record last update check as soon as you begin checking

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/updates/updates.go b/pkg/updates/updates.go
index 545f6bf83..ad9259cc6 100644
--- a/pkg/updates/updates.go
+++ b/pkg/updates/updates.go
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ func (u *Updater) majorVersionDiffers(oldVersion, newVersion string) bool {
 
 func (u *Updater) checkForNewUpdate() (string, error) {
 	u.Log.Info("Checking for an updated version")
+	if err := u.RecordLastUpdateCheck(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
 	newVersion, err := u.getLatestVersionNumber()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -97,10 +101,6 @@ func (u *Updater) checkForNewUpdate() (string, error) {
 	u.Log.Info("Current version is " + u.Config.GetVersion())
 	u.Log.Info("New version is " + newVersion)
 
-	if err := u.RecordLastUpdateCheck(); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
 	if newVersion == u.Config.GetVersion() {
 		return "", errors.New("You already have the latest version")
 	}