diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/advanced.ui b/sources/awesome-widget/advanced.ui
index 31eab86..88a8ee4 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/advanced.ui
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/advanced.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>700</width>
-    <height>594</height>
+    <height>592</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
       <property name="geometry">
        <rect>
         <x>0</x>
-        <y>0</y>
+        <y>-126</y>
         <width>677</width>
-        <height>677</height>
+        <height>702</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_8">
@@ -423,6 +423,13 @@ $m - uptime minutes without zero</string>
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_updates">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Check for updates</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <spacer name="spacer_advanced">
          <property name="orientation">
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/awesome-widget.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/awesome-widget.cpp
index d722f92..2ee5271 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/awesome-widget.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/awesome-widget.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ void AwesomeWidget::init()
     timer->start();
     // check for updates
     connect(this, SIGNAL(thereIsUpdates(QString)), this, SLOT(showUpdates(QString)));
-    checkUpdates();
+    if (configuration[QString("checkUpdates")].toInt() == 2)
+        checkUpdates();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/configuration.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/configuration.cpp
index 198c900..b5e7d76 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/configuration.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/configuration.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ void AwesomeWidget::createConfigurationInterface(KConfigDialog *parent)
                 Qt::MatchFixedString));
     uiAdvancedConfig.lineEdit_acOnline->setText(configuration[QString("acOnline")]);
     uiAdvancedConfig.lineEdit_acOffline->setText(configuration[QString("acOffline")]);
+    if (configuration[QString("checkUpdates")].toInt() == 0)
+        uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_updates->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
+    else
+        uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_updates->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
 
     // tooltip
     uiTooltipConfig.spinBox_tooltipNum->setValue(configuration[QString("tooltipNumber")].toInt());
@@ -515,6 +519,7 @@ void AwesomeWidget::configAccepted()
     cg.writeEntry("customNetdev", uiAdvancedConfig.comboBox_netdev->currentText());
     cg.writeEntry("acOnline", uiAdvancedConfig.lineEdit_acOnline->text());
     cg.writeEntry("acOffline", uiAdvancedConfig.lineEdit_acOffline->text());
+    cg.writeEntry("checkUpdates", QString::number(uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_updates->checkState()));
 
     // tooltip
     cg.writeEntry("tooltipNumber", QString::number(uiTooltipConfig.spinBox_tooltipNum->value()));
@@ -597,6 +602,7 @@ void AwesomeWidget::configChanged()
     configuration[QString("customNetdev")] = cg.readEntry("customNetdev", "lo");
     configuration[QString("acOnline")] = cg.readEntry("acOnline", "(*)");
     configuration[QString("acOffline")] = cg.readEntry("acOffline", "( )");
+    configuration[QString("checkUpdates")] = cg.readEntry("checkUpdates", "2");
 
     // tooltip
     tooltipValues.clear();