diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
index d11d4a014..e21c5744a 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@ public class Essentials extends JavaPlugin implements net.ess3.api.IEssentials {
 
             updateChecker = new UpdateChecker(this);
             runTaskAsynchronously(() -> {
-                LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, tl("versionFetching"));
+                getLogger().log(Level.INFO, tl("versionFetching"));
                 for (String str : updateChecker.getVersionMessages(false, true)) {
-                    LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, str);
+                    getLogger().log(getSettings().isUpdateCheckEnabled() ? Level.WARNING : Level.INFO, str);
                 }
             });