diff --git a/app/updater.js b/app/updater.js
index a69eb638358..de8cd662a20 100644
--- a/app/updater.js
+++ b/app/updater.js
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ var requestVersionInfo = (done, pingOnly) => {
   var queryString = `${platformBaseUrl}?${querystring.stringify(query)}`
   debug(queryString)
 
-  request(queryString, (err, statusCode, body) => {
+  request(queryString, (err, response, body) => {
+    var statusCode = response.statusCode
     appActions.setUpdateLastCheck()
     if (pingOnly) {
       return