diff --git a/src/client/component/updater.cpp b/src/client/component/updater.cpp
index c58117a2..8e18d659 100644
--- a/src/client/component/updater.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/updater.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <std_include.hpp>
 #include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
 #include "splash.hpp"
+#include "updater.hpp"
 
 #include <version.hpp>
 
@@ -127,6 +128,25 @@ namespace updater
 		}
 	}
 
+	void update()
+	{
+#if defined(NDEBUG) && defined(CI)
+		try
+		{
+			if (requires_update())
+			{
+				perform_update(splash::get_window());
+				activate_update();
+			}
+		}
+		catch (...)
+		{
+		}
+#else
+		requires_update();
+#endif
+	}
+
 	class component final : public generic_component
 	{
 	public:
@@ -136,7 +156,7 @@ namespace updater
 
 			this->update_thread_ = std::thread([this]
 			{
-				this->update();
+				update();
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -165,21 +185,6 @@ namespace updater
 				this->update_thread_.join();
 			}
 		}
-
-		void update()
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				if (requires_update())
-				{
-					perform_update(splash::get_window());
-					activate_update();
-				}
-			}
-			catch (...)
-			{
-			}
-		}
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/component/updater.hpp b/src/client/component/updater.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4957d177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/updater.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace updater
+{
+	void update();
+}
diff --git a/src/client/launcher/launcher.cpp b/src/client/launcher/launcher.cpp
index 73cb8d5f..0754a2d6 100644
--- a/src/client/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/src/client/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 #include "html/html_window.hpp"
 
 #include "resource.hpp"
+#include "component/updater.hpp"
 
 namespace launcher
 {
 	bool run()
 	{
+		updater::update();
+
 		bool run_game = false;
 		html_window window("BOIII", 750, 430);