diff --git a/server/check-version.js b/server/check-version.js
index f3b15e848..c9d87c96f 100644
--- a/server/check-version.js
+++ b/server/check-version.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exports.startInterval = () => {
                 res.data.slow = "1000.0.0";
             }
 
-            if (!await setting("checkUpdate")) {
+            if (await setting("checkUpdate") === false) {
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/Settings.vue b/src/pages/Settings.vue
index 419404a92..b0e17764d 100644
--- a/src/pages/Settings.vue
+++ b/src/pages/Settings.vue
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ export default {
             this.$root.getSocket().emit("getSettings", (res) => {
                 this.settings = res.data;
 
+                if (this.settings.checkUpdate === undefined) {
+                    this.settings.checkUpdate = true;
+                }
+
                 if (this.settings.searchEngineIndex === undefined) {
                     this.settings.searchEngineIndex = false;
                 }