diff --git a/managed/services/server/updater.go b/managed/services/server/updater.go
index 27728237612..f35246455db 100644
--- a/managed/services/server/updater.go
+++ b/managed/services/server/updater.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	pmmInitLog             = "/srv/logs/pmm-init.log"
-	updateCheckInterval    = 24 * time.Hour
+	updateCheckInterval    = 12 * time.Hour
 	updateCheckResultFresh = updateCheckInterval + 10*time.Minute
 	updateDefaultTimeout   = 30 * time.Second
 	pmmEnvfilePath         = "/home/pmm/update/pmm-server.env"
diff --git a/ui/src/hooks/api/useUpdates.tsx b/ui/src/hooks/api/useUpdates.tsx
index e879b0fe637..33b9ea12cbf 100644
--- a/ui/src/hooks/api/useUpdates.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/hooks/api/useUpdates.tsx
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ export const useCheckUpdates = (
     queryKey: ['checkUpdates'],
     queryFn: async () => {
       try {
-        return await checkForUpdates();
+        return await checkForUpdates({ force: true });
       } catch (error) {
         if ((error as AxiosError).response?.status !== 401) {
           return await checkForUpdates({
-            force: false,
+            force: true,
             onlyInstalledVersion: true,
           });
         }