diff --git a/functions/fn_getopt b/functions/fn_getopt
index 61a95a706..2d0448c2d 100644
--- a/functions/fn_getopt
+++ b/functions/fn_getopt
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ case "$getopt" in
 	force-update)
 		forceupdate=1;
 		fn_update_check;;
+	update-restart)
+		forceupdate=1;
+		fn_update_check;;
 	validate)
 		fn_validate;;
 	monitor)
diff --git a/functions/fn_update_check b/functions/fn_update_check
index 7ec3c61e4..5b2c04896 100644
--- a/functions/fn_update_check
+++ b/functions/fn_update_check
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ if [ "${gamename}" == "Teamspeak 3" ]; then
 	fn_teamspeak3_check
 elif [ "${engine}" == "goldsource" ]||[ "${forceupdate}" == "1" ]; then
 	# Goldsource servers bypass checks as fn_steamcmdcheck does not work for appid 90 servers.
+	# forceupdate bypasses checks
 	tmuxwc=$(tmux list-sessions 2>&1|awk '{print $1}'|grep -v failed|grep -Ec "^${servicename}:")
 	if [ "${tmuxwc}" -eq 1 ]; then
 		fn_stop