diff --git a/src/server/api/information.get.ts b/src/server/api/information.get.ts
index dbe57adb..ff9e2373 100644
--- a/src/server/api/information.get.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/information.get.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 import { gt } from 'semver';
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async () => {
-  let latestRelease: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof cachedFetchLatestRelease>>;
-  if (WG_ENV.DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK) {
-    latestRelease = { version: RELEASE, changelog: '' };
-  } else {
-    latestRelease = await cachedFetchLatestRelease();
-  }
-
+  const latestRelease = await cachedFetchLatestRelease();
   const updateAvailable = gt(latestRelease.version, RELEASE);
   const insecure = WG_ENV.INSECURE;
   const isAwg = WG_ENV.WG_EXECUTABLE === 'awg';
diff --git a/src/server/utils/release.ts b/src/server/utils/release.ts
index f5dfdc46..d83eafa4 100644
--- a/src/server/utils/release.ts
+++ b/src/server/utils/release.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ type GithubRelease = {
 };
 
 async function fetchLatestRelease() {
+  if (WG_ENV.DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK) {
+    return {
+      version: RELEASE,
+      changelog: ''
+    };
+  }
+
   try {
     const response = await $fetch<GithubRelease>(
       'https://api.github.com/repos/wg-easy/wg-easy/releases/latest',