diff --git a/rtmc.lua b/rtmc.lua
index 146919e..0e58148 100644
--- a/rtmc.lua
+++ b/rtmc.lua
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@ rawset(__BUNDLER_FILES, "updater.lua", function ()
     end
     function updater:check(branch)
         local curr = os.time();
-        if (math.abs(curr - self.last_check) >= self.threshold) and (self.curr_commit_hash ~= "") then
-            self.last_check = curr;
-            return true;
+        if not ((math.abs(curr - self.last_check) >= self.threshold) and (self.curr_commit_hash ~= "")) then
+            return false;
         end
+        self.last_check = curr;
         local req, rerr = http.get(self.api_url .. "/commits?sha="..branch);
         if not req then
             log.error("Updater:check: Could not send request: " .. rerr);
diff --git a/src/updater.lua b/src/updater.lua
index 198c723..da0bb8c 100644
--- a/src/updater.lua
+++ b/src/updater.lua
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ end
 
 function updater:check(branch)
     local curr = os.time();
-    if (math.abs(curr - self.last_check) >= self.threshold) and (self.curr_commit_hash ~= "") then
-        self.last_check = curr;
-        return true;
+    if not ((math.abs(curr - self.last_check) >= self.threshold) and (self.curr_commit_hash ~= "")) then
+        return false;
     end
+    self.last_check = curr;
 
     local req, rerr = http.get(self.api_url .. "/commits?sha="..branch);
     if not req then