diff --git a/src/appstore.js b/src/appstore.js
index 22fd0076e..0b616dfc4 100644
--- a/src/appstore.js
+++ b/src/appstore.js
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ function sendAliveStatus(data, callback) {
                         catchAllCount: mailDomains.filter(function (d) { return d.catchAll.length !== 0; }).length,
                         relayProviders: Array.from(new Set(mailDomains.map(function (d) { return d.relay.provider; })))
                     },
-                    autoupdatePattern: result[settings.AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_KEY],
+                    appAutoupdatePattern: result[settings.APP_AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_KEY],
+                    boxAutoupdatePattern: result[settings.BOX_AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_KEY],
                     timeZone: result[settings.TIME_ZONE_KEY],
                 };
 
diff --git a/src/test/updatechecker-test.js b/src/test/updatechecker-test.js
index 3142b6586..82fcfa0d1 100644
--- a/src/test/updatechecker-test.js
+++ b/src/test/updatechecker-test.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('updatechecker - box - manual (email)', function () {
             domains.add.bind(null, DOMAIN_0.domain, DOMAIN_0.zoneName, DOMAIN_0.provider, DOMAIN_0.config, DOMAIN_0.fallbackCertificate, DOMAIN_0.tlsConfig),
             mail.add.bind(null, DOMAIN_0.domain),
             user.createOwner.bind(null, USER_0.username, USER_0.password, USER_0.email, USER_0.displayName, AUDIT_SOURCE),
-            settings.setAutoupdatePattern.bind(null, constants.AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_NEVER),
+            settings.setBoxAutoupdatePattern.bind(null, constants.AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_NEVER),
             settingsdb.set.bind(null, settings.APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY, JSON.stringify({ userId: 'uid', cloudronId: 'cid', token: 'token' })),
             mailer._clearMailQueue
         ], done);
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ describe('updatechecker - app - manual (email)', function () {
             mailer._clearMailQueue,
             appdb.add.bind(null, APP_0.id, APP_0.appStoreId, APP_0.manifest, APP_0.location, APP_0.domain, APP_0.portBindings, APP_0),
             user.createOwner.bind(null, USER_0.username, USER_0.password, USER_0.email, USER_0.displayName, AUDIT_SOURCE),
-            settings.setAutoupdatePattern.bind(null, constants.AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_NEVER),
+            settings.setAppAutoupdatePattern.bind(null, constants.AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_NEVER),
             settingsdb.set.bind(null, settings.APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY, JSON.stringify({ userId: 'uid', cloudronId: 'cid', token: 'token' }))
         ], done);
     });
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ describe('updatechecker - app - automatic (no email)', function () {
             mailer._clearMailQueue,
             appdb.add.bind(null, APP_0.id, APP_0.appStoreId, APP_0.manifest, APP_0.location, APP_0.domain, APP_0.portBindings, APP_0),
             user.createOwner.bind(null, USER_0.username, USER_0.password, USER_0.email, USER_0.displayName, AUDIT_SOURCE),
+            settings.setAppAutoupdatePattern.bind(null, '00 00 1,3,5,23 * * *'),
             settingsdb.set.bind(null, settings.APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY, JSON.stringify({ userId: 'uid', cloudronId: 'cid', token: 'token' }))
         ], done);
     });
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ describe('updatechecker - app - automatic free (email)', function () {
             mailer._clearMailQueue,
             appdb.add.bind(null, APP_0.id, APP_0.appStoreId, APP_0.manifest, APP_0.location, APP_0.domain, APP_0.portBindings, APP_0),
             user.createOwner.bind(null, USER_0.username, USER_0.password, USER_0.email, USER_0.displayName, AUDIT_SOURCE),
+            settings.setAppAutoupdatePattern.bind(null, '00 00 1,3,5,23 * * *'),
             settingsdb.set.bind(null, settings.APPSTORE_CONFIG_KEY, JSON.stringify({ userId: 'uid', cloudronId: 'cid', token: 'token' }))
         ], done);
     });
diff --git a/src/updatechecker.js b/src/updatechecker.js
index 3439c6560..61dcc960a 100644
--- a/src/updatechecker.js
+++ b/src/updatechecker.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function checkBoxUpdates(callback) {
             }
 
             // only send notifications if update pattern is 'never'
-            settings.getAppAutoupdatePattern(function (error, result) {
+            settings.getBoxAutoupdatePattern(function (error, result) {
                 if (error) debug(error);
                 else if (result === constants.AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_NEVER) mailer.boxUpdateAvailable(true /* hasSubscription */, updateInfo.version, updateInfo.changelog);