diff --git a/frappe/hooks.py b/frappe/hooks.py
index 4a76ee075b..2c984992d0 100755
--- a/frappe/hooks.py
+++ b/frappe/hooks.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ scheduler_events = {
 		"frappe.email.doctype.auto_email_report.auto_email_report.send_daily",
 		"frappe.core.doctype.feedback_request.feedback_request.delete_feedback_request",
 		"frappe.core.doctype.activity_log.activity_log.clear_authentication_logs",
-		"frappe.utils.change_log.check_for_update"
 	],
 	"daily_long": [
 		"frappe.integrations.doctype.dropbox_settings.dropbox_settings.take_backups_daily",
@@ -162,7 +161,8 @@ scheduler_events = {
 	],
 	"weekly_long": [
 		"frappe.integrations.doctype.dropbox_settings.dropbox_settings.take_backups_weekly",
-		"frappe.integrations.doctype.s3_backup_settings.s3_backup_settings.take_backups_weekly"
+		"frappe.integrations.doctype.s3_backup_settings.s3_backup_settings.take_backups_weekly",
+		"frappe.utils.change_log.check_for_update"
 	],
 	"monthly": [
 		"frappe.email.doctype.auto_email_report.auto_email_report.send_monthly"
diff --git a/frappe/utils/change_log.py b/frappe/utils/change_log.py
index 085365c366..150342d406 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/change_log.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/change_log.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import frappe
 from frappe.utils import cstr
 import requests
 from frappe import _
+import git
 
 def get_change_log(user=None):
 	if not user: user = frappe.session.user
@@ -101,7 +102,12 @@ def get_versions():
 		}
 
 		if versions[app]['branch'] != 'master':
-			branch_version = app_hooks.get('{0}_version'.format(versions[app]['branch']))
+			try:
+				app_repo = git.Repo(os.path.join('..', 'apps', '{}'.format(app)))
+				branch_version = '-'.join(app_repo.git.describe().split('-')[:2])
+				branch_version = [branch_version.strip('v')]
+			except:
+				branch_version = app_hooks.get('{0}_version'.format(versions[app]['branch']))
 			if branch_version:
 				versions[app]['branch_version'] = branch_version[0] + ' ({0})'.format(get_app_last_commit_ref(app))
 
@@ -137,7 +143,7 @@ def check_for_update():
 
 		github_version, org_name = app_details
 		# Get local instance's current version or the app
-		instance_version = Version(apps[app]['version'])
+		instance_version = Version(apps[app]['branch_version'].split(' ')[0])
 		# Compare and popup update message
 		for update_type in updates:
 			if github_version.__dict__[update_type] > instance_version.__dict__[update_type]:
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@ def check_for_update():
 					title             = apps[app]['title'],
 				))
 				break
+			if github_version.__dict__[update_type] < instance_version.__dict__[update_type]: break
 
 	add_message_to_redis(updates)
 
@@ -196,6 +203,7 @@ def show_update_popup():
 		return
 
 	updates = json.loads(update_info)
+	current_versions = get_versions()
 
 	# Check if user is int the set of users to send update message to
 	update_message = ""
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8d8a564667..77c443a939 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@ premailer
 croniter
 googlemaps
 urllib3==1.23
+GitPython==2.1.11