diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/OSXSetup.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/OSXSetup.java
index e16ac9716..4023875d2 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/OSXSetup.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/OSXSetup.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.awt.desktop.PreferencesHandler;
 import java.awt.desktop.QuitHandler;
 import java.awt.desktop.AppReopenedListener;
 
+import net.sf.openrocket.communication.UpdateInfoRetriever;
 import net.sf.openrocket.gui.util.DummyFrameMenuOSX;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ final class OSXSetup {
 		if (BasicFrame.isFramesEmpty()) {
 			log.info("App re-opened");
 			BasicFrame.reopen();
+
+			// Also check for software updates
+			final UpdateInfoRetriever updateRetriever = SwingStartup.startUpdateChecker();
+			SwingStartup.checkUpdateStatus(updateRetriever);
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/SwingStartup.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/SwingStartup.java
index 4758c26e8..954abcc44 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/SwingStartup.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/SwingStartup.java
@@ -193,15 +193,7 @@ public class SwingStartup {
 		guiModule.startLoader();
 		
 		// Start update info fetching
-		final UpdateInfoRetriever updateRetriever;
-		if (Application.getPreferences().getCheckUpdates()) {
-			log.info("Starting update check");
-			updateRetriever = new UpdateInfoRetriever();
-			updateRetriever.startFetchUpdateInfo();
-		} else {
-			log.info("Update check disabled");
-			updateRetriever = null;
-		}
+		final UpdateInfoRetriever updateRetriever = startUpdateChecker();
 		
 		// Set the best available look-and-feel
 		log.info("Setting best LAF");
@@ -248,9 +240,21 @@ public class SwingStartup {
 		}
 		
 	}
+
+	public static UpdateInfoRetriever startUpdateChecker() {
+		final UpdateInfoRetriever updateRetriever;
+		if (Application.getPreferences().getCheckUpdates()) {
+			log.info("Starting update check");
+			updateRetriever = new UpdateInfoRetriever();
+			updateRetriever.startFetchUpdateInfo();
+		} else {
+			log.info("Update check disabled");
+			updateRetriever = null;
+		}
+		return updateRetriever;
+	}
 	
-	
-	private void checkUpdateStatus(final UpdateInfoRetriever updateRetriever) {
+	public static void checkUpdateStatus(final UpdateInfoRetriever updateRetriever) {
 		if (updateRetriever == null)
 			return;