diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
index 16625d7e..d497c526 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class AppConfig:
             config = self.get_config()
             config["scheduler"]["version_check"] = self._build_rand_daily()
             RedisArchivist().set_message("config", config)
-            return
+            return False
 
         needs_update = False
 
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ class AppConfig:
         if needs_update:
             RedisArchivist().set_message("config", redis_config)
 
+        return needs_update
+
 
 class ScheduleBuilder:
     """build schedule dicts for beat"""
@@ -342,11 +344,13 @@ class ReleaseVersion:
         """check if update happened in the mean time"""
         message = self.get_update()
         if not message:
-            return
+            return False
 
         if self._parse_version(message.get("version")) == self.local_version:
-            print(f"[{self.local_version}]: update completed")
             RedisArchivist().del_message(self.NEW_KEY)
+            return settings.TA_VERSION
+
+        return False
 
     def get_update(self):
         """return new version dict if available"""