diff --git a/src/in/celest/xash3d/LauncherActivity.java b/src/in/celest/xash3d/LauncherActivity.java
index 91c77c8c..29b0feb3 100644
--- a/src/in/celest/xash3d/LauncherActivity.java
+++ b/src/in/celest/xash3d/LauncherActivity.java
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ public class LauncherActivity extends Activity {
 			}
 		} );
 
-		if(mPref.getBoolean("check_updates", true))
+		if( !XashConfig.GP_VERSION && // disable autoupdater for Google Play
+			mPref.getBoolean("check_updates", true))
 		{
 			new CheckUpdate(true, updateToBeta.isChecked()).execute(UPDATE_LINK);
 		}