diff --git a/.config/sway/scripts/checkUpdates.sh b/.config/sway/scripts/checkUpdates.sh
index 59ae3f2..15635ae 100755
--- a/.config/sway/scripts/checkUpdates.sh
+++ b/.config/sway/scripts/checkUpdates.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,37 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Variables
+checkupdates_file=/tmp/checkupdates
+checkupdates_run="7200" # 2 hours
+
+# checkupdates file init
+if [ ! -f ${checkupdates_file} ] ; then
+  touch ${checkupdates_file}
+  echo "0" > ${checkupdates_file}
+else
+  checkupdates_value=$(cat ${checkupdates_file})
+  checkupdates_incr=$(expr ${checkupdates_value} + 1)
+  echo "${checkupdates_incr}" > ${checkupdates_file}
+fi
+
 # Check updates on Arch Linux
-# Note: Create cron on /etc/cron.d/checkupdates with the following lines:
-# 0 * * * * root /usr/bin/pacman -Sy
-# 30 * * * * root /usr/bin/pacman -Sy
+checkupdate=$(cat ${checkupdates_file})
 if [ -f /usr/bin/pacman ] ; then
+  if [ ${checkupdate} -ge ${checkupdates_run} ] ; then
+    sudo -A pacman -Syy > /dev/null 2>&1
+    echo "0" > ${checkupdates_file}
+  fi
   num_packages=$(pacman -Qu | wc -l)
 	echo " ${num_packages} "
-
 # Check updates on Ubuntu/Debian/Devuan
-# Note: Create cron on /etc/cron.d/checkupdates with the following lines:
-# 0 * * * * root /usr/bin/aptitude update
-# 30 * * * * root /usr/bin/aptitude update
-elif [ -f /usr/bin/aptitude ] ; then
-  num_packages=$(aptitude search "~U" | wc -l)
+elif [ -f /usr/bin/apt ] ; then
+  if [ ${checkupdate} -ge ${checkupdates_run} ] ; then
+    sudo -A apt-get update > /dev/null 2>&1
+    echo "0" > ${checkupdates_file}
+  fi
+  num_packages=$(apt list --upgradable 2>/dev/null | grep -c ^)
+  num_packages=$(expr ${num_packages} - 1)
 	echo " ${num_packages} "
-
 # Disable for other distros
 else 
   echo " 0 "