diff --git a/src/behaviours/application-update/periodical-checking-of-updates.test.ts b/src/behaviours/application-update/periodical-checking-of-updates.test.ts
index 4d63991abc..e81c002e34 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/application-update/periodical-checking-of-updates.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/application-update/periodical-checking-of-updates.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import publishIsConfiguredInjectable from "../../main/application-update/publish
 import type { AsyncFnMock } from "@async-fn/jest";
 import asyncFn from "@async-fn/jest";
 import processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable from "../../main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable";
-import startCheckingForUpdatesInjectable from "../../main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/start-checking-for-updates.injectable";
+import periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable from "../../main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable";
 
 const ENOUGH_TIME = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 2;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ describe("periodical checking of updates", () => {
     applicationBuilder = getApplicationBuilder();
 
     applicationBuilder.beforeApplicationStart(({ mainDi }) => {
-      mainDi.unoverride(startCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
+      mainDi.unoverride(periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable);
+      mainDi.permitSideEffects(periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable);
 
       processCheckingForUpdatesMock = asyncFn();
 
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable.ts
index e1d2af1aaa..394383ee65 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ const periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable = getInjectable({
       };
     });
   },
+
+  causesSideEffects: true,
 });
 
 export default periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable;
diff --git a/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts b/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
index d895650bca..9d401d31bb 100644
--- a/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
+++ b/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ import setUpdateOnQuitInjectable from "./electron-app/features/set-update-on-qui
 import downloadPlatformUpdateInjectable from "./application-update/download-platform-update/download-platform-update.injectable";
 import startCatalogSyncInjectable from "./catalog-sync-to-renderer/start-catalog-sync.injectable";
 import startKubeConfigSyncInjectable from "./start-main-application/runnables/kube-config-sync/start-kube-config-sync.injectable";
-import startCheckingForUpdatesInjectable from "./application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/start-checking-for-updates.injectable";
 import appVersionInjectable from "../common/get-configuration-file-model/app-version/app-version.injectable";
 import getRandomIdInjectable from "../common/utils/get-random-id.injectable";
+import periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable
+  from "./application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable";
 
 export function getDiForUnitTesting(opts: GetDiForUnitTestingOptions = {}) {
   const {
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export function getDiForUnitTesting(opts: GetDiForUnitTestingOptions = {}) {
 
     di.override(applicationMenuInjectable, () => ({ start: () => {}, stop: () => {} }));
 
-    di.override(startCheckingForUpdatesInjectable, () => ({ run: () => {} }));
+    di.override(periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable, () => ({ start: () => {}, stop: () => {}, started: false }));
 
     // TODO: Remove usages of globally exported appEventBus to get rid of this
     di.override(appEventBusInjectable, () => new EventEmitter<[AppEvent]>());