diff --git a/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs b/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
index bcaaf8e343..5da366bde9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Updater
 
             Schedule(() => Task.Run(CheckForUpdateAsync));
 
-            // Query last version only *once*, so the user can re-check for updates, in case they closed the notification or else.
-            var lastVersion = config.Get<string>(OsuSetting.Version);
-
             var version = game.Version;
 
+            var lastVersion = config.Get<string>(OsuSetting.Version);
+
             if (game.IsDeployedBuild && version != lastVersion)
             {
                 // only show a notification if we've previously saved a version to the config file (ie. not the first run).