diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
index 0b6219d4f8..62f21e550c 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
@@ -47,19 +47,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     update_btn->setEnabled(false);
     update_btn->setText(QObject::tr("Updating..."));
     const std::string git_branch = Params().get("GitBranch");
-    const std::string remote_check = "git remote | grep origin-update";
-    std::string cmd = "cd /data/openpilot";
     const std::string cmd1 = "git remote remove origin-update";
     const std::string cmd2 = "git remote add origin-update " + Params().get("GitRemote");
     const std::string cmd3 = "git fetch origin-update " + git_branch;
     const std::string cmd4 = "git reset --hard origin-update/" + git_branch;
 
-    QFuture<void> future = QtConcurrent::run([&]() {
-      if (!std::system(remote_check.c_str())) {
-        cmd += " && " + cmd1;
-      }
-      cmd += " && " + cmd2 + " && " + cmd3 + " && " + cmd4;
-      std::system(cmd.c_str());
+    QFuture<void> future = QtConcurrent::run([=]() {
+      std::system(("cd /data/openpilot && " + cmd1 + " && " + cmd2 + " && " + cmd3 + " && " + cmd4).c_str());
     });
     QObject::connect(&watcher, &QFutureWatcher<void>::finished, [=]() {
       btn->setEnabled(true);