--- a/eric5.py	Fri Dec 13 22:45:47 2013 +0100
+++ b/eric5.py	Fri Dec 13 23:39:14 2013 +0100
@@ -153,9 +153,10 @@
     
     mainWindow.checkForErrorLog()
     mainWindow.processArgs(args)
-    mainWindow.performVersionCheck(False)
     mainWindow.checkProjectsWorkspace()
     mainWindow.checkConfigurationStatus()
+    mainWindow.performVersionCheck(False)
+    mainWindow.checkPluginUpdatesAvailable()
     mainWindow.autoConnectIrc()