--- a/src/ViewModels/Preference.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Preference.cs
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
         private bool _showAuthorTimeInGraph = false;
         private bool _showChildren = false;
 
-        private bool _check4UpdatesOnStartup = true;
+        private bool _check4UpdatesOnStartup = false;
         private double _lastCheckUpdateTime = 0;
         private string _ignoreUpdateTag = string.Empty;