diff --git a/status-update b/status-update
index 067076d..20ec9b8 100755
--- a/status-update
+++ b/status-update
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ SPACE="$(cat $HOME/.cache/free-space)"
 vol_status="$(cat $HOME/.cache/audio-control/vol_status)"
 vol_level="$(cat $HOME/.cache/audio-control/vol_level)%"
 VOLUME="$vol_status $vol_level"
-UPDATES="Upd: $(checkupdates -n | wc -l)"
+UPDATES="Upd: $(cat $HOME/.cache/update_count)"
 xsetroot -name "$VOLUME | $NETWORK | $SPACE | $UPDATES | $DATE"