diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerComponent.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerComponent.java
index af8e7b3c9904..1236f562242e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerComponent.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerComponent.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ final class UpdateCheckerComponent {
     BuildNumber lastBuildChecked = BuildNumber.fromString(settings.getLastBuildChecked());
     if (lastBuildChecked == null) {
       // first IDE start, just save info about build
-      UpdateSettings.getInstance().saveLastCheckedInfo();
+      UpdateSettings.getInstance().saveLastCheckedInfo(true);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ final class UpdateCheckerComponent {
     UpdateChecker.getNotificationGroup().createNotification(
       title, message, NotificationType.INFORMATION, NotificationListener.URL_OPENING_LISTENER, "ide.updated.by.snap").notify(null);
 
-    UpdateSettings.getInstance().saveLastCheckedInfo();
+    UpdateSettings.getInstance().saveLastCheckedInfo(true);
   }
 
   private static void showUpdatedPluginsNotification(@NotNull Project project) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateSettings.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateSettings.java
index bcec00ad90e7..4b5715c5f644 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateSettings.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateSettings.java
@@ -137,8 +137,14 @@ public class UpdateSettings implements PersistentStateComponent<UpdateOptions> {
   }
 
   public void saveLastCheckedInfo() {
-    myState.setLastTimeChecked(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    saveLastCheckedInfo(false);
+  }
+
+  public void saveLastCheckedInfo(boolean onlyBuild) {
     myState.setLastBuildChecked(ApplicationInfo.getInstance().getBuild().asString());
+    if (!onlyBuild) {
+      myState.setLastTimeChecked(System.currentTimeMillis());
+    }
   }
 
   public boolean isThirdPartyPluginsAllowed() {
@@ -148,4 +154,4 @@ public class UpdateSettings implements PersistentStateComponent<UpdateOptions> {
   public void setThirdPartyPluginsAllowed(boolean value) {
     myState.setThirdPartyPluginsAllowed(value);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}