diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/disable_update_checking.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/disable_update_checking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..590951b675c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/disable_update_checking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/src/updater/main.ts b/src/updater/main.ts
+index 059afb9..274802e 100644
+--- a/src/updater/main.ts
++++ b/src/updater/main.ts
+@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ function isOutdated(oldVersion: string, newVersion: string) {
+ }
+ 
+ export async function checkUpdates() {
++    return;
+     if (Settings.store.checkUpdates === false) return;
+ 
+     try {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
index 88b57273d3ee..3882a23a5a15 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   patches = [
     (substituteAll { inherit vencord; src = ./use_system_vencord.patch; })
+    ./disable_update_checking.patch
   ];
 
   ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = 1;