diff --git a/service/update.py b/service/update.py
index 7279d4a77..5957ec765 100644
--- a/service/update.py
+++ b/service/update.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CheckUpdateThread(threading.Thread):
     def __init__(self, callback):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self.callback = callback
-        self.settings =  service.settings.UpdateSettings.getInstance()
+        self.settings = service.settings.UpdateSettings.getInstance()
 
     def run(self):
         # Suppress all
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class CheckUpdateThread(threading.Thread):
             return
 
         try:
+            # @todo: use proxy settings?
             response = urllib2.urlopen('https://api.github.com/repos/DarkFenX/Pyfa/releases')
             jsonResponse = json.loads(response.read());
             i = 0
@@ -46,31 +47,32 @@ class CheckUpdateThread(threading.Thread):
                 if (release['prerelease'] and self.settings.get('prerelease')):
                     i += 1
                     continue
-                
+
                 # Handle use-case of updating to suppressed version
                 if self.settings.get('version') == 'v'+config.version:
                     self.settings.set('version', None)
-                
+
                 # Suppress version
                 if (release['tag_name'] == self.settings.get('version')):
-                    return                
-                    
+                    return
+
                 version = release['tag_name'].replace('v', '', 1)
-                if version != config.version:
+
+                if self.versiontuple(version) > self.versiontuple(config.version):
                     wx.CallAfter(self.callback, jsonResponse[i])
                     break;
-                
+
         except: # for when there is no internet connection
             pass
-    
-    def versiontuple(v):
+
+    def versiontuple(self, v):
         return tuple(map(int, (v.split("."))))
 
 class Update():
     instance = None
     def __init__(self):
        pass
-       
+
     def CheckUpdate(self, callback):
         thread = CheckUpdateThread(callback)
         thread.start()
@@ -81,4 +83,4 @@ class Update():
             cls.instance = Update()
         return cls.instance
 
-    
+