diff --git a/src/dev-app-update.yml b/src/dev-app-update.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ad0102f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dev-app-update.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+provider: generic
+url: 'http://localhost:8081/'
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 1c36cae6..ed1980c1 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -652,13 +652,7 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
   session.defaultSession.setPermissionRequestHandler(permissionRequestHandler(mainWindow, permissionManager));
 
   autoUpdater.initialize(appState, mainWindow);
-  ipcMain.on('check-for-updates', (isManual) => {
-    if (global.isDev) {
-      console.log('Development mode: Skip checking for updates');
-    } else {
-      autoUpdater.checkForUpdates(isManual);
-    }
-  });
+  ipcMain.on('check-for-updates', autoUpdater.checkForUpdates);
   mainWindow.once('show', () => {
     if (autoUpdater.shouldCheckForUpdatesOnStart(appState.updateCheckedDate)) {
       ipcMain.emit('check-for-updates');