2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7326332d..cdd52d06 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 - mgaapplet:
   o correctly detect right-clicks before the first check for updates (mga#20540)
+  o fix broken notifications when the user does a manual check before
+    the first automatic check has been triggered
   o correctly display the application logo in the 'About' dialog box
   o fix broken paths to drakconnect and drakrpm-editmedia
 
diff --git a/mgaapplet b/mgaapplet
index 2f996598..ab1b41c4 100755
--- a/mgaapplet
+++ b/mgaapplet
@@ -242,9 +242,13 @@ go2State('delayed');
 # will be emitted and caught above (mga#20540).
 Glib::Timeout->add(100, sub { $icon->set_context_menu($menu); 0 }) if $is_plasma;
 
-Glib::Timeout->add_seconds($config{FIRST_CHECK_DELAY}/1000, sub {
+Glib::Timeout->add_seconds(1, sub {
                        POSIX::sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, POSIX::SigSet->new(SIGCHLD));
                        $SIG{CHLD} = \&harvester;
+                       0;
+                   });
+
+Glib::Timeout->add_seconds($config{FIRST_CHECK_DELAY}/1000, sub {
                        # schedule future checks:
                        setup_cyclic_check();
                        # perform a test after initial delay: