diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/UpdateChecker/UpdateChecker.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/UpdateChecker/UpdateChecker.cs
index c13abc611..279021fd3 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/UpdateChecker/UpdateChecker.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/UpdateChecker/UpdateChecker.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ namespace ShareX.HelpersLib
 {
     public abstract class UpdateChecker
     {
+        /// <summary>For testing purposes.</summary>
+        public static bool ForceUpdate { get; set; } = false;
+
         public UpdateStatus Status { get; set; }
         public Version CurrentVersion { get; set; }
         public Version LatestVersion { get; set; }
@@ -61,8 +64,6 @@ public string Filename
 
         public string DownloadURL { get; set; }
 
-        private const bool forceUpdate = false; // For testing purposes
-
         public void RefreshStatus()
         {
             if (CurrentVersion == null)
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public void RefreshStatus()
             }
 
             if (Status != UpdateStatus.UpdateCheckFailed && CurrentVersion != null && LatestVersion != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(DownloadURL) &&
-                (forceUpdate || Helpers.CompareVersion(CurrentVersion, LatestVersion) < 0 || (IsBeta && Helpers.CompareVersion(CurrentVersion, LatestVersion) == 0)))
+                (ForceUpdate || Helpers.CompareVersion(CurrentVersion, LatestVersion) < 0 || (IsBeta && Helpers.CompareVersion(CurrentVersion, LatestVersion) == 0)))
             {
                 Status = UpdateStatus.UpdateAvailable;
             }
diff --git a/ShareX/Forms/MainForm.cs b/ShareX/Forms/MainForm.cs
index 6866e9489..8b521226a 100644
--- a/ShareX/Forms/MainForm.cs
+++ b/ShareX/Forms/MainForm.cs
@@ -756,10 +756,20 @@ private void AfterApplicationSettingsJobs()
             TaskManager.RecentManager.MaxCount = Program.Settings.RecentTasksMaxCount;
 
 #if RELEASE
+            ConfigureAutoUpdate();
+#else
+            if (UpdateChecker.ForceUpdate)
+            {
+                ConfigureAutoUpdate();
+            }
+#endif
+        }
+
+        private void ConfigureAutoUpdate()
+        {
             Program.UpdateManager.AutoUpdateEnabled = Program.Settings.AutoCheckUpdate && !Program.PortableApps;
             Program.UpdateManager.CheckPreReleaseUpdates = Program.Settings.CheckPreReleaseUpdates;
             Program.UpdateManager.ConfigureAutoUpdate();
-#endif
         }
 
         private void AfterTaskSettingsJobs()