diff --git a/scripts/checkupdates.sh b/scripts/checkupdates.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/checkupdates.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+checkupdates -d
+
+CODE=$?
+
+if [ $CODE -eq 2 ]; then
+  echo "No updates available"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+exit $CODE