diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/install/update_checker.h b/UnleashedRecomp/install/update_checker.h
index 484eaaaa..5763dc25 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/install/update_checker.h
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/install/update_checker.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+// 6 hour long timeout between checks.
+static constexpr double g_timeBetweenUpdateChecksInSeconds = 6 * 60 * 60;
+
 struct UpdateChecker
 {
     enum class Result
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
index bb241760..b930c078 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
@@ -307,11 +307,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 #endif
 
-    // Check the time since the last time an update was checked. Store the new time if the difference is more than six hours.
-    constexpr double TimeBetweenUpdateChecksInSeconds = 6 * 60 * 60;
+    // Check the time since the last time an update was checked.
+    // Store the new time if the difference is more than g_timeBetweenUpdateChecksInSeconds hours.
     time_t timeNow = std::time(nullptr);
     double timeDifferenceSeconds = difftime(timeNow, Config::LastChecked);
-    if (timeDifferenceSeconds > TimeBetweenUpdateChecksInSeconds)
+    if (timeDifferenceSeconds > g_timeBetweenUpdateChecksInSeconds)
     {
         UpdateChecker::initialize();
         UpdateChecker::start();
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/patches/CTitleStateIntro_patches.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/patches/CTitleStateIntro_patches.cpp
index 4affb80a..443e93d0 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/patches/CTitleStateIntro_patches.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/patches/CTitleStateIntro_patches.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ PPC_FUNC(sub_822C55B0)
 
 void PressStartSaveLoadThreadMidAsmHook()
 {
-    if (UpdateChecker::check() == UpdateChecker::Result::UpdateAvailable)
+    time_t timeNow = std::time(nullptr);
+    double timeDifferenceSeconds = difftime(timeNow, Config::LastChecked);
+    if (UpdateChecker::check() == UpdateChecker::Result::UpdateAvailable && timeDifferenceSeconds > g_timeBetweenUpdateChecksInSeconds)
     {
         g_updateAvailableMessageOpen = true;
         g_updateAvailableMessageOpen.wait(true);