diff --git a/buildnumber.txt b/buildnumber.txt
index 50b46273..f21f44f5 100644
--- a/buildnumber.txt
+++ b/buildnumber.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1578
\ No newline at end of file
+1582
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/funkin/menus/TitleState.hx b/source/funkin/menus/TitleState.hx
index 873e5798..64d586fc 100644
--- a/source/funkin/menus/TitleState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/menus/TitleState.hx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ using StringTools;
 class TitleState extends MusicBeatState
 {
 	static var initialized:Bool = false;
+	static var hasCheckedUpdates:Bool = false;
 
 	public var curWacky:Array<String> = [];
 
@@ -176,8 +177,10 @@ class TitleState extends MusicBeatState
 		new FlxTimer().start(2, function(tmr:FlxTimer)
 		{
 			#if UPDATE_CHECKING
-			var report = funkin.updating.UpdateUtil.checkForUpdates();
-			if (report.newUpdate) {
+			var report = hasCheckedUpdates ? null : funkin.updating.UpdateUtil.checkForUpdates();
+			hasCheckedUpdates = true;
+
+			if (report != null && report.newUpdate) {
 				FlxG.switchState(new funkin.updating.UpdateAvailableScreen(report));
 			} else {
 				FlxG.switchState(new MainMenuState());
diff --git a/source/funkin/updating/AsyncUpdater.hx b/source/funkin/updating/AsyncUpdater.hx
index ba31e6c6..4cf1a5fa 100644
--- a/source/funkin/updating/AsyncUpdater.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/updating/AsyncUpdater.hx
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ class AsyncUpdater {
     
     
     #if windows 
-    public var executableGitHubName:String = "update-windows.exe";
-    public var executableName:String = "CodenameEngine.exe";
+    public static var executableGitHubName:String = "update-windows.exe";
+    public static var executableName:String = "CodenameEngine.exe";
     #end
     #if linux
-    public var executableGitHubName:String = "update-linux";
-    public var executableName:String = "CodenameEngine";
+    public static var executableGitHubName:String = "update-linux";
+    public static var executableName:String = "CodenameEngine";
     #end
 
     public var releases:Array<GitHubRelease>;
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class AsyncUpdater {
             
             progress.curZipProgress = new ZipProgress();
             ZipUtils.uncompressZip(reader, './', null, progress.curZipProgress);
+            FileSystem.deleteFile(path);
         }
         if (executableReplaced = FileSystem.exists('$path$executableName')) {
             var progPath = Sys.programPath();
diff --git a/source/funkin/updating/UpdateScreen.hx b/source/funkin/updating/UpdateScreen.hx
index 913e82b0..653da253 100644
--- a/source/funkin/updating/UpdateScreen.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/updating/UpdateScreen.hx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class UpdateScreen extends MusicBeatState {
             FlxG.camera.fade(0xFF000000, overSound.length / 1000, false, function() {
                 if (updater.executableReplaced) {
                     // the executable has been replaced, restart the game entirely
-                    Sys.command('start /B ${updater.executableName}');
+                    Sys.command('start /B ${AsyncUpdater.executableName}');
                     openfl.system.System.exit(0);
                 } else {
                     // assets update, switch back to TitleState.
diff --git a/source/funkin/updating/UpdateUtil.hx b/source/funkin/updating/UpdateUtil.hx
index 307f2542..0515badb 100644
--- a/source/funkin/updating/UpdateUtil.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/updating/UpdateUtil.hx
@@ -64,10 +64,19 @@ class UpdateUtil {
             var i = releases.length - 1 - index;
 
             var release = releases[i];
-            if (release.tag_name == currentVersionTag) {
-                __curVersionPos = index;
+            var containsBinary = false;
+            for(asset in release.assets) {
+                if (asset.name.toLowerCase() == AsyncUpdater.executableGitHubName.toLowerCase()) {
+                    containsBinary = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (containsBinary) {
+                if (release.tag_name == currentVersionTag) {
+                    __curVersionPos = index;
+                }
+                newArray.push(release);
             }
-            newArray.push(release);
         }
 
         return newArray.length <= 0 ? newArray : newArray.splice(__curVersionPos+1, newArray.length-(__curVersionPos+1));