diff --git a/app/Core/Bootloader.php b/app/Core/Bootloader.php
index fcfdd36be..7281237ae 100644
--- a/app/Core/Bootloader.php
+++ b/app/Core/Bootloader.php
@@ -302,6 +302,20 @@ private function redirectToInstall(): void
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Redirect to update
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function redirectToUpdate(): void
+    {
+        $frontController = $this->app->make(Frontcontroller::class);
+
+        if (! in_array($frontController::getCurrentRoute(), ['install.update', 'api.i18n'])) {
+            $frontController::redirect(BASE_URL . '/install/update');
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check if Leantime is updated
      *
@@ -315,10 +329,12 @@ private function checkIfUpdated(): bool
         if ($dbVersion == $settingsDbVersion) {
             $_SESSION['isUpdated'] = true;
             return true;
+        } else {
+            $_SESSION['isUpdated'] = false;
         }
 
-        if (! isset($_GET['update']) && ! isset($_GET['install'])) {
-            $this->redirectToInstall();
+        if (! isset($_GET['act']) || ($_GET['act'] !== "install" && $_GET['act'] !== "install.update")) {
+            $this->redirectToUpdate();
         }
 
         return false;
diff --git a/app/Domain/Install/Repositories/Install.php b/app/Domain/Install/Repositories/Install.php
index a2c355990..e84788f98 100644
--- a/app/Domain/Install/Repositories/Install.php
+++ b/app/Domain/Install/Repositories/Install.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
     use Exception;
     use Leantime\Core\AppSettings;
+    use Leantime\Domain\Setting\Repositories\Setting;
     use PDO;
     use Leantime\Domain\Menu\Repositories\Menu as MenuRepository;
     use PDOException;