diff --git a/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs b/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
index 48505a9891..f7a7795d9b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Updater/UpdateManager.cs
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Updater
 
             if (game.IsDeployedBuild && version != lastVersion)
             {
-                config.Set(OsuSetting.Version, version);
-
                 // only show a notification if we've previously saved a version to the config file (ie. not the first run).
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(lastVersion))
                     Notifications.Post(new UpdateCompleteNotification(version));
             }
+
+            config.Set(OsuSetting.Version, version);
         }
 
         private class UpdateCompleteNotification : SimpleNotification