diff --git a/bin/ncp-check-updates b/bin/ncp-check-updates
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0a483b760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ncp-check-updates
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+  cat > /usr/local/bin/ncp-check-updates <<'EOF'
+VERFILE=/var/run/.ncp-latest-version
+if ncp-test-updates; then
+  echo -e "\nNextCloudPi \e[1m$( cat $VERFILE )\e[0m available!!"
+  echo -e "update through 'nextcloudpi-config' or type 'sudo ncp-update'" 
+else
+  echo -e "\nNextCloudPi \e[1m$( cat /usr/local/etc/ncp-version )\e[0m is up to date"
+fi
diff --git a/bin/ncp-test-updates b/bin/ncp-test-updates
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bc7867eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ncp-test-updates
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+NEED_UPDATE=false
+VERFILE=/var/run/.ncp-latest-version
+
+if test -f $VERFILE && grep -qP "v\d+\.\d+\.\d+" $VERFILE; then
+
+  MAJOR=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" $VERFILE | cut -d. -f1 )
+  MINOR=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" $VERFILE | cut -d. -f2 )
+  PATCH=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" $VERFILE | cut -d. -f3 )
+
+  MAJ=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" /usr/local/etc/ncp-version | cut -d. -f1 )
+  MIN=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" /usr/local/etc/ncp-version | cut -d. -f2 )
+  PAT=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" /usr/local/etc/ncp-version | cut -d. -f3 )
+
+  if [[ $MAJOR > $MAJ ]]; then
+    NEED_UPDATE=true
+  elif [[ $MAJOR == $MAJ ]] && [[ $MINOR > $MIN ]]; then
+    NEED_UPDATE=true
+  elif [[ $MAJOR == $MAJ ]] && [[ $MINOR == $MIN ]] && [[ $PATCH > $PAT ]]; then
+    NEED_UPDATE=true
+  fi
+fi
+[[ "$NEED_UPDATE" == "true" ]] && exit 0
diff --git a/bin/nextcloudpi-config b/bin/nextcloudpi-config
index f4cb7a705..464b26aec 100755
--- a/bin/nextcloudpi-config
+++ b/bin/nextcloudpi-config
@@ -12,20 +12,35 @@
 # More at https://ownyourbits.com/2017/03/13/nextcloudpi-gets-nextcloudpi-config/
 #
 
-CONFDIR=/usr/local/etc/nextcloudpi-config.d/
-
 source /usr/local/etc/library.sh
 
 function nextcloud-config()
 {
   local DIALOG_OK=0
   local LIST=()
+  local VERSION=$( cat /usr/local/etc/ncp-version )
+  local VERFILE=/var/run/.ncp-latest-version
+  local BACKTITLE="NextCloudPi configuration ver. $VERSION"
+  local CONFDIR=/usr/local/etc/nextcloudpi-config.d/ 
+
+  # save latest version if it has never done before
+  test -f $VERFILE || ncp-check-version
+
+  # ask for update if outdated
+  ncp-test-updates && \
+  whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" \
+    --title "NextCloudPi update available" \
+    --clear --yesno "Update to $( cat $VERFILE )?" \
+    10 40
+  [[ $? -eq $DIALOG_OK ]] && ncp-update
+
+  # launch the selection menu
   for item in $CONFDIR/*.sh; do
     local DESC=$( grep "DESCRIPTION=" $item | sed 's|^DESCRIPTION="||;s|"$||' )
     LIST+=( $( basename $item .sh ) "$DESC" )
   done
   local script
-  script=$( whiptail --backtitle "NextCloudPi configuration" \
+  script=$( whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" \
                      --title "NextCloudPi Software Configuration Tool (nextcloudpi-config)" \
                      --cancel-button Finish --ok-button Select \
                      --menu "Select program to configure and activate:" 20 100 10 \
@@ -34,6 +49,7 @@ function nextcloud-config()
 
   [[ $? -ne $DIALOG_OK ]] || [[ "$script" == "" ]] && return 0
 
+  # launch selected script
   configure_script $script.sh
 }
 
diff --git a/nextcloud.sh b/nextcloud.sh
index 117d06e07..a8d651b4b 100755
--- a/nextcloud.sh
+++ b/nextcloud.sh
@@ -257,41 +257,6 @@ EOF
   ##########################################
   $APTINSTALL git
 
-  cat > /usr/local/bin/ncp-check-updates <<'EOF'
-#!/bin/bash
-
-NEED_UPDATE=false
-VERFILE=/var/run/.ncp-latest-version
-
-if test -f $VERFILE && grep -qP "v\d+\.\d+\.\d+" $VERFILE; then
-
-  MAJOR=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" $VERFILE | cut -d. -f1 )
-  MINOR=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" $VERFILE | cut -d. -f2 )
-  PATCH=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" $VERFILE | cut -d. -f3 )
-
-  MAJ=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" /usr/local/etc/ncp-version | cut -d. -f1 )
-  MIN=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" /usr/local/etc/ncp-version | cut -d. -f2 )
-  PAT=$( grep -oP "\d+\.\d+\.\d+" /usr/local/etc/ncp-version | cut -d. -f3 )
-
-  if [[ $MAJOR > $MAJ ]]; then
-    NEED_UPDATE=true
-  elif [[ $MAJOR == $MAJ ]] && [[ $MINOR > $MIN ]]; then
-    NEED_UPDATE=true
-  elif [[ $MAJOR == $MAJ ]] && [[ $MINOR == $MIN ]] && [[ $PATCH > $PAT ]]; then
-    NEED_UPDATE=true
-  fi
-fi
-
-if $NEED_UPDATE; then
-  echo -e "\nNextCloudPi \e[1m$( cat $VERFILE )\e[0m available!!"
-  echo -e "update through 'nextcloudpi-config' or type 'sudo ncp-update'" 
-else
-  echo -e "\nNextCloudPi \e[1m$( cat /usr/local/etc/ncp-version )\e[0m is up to date"
-fi
-EOF
-  chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/ncp-check-updates
-
-
   cat > /etc/cron.daily/ncp-check-version <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
 /usr/local/bin/ncp-check-version
@@ -332,6 +297,7 @@ echo -e "NextCloudPi updated to version \e[1m$VER\e[0m"
 EOF
   chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/ncp-update
 
+  # update to latest version from github as part of the build process
   /usr/local/bin/ncp-update
 fi
 }