diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) 
     aboutDialog(this),
     portControl(&serialPort),
     channelMan(1, 1, this),
+    updateChecker(this),
     snapshotMan(this, &channelMan),
     commandPanel(&serialPort),
     dataFormatPanel(&serialPort, &channelMan, &recorder),
@@ -238,6 +239,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) 
     QObject::connect(ui->actionDemoMode, &QAction::toggled,
                      plotMan, &PlotManager::showDemoIndicator);
 
+    // TEST UPDATE CHECKER
+    updateChecker.checkUpdate();
+
     // load default settings
     QSettings settings("serialplot", "serialplot");
     loadAllSettings(&settings);