diff --git a/src/renderer/App.js b/src/renderer/App.js
index c05bf89cef89a..28637e1831f57 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.js
+++ b/src/renderer/App.js
@@ -220,28 +220,21 @@ export default defineComponent({
     checkForNewUpdates: function () {
       if (this.checkForUpdates) {
         const requestUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/marmadilemanteater/freetubecordova/releases?per_page=1'
-        // only check for an update if you are on a nightly version
-        if (packageDetails.version.indexOf('nightly') !== -1) {
+        // don't check for updates in nightly
+        if (packageDetails.version.indexOf('nightly') === -1) {
           fetch(requestUrl)
             .then((response) => response.json())
             .then((json) => {
               const tagName = json[0].tag_name
               const tagNameParts = tagName.split('.')
-              let versionNumber = tagNameParts[tagNameParts.length - 1]
-              // if the tag is a nightly release
-              if (tagName.indexOf('-nightly-') !== -1) {
-                versionNumber = tagName.split('-nightly-')[1]
-              }
+              const versionNumber = tagNameParts[tagNameParts.length - 1]
               this.updateChangelog = marked.parse(json[0].body)
               this.changeLogTitle = json[0].name
 
               const message = this.$t('Version $ is now available!  Click for more details')
               this.updateBannerMessage = message.replace('$', versionNumber)
               const versionParts = packageDetails.version.split('.')
-              let appVersion = versionParts[versionParts.length - 1]
-              if (appVersion.indexOf('-nightly-') !== -1) {
-                appVersion = appVersion.split('-nightly-')[1]
-              }
+              const appVersion = versionParts[versionParts.length - 1]
               if (parseInt(versionNumber) > parseInt(appVersion)) {
                 this.showUpdatesBanner = true
               }