# How to disable dietpi-update 2 check process on startup?

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-to-disable-dietpi-update-2-check-process-on-startup/18050
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [6 October 2023 10:34 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-to-disable-dietpi-update-2-check-process-on-startup/18050 "2023-10-06T10:34:47Z")
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### Author: ![RobLeighton67](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RobLeighton67](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/RobLeighton67)
#### Post date: [6 October 2023 10:34 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-to-disable-dietpi-update-2-check-process-on-startup/18050/1 "2023-10-06T10:34:47Z")

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Using: 8.22 Bookworm  
Target: Pi Zero WH  
I notice CPU is heavily loaded on startup doing update available checks && apt interaction - seemingly to provide update notices for dietpi-banner.  
This sometimes causes issues with my applications that run from startup as services.  
I don’t need to have these update checks performed automatically - how can I disable this automatic behaviour ?

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### Author: ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [7 October 2023 06:20 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-to-disable-dietpi-update-2-check-process-on-startup/18050/2 "2023-10-07T06:20:02Z")

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did you checked following option?

> <https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/blob/fb0db339f63275d8924b80db7bca2d8d0410e6a0/dietpi.txt#L200-L202>

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### Author: ![RobLeighton67](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RobLeighton67](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/RobLeighton67)
#### Post date: [11 October 2023 14:47 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-to-disable-dietpi-update-2-check-process-on-startup/18050/3 "2023-10-11T14:47:31Z")

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Thanks for that - yes, I also found a more generic updates option in dietpi.txt - CONFIG\_CHECK\_DIETPI\_UPDATES that , when set to 0 seems to solve my issue.  
CPU usage on startup settles quickly to almost nothing now.  
I think that other setting controls APT update checks from within Dietpi-Update.

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### Author: ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [12 October 2023 07:14 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-to-disable-dietpi-update-2-check-process-on-startup/18050/4 "2023-10-12T07:14:22Z")

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> [@RobLeighton67](#):
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> CONFIG\_CHECK\_DIETPI\_UPDATES that , when set to 0 seems to solve my issue.

Keep in mind, you will not receive further information on available DietPi updates now and would need to check manually. But this should be fine. Our release schedule is a fixed one 😃