diff --git a/src/atom-application.coffee b/src/atom-application.coffee
index 520389efb..26e20478d 100644
--- a/src/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-application.coffee
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ class AtomApplication
     app.commandLine.appendSwitch 'js-flags', '--harmony_collections'
 
   checkForUpdates: ->
+    console.log "DO NOT AUTO-UPDATE?", /\w{7}/.test(@version), @version
     return if /\w{7}/.test @version # Don't check for updates if version is a short sha
 
+    autoUpdater.setAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates true
     autoUpdater.setAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates true
     autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesInBackground()
 
diff --git a/src/main.coffee b/src/main.coffee
index 69f1c8115..6da4b91de 100644
--- a/src/main.coffee
+++ b/src/main.coffee
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ setupCrashReporter = ->
 
 setupAutoUpdater = ->
   autoUpdater.setFeedUrl 'https://speakeasy.githubapp.com/apps/27/appcast.xml'
-  autoUpdater.setAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates true
 
 parseCommandLine = ->
   version = app.getVersion()