diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
index 9b78a7c8..868f00ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ public class UpdateUtils {
     }
 
     private static boolean isNewerVersion(String latestVersion) {
+        // If we're testing the update utils we want the program to always try to update
+        if (Utils.getConfigBoolean("testing.always_try_to_update", false)) {
+            return true;
+        }
         int[] oldVersions = versionStringToInt(getThisJarVersion());
         int[] newVersions = versionStringToInt(latestVersion);
         if (oldVersions.length < newVersions.length) {