diff --git a/admin_update.php b/admin_update.php
index 21229d82f..b97a0adcb 100644
--- a/admin_update.php
+++ b/admin_update.php
@@ -3,19 +3,12 @@
 
 require_once "database_version.php";
 
-require_once "config.php";
 
+$updates = fetchUpdates();
 
-// Fetch the latest code changes but don't apply them
-exec("git fetch", $output, $result);
-$latest_version = exec("git rev-parse origin/$repo_branch");
-$current_version = exec("git rev-parse HEAD");
-
-if ($current_version == $latest_version) {
-    $update_message = "No Updates available";
-} else {
-    $update_message = "New Updates are Available [$latest_version]";
-}
+$latest_version = $updates->latest_version;
+$current_version = $updates->current_version;
+$result = $updates->result;
 
 $git_log = shell_exec("git log $repo_branch..origin/$repo_branch --pretty=format:'<tr><td>%h</td><td>%ar</td><td>%s</td></tr>'");
 
diff --git a/cron.php b/cron.php
index 8ea474b99..093af55b8 100644
--- a/cron.php
+++ b/cron.php
@@ -979,6 +979,19 @@
     mysqli_query($mysqli, "INSERT INTO logs SET log_type = 'Cron', log_action = 'Telemetry', log_description = 'Cron sent telemetry results to ITFlow Developers'");
 }
 
+
+// Fetch Updates
+$updates = fetchUpdates();
+
+$update_message = $updates->update_message;
+
+if ($updates->current_version !== $updates->latest_version) {
+    // Send Alert to inform Updates Available
+    mysqli_query($mysqli, "INSERT INTO notifications SET notification_type = 'Updates', notification = '$update_message', notification_action = 'admin_update.php'");
+}
+
+
+
 /*
  * ###############################################################################################################
  *  FINISH UP
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 7bfb1debc..ccae03520 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -1186,3 +1186,34 @@ function getTicketStatusName($ticket_status) {
     return "Unknown";
 
 }
+
+
+function fetchUpdates() {
+
+    global $mysqli, $repo_branch;
+
+    // Fetch the latest code changes but don't apply them
+    exec("git fetch", $output, $result);
+    $latest_version = exec("git rev-parse origin/$repo_branch");
+    $current_version = exec("git rev-parse HEAD");
+
+    if ($current_version == $latest_version) {
+        $update_message = "No Updates available";
+    } else {
+        $update_message = "New Updates are Available [$latest_version]";
+    }
+
+    
+
+    $updates = new stdClass();
+    $updates->output = $output;
+    $updates->result = $result;
+    $updates->current_version = $current_version;
+    $updates->latest_version = $latest_version;
+    $updates->update_message = $update_message;
+    
+    
+    
+    return $updates;
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file