diff --git a/.local/libexec/cron/checkup b/.local/libexec/cron/checkup
index dfcd96ad4..ec24c35a2 100755
--- a/.local/libexec/cron/checkup
+++ b/.local/libexec/cron/checkup
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-pkill -RTMIN+1 dwmblocks
-
 \xbps-install -SMun 1>/tmp/xbps_updates 2>/tmp/xbps_errors
 ne="$(grep -c broken /tmp/xbps_errors)"
 n="$(grep -c -e update -e install /tmp/xbps_updates)"
 if [ "$n" != "0" ] && [ "$ne" != "0" ]; then
     notify-send -c updates -u critical " Repository Sync" "Error downloading updates: $(cut -d " " -f 1,5 /tmp/xbps_errors)"
 elif [ "$n" -gt 1 ] && [ "$ne" = "0" ]; then
-    notify-send -c updates " Repository Sync" "Updates available: $n"
+    notify-send -t 4000 -c updates " Repository Sync" "Updates available: $n"
 fi
+
+pkill -RTMIN+1 dwmblocks