diff --git a/apps/web/src/common/desktop-bridge/index.desktop.ts b/apps/web/src/common/desktop-bridge/index.desktop.ts
index 89bc30085..4da04a24c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/common/desktop-bridge/index.desktop.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/common/desktop-bridge/index.desktop.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { AppEventManager, AppEvents } from "../app-events";
 import { TaskScheduler } from "../../utils/task-scheduler";
 import { checkForUpdate } from "../../utils/updater";
 import { showToast } from "../../utils/toast";
+import { store as settingStore } from "../../stores/setting-store";
 
 export const desktop = createTRPCProxyClient<AppRouter>({
   links: [ipcLink()]
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ function attachListeners() {
   );
 
   TaskScheduler.register("updateCheck", "0 0 */12 * * * *", () => {
-    checkForUpdate();
+    checkForUpdate(settingStore.get().autoUpdates);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/use-auto-updater.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/use-auto-updater.ts
index 80b19b05e..1fd226183 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/use-auto-updater.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/use-auto-updater.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 import { useEffect } from "react";
-
 import { checkForUpdate } from "../utils/updater";
 import { AppEventManager, AppEvents } from "../common/app-events";
 import BaseStore from "../stores";
 import createStore from "../common/store";
+import { store as settingStore } from "../stores/setting-store";
 
 type CompletedUpdateStatus = { type: "completed"; version: string };
 type DownloadingUpdateStatus = { type: "downloading"; progress: number };
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export function useAutoUpdater() {
     );
 
     checkingForUpdate();
-    checkForUpdate().catch(console.error);
+    checkForUpdate(settingStore.get().autoUpdates).catch(console.error);
 
     return () => {
       checkingForUpdateEvent.unsubscribe();
diff --git a/apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts b/apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts
index f08cc4efb..ab0c3240c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/stores/setting-store.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class SettingStore extends BaseStore<SettingStore> {
     ImageCompressionOptions.ASK_EVERY_TIME
   );
   desktopIntegrationSettings?: DesktopIntegration;
-  autoUpdates = true;
+  autoUpdates = false;
   isFlatpak = false;
   isSnap = false;
   proxyRules?: string;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/utils/updater.ts b/apps/web/src/utils/updater.ts
index b0052defa..fc1883de9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/utils/updater.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/utils/updater.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ import { AppEventManager, AppEvents } from "../common/app-events";
 import { desktop } from "../common/desktop-bridge";
 import { appVersion, getServiceWorkerVersion } from "./version";
 
-export async function checkForUpdate() {
-  if (IS_DESKTOP_APP) await desktop?.updater.check.query().catch(console.error);
-  else {
+export async function checkForUpdate(checkOnDesktop = true) {
+  if (IS_DESKTOP_APP && checkOnDesktop) {
+    await desktop?.updater.check.query().catch(console.error);
+  }
+
+  if (!IS_DESKTOP_APP) {
     AppEventManager.publish(AppEvents.checkingForUpdate);
 
     const registrations =