2 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1f087f01..62f8a17f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- mdkapplet:
+  o do not skip first RPM check (change made in 2.16 in march 2007)
+
 Version 2.38 - 20 March 2008, Thierry Vignaud
 
 - do not display "install updates" button when notifying about network
diff --git a/mdkapplet b/mdkapplet
index 37d93673..dfdf65b3 100755
--- a/mdkapplet
+++ b/mdkapplet
@@ -391,11 +391,6 @@ sub okState() { logIt(N_("System is up-to-date\n")); go2State('okay') }
 sub setup_cyclic_check() {
     $network_timeout = Glib::Timeout->add(2000, sub { checkNetwork(); 1 });
     $timeout = Glib::Timeout->add($config{UPDATE_FREQUENCY}*1000, sub {
-	   my $first_run if 0;
-	   if (!$first_run) {
-		  $first_run = 1;
-		  return 1;
-	   }
            checkUpdates();
            1;
        });