diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/app-updater.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/app-updater.js
index 8fcc785e7..b758a6eac 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/app-updater.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/app-updater.js
@@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ const downloadAndInstallUpdate = async (version) => {
  * Configure inbuilt app updater to use a custom config file
  * to download and install next available app version.
  * TODO: download progress in dialog
- * TODO: Read current version from app config
  **/
 module.exports = {
-  run: async () => {
+  run: async ({ suppressNoUpdatePrompt }) => {
     let latestVersion;
     if (debug) {
       latestVersion = process.env.APP_UPDATER_LATEST_VERSION_TAG;
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     // Update not available - do nothing
-    if (semver.lte(latestVersion, currentVersion)) {
+    if (!suppressNoUpdatePrompt && semver.lte(latestVersion, currentVersion)) {
       const dialogOpts = {
         type: 'info',
         icon: null,
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/index.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/index.js
index d2c8fe5cc..0fbcb3524 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/index.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const origin = require('./origin.js');
 const { generateCSPHeader } = require('./content-security-policy.js');
 
 const menu = require('./menu.js');
+const appUpdater = require('./app-updater.js');
 const isDev = require('electron-is-dev');
 
 // Register the custom file protocol
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ app.on('ready', async () => {
   // Load the ember application
   mainWindow.loadURL(emberAppURL);
 
+  // Check for updates on launch
+  appUpdater.run({ suppressNoUpdatePrompt: true });
+
   // If a loading operation goes wrong, we'll send Electron back to
   // Ember App entry point
   mainWindow.webContents.on('did-fail-load', () => {