diff --git a/launcher/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java b/launcher/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
index 20518b8..c3add10 100644
--- a/launcher/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
+++ b/launcher/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public abstract class Getdown extends Thread
                 // and force our UI to be recreated with the updated info
                 createInterfaceAsync(true);
             }
-            if (!_app.lockForUpdates()) {
+            if (!_noUpdate && !_app.lockForUpdates()) {
                 throw new MultipleGetdownRunning();
             }