diff --git a/ct/trilium.sh b/ct/trilium.sh
index b9a847da7..83f93a2c3 100644
--- a/ct/trilium.sh
+++ b/ct/trilium.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ function update_script() {
         msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
         exit
     fi
-    if [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]]; then touch /opt/${APP}_version.txt
-    fi
-    if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/${APP}_version.txt)" ]] || [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]]; then touch /opt/${APP}_version.txt fi
     RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/TriliumNext/Notes/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3) }')
+    if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/${APP}_version.txt)" ]] || [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]]; then
     msg_info "Stopping ${APP}"
     systemctl stop trilium
     sleep 1