diff --git a/contrib/updatecheck/prepend.inc b/contrib/updatecheck/prepend.inc
index 4649d701..c4f2c144 100644
--- a/contrib/updatecheck/prepend.inc
+++ b/contrib/updatecheck/prepend.inc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if ($v) {
   array_walk($v, $func);
 }
 function checkUpdate($ebusdVersion, $ebusdRelease, $loadedFiles) {
-  if (!$ebusdVersion || !$loadedFiles) {
+  if (!$ebusdVersion) {
     return 'invalid request';
   }
   global $versions;