diff -r 76daafe10009 -r 6901746220fc eric6/PluginManager/PluginManager.py --- a/eric6/PluginManager/PluginManager.py Sun Jan 03 15:33:39 2021 +0100 +++ b/eric6/PluginManager/PluginManager.py Sun Jan 03 17:49:38 2021 +0100 @@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ Public method to check the availability of updates of plug-ins. """ period = Preferences.getPluginManager("UpdatesCheckInterval") - if period == 0 or not self.__ui.isOnline(): + if period == 0: return elif period in [1, 2, 3]: lastModified = QFileInfo(self.pluginRepositoryFile).lastModified()