diff --git a/src/browser/auto-updater-win32.coffee b/src/browser/auto-updater-win32.coffee
index 89018a396..4d043ac4e 100644
--- a/src/browser/auto-updater-win32.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/auto-updater-win32.coffee
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ class AutoUpdater
         @emit 'update-not-available'
         return
 
+      @emit 'update-available'
+
       @installUpdate (error) =>
         if error?
           @emit 'update-not-available'
           return
 
-        @emit 'update-available'
         @emit 'update-downloaded', {}, update.releaseNotes, update.version, new Date(), 'https://atom.io', => @quitAndInstall()
 
 module.exports = new AutoUpdater()