diff --git a/scripts/update-motd.d/40-updates b/scripts/update-motd.d/40-updates
index 94025453b5..521782be55 100644
--- a/scripts/update-motd.d/40-updates
+++ b/scripts/update-motd.d/40-updates
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import time
 import os
 import os.path as path
 
-def refreshdata ():
+def refreshdata():
 		# update procedure
 		DISTRO = subprocess.Popen(["lsb_release", "-c", "-s"],
 								  stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].strip()
@@ -131,18 +131,17 @@ def refreshdata ():
 myfile = "/var/cache/apt/archives/updates.number"
 now = time.time()
 twodays_ago = now - 60*60*24*2 # Number of seconds in two days
-lastupgrade = os.stat('/var/cache/apt/archives').st_mtime
+lastupgrade = path.getmtime('/var/lib/dpkg/status')
 
-if os.path.isfile(myfile):
+if path.isfile(myfile):
 	fileCreation = path.getmtime(myfile)
-	if (fileCreation < twodays_ago or lastupgrade != fileCreation):
-		refreshdata ()
+	if (fileCreation < twodays_ago or lastupgrade > fileCreation):
+		refreshdata()
 else:
-		refreshdata ()
+		refreshdata()
 
 # display if there are some upgrades
-
 file = open(myfile, 'r+')
 updates = int(file.read())
 if updates > 0:
-	print("[ \033[92m%d updates to install\033[0m: apt-get upgrade ]\n" % (updates))
+	print("\n[ \033[92m%d updates to install\033[0m: apt-get upgrade ]\n" % (updates))