ${result}`);
-    });
-  } else if (sendEventsForDebug) {
-    mockValuesForDebug();
-  }
-
-  return isAutoInstallAvailable;
+  return UpdateManager.checkForUpdates();
 };
 
 registerEvent("checkForUpdates", checkForUpdates);
diff --git a/src/main/services/main-loop.ts b/src/main/services/main-loop.ts
index a1c2b449..12b6e3a7 100644
--- a/src/main/services/main-loop.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/main-loop.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { sleep } from "@main/helpers";
 import { DownloadManager } from "./download";
 import { watchProcesses } from "./process-watcher";
 import { AchievementWatcherManager } from "./achievements/achievement-watcher-manager";
+import { UpdateManager } from "./update-manager";
 
 export const startMainLoop = async () => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export const startMainLoop = async () => {
       DownloadManager.watchDownloads(),
       AchievementWatcherManager.watchAchievements(),
       DownloadManager.getSeedStatus(),
+      UpdateManager.checkForUpdatePeriodically(),
     ]);
 
     await sleep(1500);
diff --git a/src/main/services/update-manager.ts b/src/main/services/update-manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..963ecf2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/services/update-manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import updater, { UpdateInfo } from "electron-updater";
+import { logger, WindowManager } from "@main/services";
+import { AppUpdaterEvent } from "@types";
+import { app } from "electron";
+import { publishNotificationUpdateReadyToInstall } from "@main/services/notifications";
+
+const isAutoInstallAvailable =
+  process.platform !== "darwin" && process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_FILE == null;
+
+const { autoUpdater } = updater;
+const sendEventsForDebug = false;
+
+export class UpdateManager {
+  private static hasNotified = false;
+  private static newVersion = "";
+  private static checkTick = 0;
+
+  private static mockValuesForDebug() {
+    this.sendEvent({ type: "update-available", info: { version: "1.3.0" } });
+    this.sendEvent({ type: "update-downloaded" });
+  }
+
+  private static sendEvent(event: AppUpdaterEvent) {
+    WindowManager.mainWindow?.webContents.send("autoUpdaterEvent", event);
+  }
+
+  public static async checkForUpdates() {
+    autoUpdater
+      .once("update-available", (info: UpdateInfo) => {
+        this.sendEvent({ type: "update-available", info });
+        this.newVersion = info.version;
+      })
+      .once("update-downloaded", () => {
+        this.sendEvent({ type: "update-downloaded" });
+
+        if (!this.hasNotified) {
+          this.hasNotified = true;
+          publishNotificationUpdateReadyToInstall(this.newVersion);
+        }
+      });
+
+    if (app.isPackaged) {
+      autoUpdater.autoDownload = isAutoInstallAvailable;
+      autoUpdater.checkForUpdates().then((result) => {
+        logger.log(`Check for updates result: ${result}`);
+      });
+    } else if (sendEventsForDebug) {
+      this.mockValuesForDebug();
+    }
+
+    return isAutoInstallAvailable;
+  }
+
+  public static async checkForUpdatePeriodically() {
+    if (this.checkTick % 2000 == 0) {
+      this.checkForUpdates();
+    }
+    this.checkTick++;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/header/auto-update-sub-header.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/header/auto-update-sub-header.tsx
index 5cf4d119..005cdfda 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/header/auto-update-sub-header.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/header/auto-update-sub-header.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { SyncIcon } from "@primer/octicons-react";
 import { Link } from "../link/link";
 import * as styles from "./header.css";
 import type { AppUpdaterEvent } from "@types";
-import { minutesToMilliseconds } from "date-fns";
 
 export const releasesPageUrl =
   "https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/latest";
 
-const CHECK_FOR_UPDATES_INTERVAL = minutesToMilliseconds(60);
-
 export function AutoUpdateSubHeader() {
   const [isReadyToInstall, setIsReadyToInstall] = useState(false);
   const [newVersion, setNewVersion] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -35,28 +32,15 @@ export function AutoUpdateSubHeader() {
       }
     );
 
+    window.electron.checkForUpdates().then((isAutoInstallAvailable) => {
+      setIsAutoInstallAvailable(isAutoInstallAvailable);
+    });
+
     return () => {
       unsubscribe();
     };
   }, []);
 
-  const checkForUpdates = useCallback(() => {
-    window.electron.checkForUpdates().then((isAutoInstallAvailable) => {
-      setIsAutoInstallAvailable(isAutoInstallAvailable);
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    checkForUpdates();
-    const checkInterval = setInterval(() => {
-      checkForUpdates();
-    }, CHECK_FOR_UPDATES_INTERVAL);
-
-    return () => {
-      clearInterval(checkInterval);
-    };
-  }, [checkForUpdates]);
-
   if (!newVersion) return null;
 
   if (!isAutoInstallAvailable) {