diff --git a/cmd/ipfs2/main.go b/cmd/ipfs2/main.go
index f045aa2f8..4bbe1da92 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs2/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs2/main.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import (
 	cmds "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/commands"
 	cmdsCli "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/commands/cli"
 	cmdsHttp "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/commands/http"
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/config"
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
+	config "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/config"
+	core "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
 	daemon "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/daemon2"
+	updates "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/updates"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
@@ -207,12 +208,12 @@ func callCommand(req cmds.Request, root *cmds.Command) (cmds.Response, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if useDaemon {
+	cfg, err := req.Context().GetConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-		cfg, err := req.Context().GetConfig()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	if useDaemon {
 
 		addr, err := ma.NewMultiaddr(cfg.Addresses.API)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -235,6 +236,11 @@ func callCommand(req cmds.Request, root *cmds.Command) (cmds.Response, error) {
 	} else {
 		log.Info("Executing command locally")
 
+		// Check for updates and potentially install one.
+		if err := updates.CliCheckForUpdates(cfg, req.Context().ConfigRoot); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		// this sets up the function that will initialize the node
 		// this is so that we can construct the node lazily.
 		ctx := req.Context()
diff --git a/config/version.go b/config/version.go
index 8a659cd68..62cacfa49 100644
--- a/config/version.go
+++ b/config/version.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.1.6"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.1.7"
 
 // Version regulates checking if the most recent version is run
 type Version struct {
diff --git a/updates/updates.go b/updates/updates.go
index e7b6054d9..604a38d81 100644
--- a/updates/updates.go
+++ b/updates/updates.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func CliCheckForUpdates(cfg *config.Config, confFile string) error {
 
 	// if config says not to, don't check for updates
 	if !cfg.Version.ShouldCheckForUpdate() {
-		log.Info("update checking disabled.")
+		log.Info("update check skipped.")
 		return nil
 	}