diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
index d9474b9ec..94d17e2ed 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
@@ -459,16 +459,16 @@ public class Base {
         handleNew();
       }
 
+      new Thread(new BuiltInCoreIsNewerCheck(this)).start();
+
       // Check for updates
       if (PreferencesData.getBoolean("update.check")) {
         new UpdateCheck(this);
+
+        contributionsSelfCheck = new ContributionsSelfCheck(this, new UpdatableBoardsLibsFakeURLsHandler(this), BaseNoGui.indexer, contributionInstaller, BaseNoGui.librariesIndexer, libraryInstaller);
+        new Timer(false).schedule(contributionsSelfCheck, Constants.BOARDS_LIBS_UPDATABLE_CHECK_START_PERIOD);
       }
 
-      new Thread(new BuiltInCoreIsNewerCheck(this)).start();
-
-      contributionsSelfCheck = new ContributionsSelfCheck(this, new UpdatableBoardsLibsFakeURLsHandler(this), BaseNoGui.indexer, contributionInstaller, BaseNoGui.librariesIndexer, libraryInstaller);
-      new Timer(false).schedule(contributionsSelfCheck, Constants.BOARDS_LIBS_UPDATABLE_CHECK_START_PERIOD);
-
     } else if (parser.isNoOpMode()) {
       // Do nothing (intended for only changing preferences)
       System.exit(0);