diff --git a/application/controllers/Debug.php b/application/controllers/Debug.php
index 2d126c301..1b4777c01 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Debug.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Debug.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class Debug extends CI_Controller
 		$footerData = [];
 		$footerData['scripts'] = ['assets/js/sections/debug.js'];
 
+		$this->Update_model->update_check(true);
+
 		$data['running_version'] = $this->optionslib->get_option('version');
 		$data['latest_release'] = $this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release');
 		if ($data['latest_release'] && version_compare($data['latest_release'], $data['running_version'], '>')) {
diff --git a/application/controllers/Update.php b/application/controllers/Update.php
index 9de022838..420a65feb 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Update.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Update.php
@@ -428,15 +428,8 @@ class Update extends CI_Controller {
 	}
 
 	function wavelog_update_check() {
-		if ($this->config->item('version_check')) {
-			$this->load->model('Update_model');
-			$running_version = $this->optionslib->get_option('version');
-			$latest_release = $this->Update_model->wavelog_latest_release();
-			if (version_compare($latest_release, $running_version, '>')) {
-				print __("Newer release available:")." ".$latest_release;
-				$this->Update_model->set_latest_release($latest_release);
-			}
-		}
+		$this->load->model('Update_model');
+		$this->Update_model->update_check();
 	}
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/application/models/Update_model.php b/application/models/Update_model.php
index d07180ae5..8656dcbc8 100644
--- a/application/models/Update_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Update_model.php
@@ -289,4 +289,18 @@ class Update_model extends CI_Model {
             $this->db->insert_batch('options', $data);
         }
     }
+
+    function update_check($silent = false) {
+        if ($this->config->item('version_check')) {
+            $this->load->model('Update_model');
+            $running_version = $this->optionslib->get_option('version');
+            $latest_release = $this->Update_model->wavelog_latest_release();
+            if (version_compare($latest_release, $running_version, '>')) {
+                if (!$silent) {
+                   print __("Newer release available:")." ".$latest_release;
+                }
+                $this->Update_model->set_latest_release($latest_release);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }