diff --git a/legendary/cli.py b/legendary/cli.py
index fbf4731..258edce 100644
--- a/legendary/cli.py
+++ b/legendary/cli.py
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ def main():
         logger.info('Command was aborted via KeyboardInterrupt, cleaning up...')
 
     # show note if update is available
-    if cli.core.update_available:
+    if cli.core.update_available and cli.core.update_notice_enabled():
         if update_info := cli.core.get_update_info():
             print(f'\nLegendary update available!')
             print(f'- New version: {update_info["version"]} - "{update_info["name"]}"')
diff --git a/legendary/core.py b/legendary/core.py
index ab2c7ec..9ed5d02 100644
--- a/legendary/core.py
+++ b/legendary/core.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class LegendaryCore:
             self.log.warning(f'Could not determine locale, falling back to en-US')
 
         self.update_available = False
+        self.force_show_update = False
 
     def auth(self, username, password):
         """
@@ -201,8 +202,13 @@ class LegendaryCore:
         return True
 
     def update_check_enabled(self):
-        return self.lgd.config.getboolean('Legendary', 'enable_update_check',
-                                          fallback=os.name == 'nt')
+        return not self.lgd.config.getboolean('Legendary', 'disable_update_check', fallback=False)
+
+    def update_notice_enabled(self):
+        if self.force_show_update:
+            return True
+        return not self.lgd.config.getboolean('Legendary', 'disable_update_notice',
+                                              fallback=os.name != 'nt')
 
     def check_for_updates(self, force=False):
         def version_tuple(v):