diff --git a/gui b/gui
index 3f30c92..24d0b8f 100755
--- a/gui
+++ b/gui
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ hidelist="$(cat "${DIRECTORY}/data/hidelist" | sort | uniq | sed '/^[[:space:]]*
 echo "$hidelist" > "${DIRECTORY}/data/hidelist"
 ) &
 
+(if cat '/home/pi/.config/autostart/pi-apps-updater.desktop' | grep -q installedonly ;then
+  "${DIRECTORY}/install"
+fi) &
+
 install() {
   app="$1"
   #terminal title text
diff --git a/install b/install
index a7e018e..ceaea67 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ echo "Creating autostarted updater..."
 mkdir -p ~/.config/autostart
 echo "[Desktop Entry]
 Name=Pi Apps Updater
-Exec=${DIRECTORY}/updater installedonly
+Exec=${DIRECTORY}/updater onboot
 Icon=${DIRECTORY}/icons/logo.png
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
diff --git a/updater b/updater
index 432397c..31049ae 100755
--- a/updater
+++ b/updater
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ else
   echo "Warning: Unrecognized update interval!"
 fi
 
-#hidden flag: if $1 is 'installedonly', then check for updates only for those apps that are installed.
-installedonly="$1"
-if [ "$installedonly" == 'installedonly' ];then
+#hidden flag: if $1 is 'onboot', then check for updates only for those apps that are installed.
+onboot="$1"
+if [ "$onboot" == 'onboot' ] || [ "$onboot" == 'installedonly' ];then
+  onboot='onboot'
   nocheck=0 #forcibly check, even if time interval doesn't call for it
   sleep 1m #wait a minute, this is so the system will have booted all the way for an internet connection
 fi
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ fi
 echo "$(date +%j)" > "${DIRECTORY}/data/last-update-check"
 
 #generate app update status info
-updatable="$("${DIRECTORY}/manage" check-all $installedonly)"
+updatable="$("${DIRECTORY}/manage" check-all)"
 [ $? -ne 0 ] && error "check-all failed! Full output: $updatable"
 
 #shorten to last line