diff --git a/src/vector/index.js b/src/vector/index.js
index 552f0c24b4..1d845adf06 100644
--- a/src/vector/index.js
+++ b/src/vector/index.js
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ function onHashChange(ev) {
     routeUrl(window.location);
 }
 
-function onNewVersion(current, latest) {
-    window.matrixChat.onNewVersion(current, latest);
+function onVersion(current, latest) {
+    window.matrixChat.onVersion(current, latest);
 }
 
 var loaded = false;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
     if (!validBrowser) {
         return;
     }
-    UpdateChecker.setNewVersionListener(onNewVersion);
+    UpdateChecker.setVersionListener(onVersion);
     UpdateChecker.run();
     routeUrl(window.location);
     loaded = true;
diff --git a/src/vector/updater.js b/src/vector/updater.js
index a818bd3f72..0daba7285d 100644
--- a/src/vector/updater.js
+++ b/src/vector/updater.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var latestVersion = null;
 var listener = function(){}; // NOP
 
 module.exports = {
-    setNewVersionListener: function(fn) { // invoked with fn(currentVer, newVer)
+    setVersionListener: function(fn) { // invoked with fn(currentVer, newVer)
         listener = fn;
     },
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
             var ver = req.responseText.trim();
             if (!currentVersion) {
                 currentVersion = ver;
+                listener(currentVersion, currentVersion);
             }
 
             if (ver !== latestVersion) {