diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index f29c822..65ed472 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ class Service(xbmc.Player):
 
 
 monitor = Service()
-last_progress_update = time.time()
-download_utils.checkVersion()
 home_window = HomeWindow()
+last_progress_update = time.time()
 last_content_check = time.time()
+last_version_check = 0
 
 # monitor.abortRequested() is causes issues, it currently triggers for all addon cancelations which causes
 # the service to exit when a user cancels an addon load action. This is a bug in Kodi.
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ while not xbmc.abortRequested:
                 last_content_check = time.time()
                 checkForNewContent()
 
+            # check version
+            if (time.time() - last_version_check) > (60 * 60 * 2): # every 2 hours
+                last_version_check = time.time()
+                download_utils.checkVersion()
+
     except Exception as error:
         log.error("Exception in Playback Monitor : " + str(error))
         log.error(traceback.format_exc())