diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 1ebaec9..fbb5e5a 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ class _MainAppState extends State<MainApp> {
         }
 
         setState(() {});
-        if (prefs!.getBool("checkUpdateOnSettingsOpen") ?? false) {
+        if (prefs!.getBool("checkUpdateOnSettingsOpen") ?? true) {
           updateDetectedOnStart = await checkUpdate(setState);
         }
       },
diff --git a/lib/settings/about.dart b/lib/settings/about.dart
index ee49942..cbe6471 100644
--- a/lib/settings/about.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/about.dart
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class _ScreenSettingsAboutState extends State<ScreenSettingsAbout> {
                               AppLocalizations.of(context)!
                                   .settingsCheckForUpdates,
                               (prefs!.getBool("checkUpdateOnSettingsOpen") ??
-                                  false), (value) {
+                                  true), (value) {
                               selectionHaptic();
                               prefs!
                                   .setBool("checkUpdateOnSettingsOpen", value);