diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Install/Updates.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Install/Updates.php
index 340ecedc8..740f25555 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Install/Updates.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Install/Updates.php
@@ -6,10 +6,26 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Models\Module\Module as Model;
 use App\Utilities\Updater;
 use App\Utilities\Versions;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Route;
 use Module;
 
 class Updates extends Controller
 {
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiate a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @param  Route  $route
+     */
+    public function __construct(Route $route)
+    {
+        if (!setting('general.api_token')) {
+            return redirect('modules/token/create')->send();
+        }
+
+        parent::__construct($route);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Show the form for creating a new resource.
      *
@@ -56,6 +72,24 @@ class Updates extends Controller
         return Versions::changelog();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check for updates.
+     *
+     * @return Response
+     */
+    public function check()
+    {
+        // Clear cache in order to check for updates
+        Updater::clear();
+
+        return redirect()->back();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the core or modules.
+     *
+     * @return Response
+     */
     public function update($alias, $version)
     {
         set_time_limit(600); // 10 minutes
diff --git a/resources/lang/en-GB/general.php b/resources/lang/en-GB/general.php
index a056797c9..6759e3e2c 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en-GB/general.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en-GB/general.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ return [
     'help'                  => 'Help',
     'all'                   => 'All',
     'upcoming'              => 'Upcoming',
+    'created'               => 'Created',
 
     'title' => [
         'new'               => 'New :type',
diff --git a/resources/lang/en-GB/updates.php b/resources/lang/en-GB/updates.php
index f2afb339a..bfcdd24e8 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en-GB/updates.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en-GB/updates.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ return [
     'latest_version'        => 'Latest Version',
     'update'                => 'Update Akaunting to :version version',
     'changelog'             => 'Changelog',
+    'check'                 => 'Check',
     'new_core'              => 'An updated version of Akaunting is available.',
     'latest_core'           => 'Congratulations! You have the latest version of Akaunting. Future security updates will be applied automatically.',
 
diff --git a/resources/views/companies/companies/index.blade.php b/resources/views/companies/companies/index.blade.php
index 3a2116e13..87023aee6 100644
--- a/resources/views/companies/companies/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/companies/companies/index.blade.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                         <th class="col-md-4">@sortablelink('name', trans('general.name'))</th>
                         <th class="col-md-2">@sortablelink('domain', trans('companies.domain'))</th>
                         <th class="col-md-2">@sortablelink('email', trans('general.email'))</th>
-                        <th class="col-md-1">@sortablelink('created_at', trans('general.date'))</th>
+                        <th class="col-md-1">@sortablelink('created_at', trans('general.created'))</th>
                         <th class="col-md-3">{{ trans('general.actions') }}</th>
                     </tr>
                 </thead>
diff --git a/resources/views/install/updates/index.blade.php b/resources/views/install/updates/index.blade.php
index 8c17e1a48..60502f9fb 100644
--- a/resources/views/install/updates/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/install/updates/index.blade.php
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 @section('title', trans_choice('general.updates', 2))
 
+@section('new_button')
+<span class="new-button"><a href="{{ url('install/updates/check') }}" class="btn btn-warning btn-sm"><span class="fa fa-history"></span> &nbsp;{{ trans('updates.check') }}</a></span>
+@endsection
+
 @section('content')
 <!-- Default box -->
 <div class="box box-success">
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index f79ce6fe6..40239a628 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth', 'language', 'adminmenu', 'permission:read
 
     Route::group(['prefix' => 'install'], function () {
         Route::get('updates/changelog', 'Install\Updates@changelog');
+        Route::get('updates/check', 'Install\Updates@check');
         Route::get('updates/update/{id}/{version}', 'Install\Updates@update');
         Route::resource('updates', 'Install\Updates');
     });