diff --git a/TShockAPI/UpdateManager.cs b/TShockAPI/UpdateManager.cs
index bfb96740..5448fb35 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/UpdateManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/UpdateManager.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Check once every X minutes.
 		/// </summary>
-		private readonly int CheckXMinutes = 30;
+		private int CheckXMinutes = 30;
 
 		public UpdateManager()
 		{
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			try
 			{
 				UpdateCheck(state);
+				CheckXMinutes = 30;
 			}
 			catch (Exception)
 			{
-				//swallow the exception
-				return;
+				// Skip this run and check more frequently...
+				CheckXMinutes = 5;
 			}
 			
 			Thread.Sleep(CheckXMinutes * 60 * 1000);