@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ void MainWindow::init()
     ogl->setHidden(true);
 #endif
 
+    // Automatic update check
+#ifdef CHECKNEWVERSION
+    connect(m_remoteDb, &RemoteDatabase::networkReady, [this]() {
+        // Check for a new version if automatic update check aren't disabled in the settings dialog
+        if(Settings::getValue("checkversion", "enabled").toBool())
+            m_remoteDb->fetch("https://download.sqlitebrowser.org/currentrelease", RemoteDatabase::RequestTypeNewVersionCheck);
+    });
+#endif
+
     // Connect SQL logging and database state setting to main window
     connect(&db, &DBBrowserDB::dbChanged, this, &MainWindow::dbState, Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(&db, &DBBrowserDB::sqlExecuted, this, &MainWindow::logSql, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ RemoteDatabase::RemoteDatabase() :
     connect(m_configurationManager, &QNetworkConfigurationManager::updateCompleted, [this]() {
         m_manager->setConfiguration(m_configurationManager->defaultConfiguration());
 
-#ifdef CHECKNEWVERSION
-    // Check for a new version if automatic update check aren't disabled in the settings dialog
-    if(Settings::getValue("checkversion", "enabled").toBool())
-        fetch("https://download.sqlitebrowser.org/currentrelease", RemoteDatabase::RequestTypeNewVersionCheck);
-#endif
+        emit networkReady();
     });
 
     // Set up SSL configuration
 
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ class RemoteDatabase : public QObject
               const QString& branch = QString("master"), bool forcePush = false);
 
 signals:
+    // As soon as you can safely open a network connection, this signal is emitted. This can be used to delay early network requests
+    // which might otherwise fail.
+    void networkReady();
+
     // The openFile signal is emitted whenever a remote database file shall be opened in the main window. This happens when the
     // fetch() call for a database is finished, either by actually downloading the database or opening the local clone.
     void openFile(QString path);