diff --git a/application/config/config.sample.php b/application/config/config.sample.php
index 335522087..3bd0250d9 100644
--- a/application/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/application/config/config.sample.php
@@ -695,4 +695,16 @@ $config['disable_impersonate'] = false;
 | 
 */
 
-$config['cron_allow_insecure'] = false;   
\ No newline at end of file
+$config['cron_allow_insecure'] = false;
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| Update / version check
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+| This config switch disables the check for newer releases on github and
+| hides the banner to admin users if a newer release as published.
+| Default ON.
+ */
+
+$config['disable_version_check'] = false;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/controllers/Debug.php b/application/controllers/Debug.php
index b0c68d9bc..329fe0547 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Debug.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Debug.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Debug extends CI_Controller
 		$data['latest_release'] = $this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release');
 
 		$data['newer_version_available'] = false;
-		if ($this->config->item('version_check')) {
+		if (!$this->config->item('disable_version_check') ?? false) {
 			$this->Update_model->update_check(true);
 			if ($data['latest_release'] && version_compare($data['latest_release'], $data['running_version'], '>')) {
 				$data['newer_version_available'] = true;
diff --git a/application/controllers/Update.php b/application/controllers/Update.php
index 420a65feb..877f252ef 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Update.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Update.php
@@ -427,7 +427,11 @@ class Update extends CI_Controller {
         $this->optionslib->update('tle_update', $datetime , 'no');
 	}
 
-	function wavelog_update_check() {
+	function version_check() {
+		// set the last run in cron table for the correct cron id
+		$this->load->model('cron_model');
+		$this->cron_model->set_last_run($this->router->class . '_' . $this->router->method);
+		
 		$this->load->model('Update_model');
 		$this->Update_model->update_check();
 	}
diff --git a/application/migrations/219_add_version_check_to_cron.php b/application/migrations/219_add_version_check_to_cron.php
index d2a7086d4..aa414ff6b 100644
--- a/application/migrations/219_add_version_check_to_cron.php
+++ b/application/migrations/219_add_version_check_to_cron.php
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ defined('BASEPATH') or exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
 class Migration_add_version_check_to_cron extends CI_Migration {
 	public function up() {
-		if ($this->chk4cron('version_check') == 0) {
+		if ($this->chk4cron('update_version_check') == 0) {
 			$data = array(
 				array(
-					'id' => 'version_check',
+					'id' => 'update_version_check',
 					'enabled' => '0',
 					'status' => 'pending',
 					'description' => 'Check for new Wavelog releases',
-					'function' => 'index.php/update/wavelog_update_check',
+					'function' => 'index.php/update/version_check',
 					'expression' => '45 4 * * *',
 					'last_run' => null,
 					'next_run' => null
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class Migration_add_version_check_to_cron extends CI_Migration {
 	}
 
 	public function down() {
-		if ($this->chk4cron('version_check') > 0) {
-			$this->db->query("delete from cron where id='version_check'");
+		if ($this->chk4cron('update_version_check') > 0) {
+			$this->db->query("delete from cron where id='update_version_check'");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/application/models/Update_model.php b/application/models/Update_model.php
index cfc4a5bc5..7b432932b 100644
--- a/application/models/Update_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Update_model.php
@@ -291,14 +291,18 @@ class Update_model extends CI_Model {
     }
 
     function update_check($silent = false) {
-        if ($this->config->item('version_check')) {
+        if (!$this->config->item('disable_version_check') ?? false) {
             $running_version = $this->optionslib->get_option('version');
             $latest_release = $this->wavelog_latest_release();
+            $this->set_latest_release($latest_release);
             if (version_compare($latest_release, $running_version, '>')) {
                 if (!$silent) {
                    print __("Newer release available:")." ".$latest_release;
                 }
-                $this->set_latest_release($latest_release);
+            } else {
+                if (!$silent) {
+                    print __("You are running the latest version.");
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/application/views/dashboard/index.php b/application/views/dashboard/index.php
index 2510cb254..5da962015 100644
--- a/application/views/dashboard/index.php
+++ b/application/views/dashboard/index.php
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ function echo_table_col($row, $name) {
 		<?= __("You need to upgrade your PHP version. Minimum version is 7.4. Your version is") . ' ' . PHP_VERSION . '.';?>
 		</div>
 	<?php } ?>
-	<?php if(($this->session->userdata('user_type') == 99) && $this->config->item('version_check') && $this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release')) { ?>
+	<?php if(($this->session->userdata('user_type') == 99) && !($this->config->item('disable_version_check') ?? false) && $this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release')) { ?>
 		<?php if (version_compare($this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release'), $this->optionslib->get_option('version'), '>')) { ?>
 			<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert" style="margin-top: 1rem;">
-				<?= sprintf(_pgettext("Dashboard Warning", "A new version of Wavelog has been published. See: %s."), "<a href=\"https://github.com/wavelog/wavelog/releases/tag/".$this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release')."\" target=\"_blank\">Release ".$this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release')."</a>"); ?>
+				<?= sprintf(_pgettext("Dashboard Warning", "A new version of Wavelog has been published. See: %s."), "<a href=\"https://github.com/wavelog/wavelog/releases/tag/".$this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release')."\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Release ".$this->optionslib->get_option('latest_release')."</u></a>"); ?>
 			</div>
 		<?php } ?>
 	<?php } ?>
diff --git a/install/config/config.php b/install/config/config.php
index ecbbb495e..b6d655ca2 100644
--- a/install/config/config.php
+++ b/install/config/config.php
@@ -702,9 +702,9 @@ $config['cron_allow_insecure'] = false;
 | Update / version check
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-| This config switch enabled the check for newer releases on github and
-| displays a banner to admin users if a newer release as published.
-| Default on.
+| This config switch disables the check for newer releases on github and
+| hides the banner to admin users if a newer release as published.
+| Default ON.
  */
 
-$config['version_check'] = true;
+$config['disable_version_check'] = false;