diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 7e241396b..4285fb6d0 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ALERT_DISK_SPACE: 'diskSpace',
     ALERT_MAIL_STATUS: 'mailStatus',
     ALERT_REBOOT: 'reboot',
+    ALERT_BOX_UPDATE: 'boxUpdate',
 
     alert: alert,
 
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ const ALERT_TITLES = {
     backupConfig: 'Backup configuration is unsafe',
     diskSpace: 'Out of Disk Space',
     mailStatus: 'Email is not configured properly',
-    reboot: 'Reboot Required'
+    reboot: 'Reboot Required',
+    boxUpdate: 'New Cloudron Update Available'
 };
 
 function NotificationsError(reason, errorOrMessage) {
diff --git a/src/updatechecker.js b/src/updatechecker.js
index b9c19b0c6..d77e5add3 100644
--- a/src/updatechecker.js
+++ b/src/updatechecker.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var apps = require('./apps.js'),
     constants = require('./constants.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:updatechecker'),
     mailer = require('./mailer.js'),
+    notifications = require('./notifications.js'),
     paths = require('./paths.js'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     settings = require('./settings.js');
@@ -160,19 +161,9 @@ function checkBoxUpdates(callback) {
                 callback();
             }
 
-            // always send notifications if user is on the free plan
-            if (appstore.isFreePlan(result)) {
-                mailer.boxUpdateAvailable(false /* hasSubscription */, updateInfo.version, updateInfo.changelog);
-                return done();
-            }
+            const message = `Cloudron version ${updateInfo.version} is available. Click [here](/#/settings) to update.\n\nChangelog: ${updateInfo.changelog}`;
 
-            // only send notifications if update pattern is 'never'
-            settings.getBoxAutoupdatePattern(function (error, result) {
-                if (error) debug(error);
-                else if (result === constants.AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_NEVER) mailer.boxUpdateAvailable(true /* hasSubscription */, updateInfo.version, updateInfo.changelog);
-
-                done();
-            });
+            notifications.alert(notifications.ALERT_BOX_UPDATE, message, done);
         });
     });
 }