diff --git a/src/main-process/auto-updater-win32.js b/src/main-process/auto-updater-win32.js
index 062d290b9..053ef040d 100644
--- a/src/main-process/auto-updater-win32.js
+++ b/src/main-process/auto-updater-win32.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class AutoUpdater extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   supportsUpdates () {
-    SquirrelUpdate.existsSync()
+    return SquirrelUpdate.existsSync()
   }
 
   checkForUpdates () {