diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 39d9c2faf..616890120 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -1910,8 +1910,6 @@ function autoupdateApps(updateInfo, auditSource, callback) { // updateInfo is {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    if (!updateInfo) return callback(null);
-
     async.eachSeries(Object.keys(updateInfo), function iterator(appId, iteratorDone) {
         get(appId, function (error, app) {
             if (error) {
diff --git a/src/cron.js b/src/cron.js
index 009cf1f0e..d48a7353f 100644
--- a/src/cron.js
+++ b/src/cron.js
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ function autoupdatePatternChanged(pattern, tz) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (updateInfo.apps && Object.keys(updateInfo.apps).length > 0) {
-                debug('Starting app update to %j', updateInfo.apps);
-                apps.autoupdateApps(updateInfo.apps, auditSource.CRON, NOOP_CALLBACK);
+            const appUpdateInfo = _.omit(updateInfo, 'box');
+            if (Object.keys(appUpdateInfo).length > 0) {
+                debug('Starting app update to %j', appUpdateInfo);
+                apps.autoupdateApps(appUpdateInfo, auditSource.CRON, NOOP_CALLBACK);
             } else {
                 debug('No app auto updates available');
             }
diff --git a/src/updater.js b/src/updater.js
index 941903825..b81d3918c 100644
--- a/src/updater.js
+++ b/src/updater.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 exports = module.exports = {
-    updateToLatest: updateToLatest,
-    update: update
+    updateToLatest,
+    update
 };
 
 var apps = require('./apps.js'),