diff --git a/mole b/mole
index de6df87..5a562f1 100755
--- a/mole
+++ b/mole
@@ -20,37 +20,46 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/common.sh"
 
 # Version info
-VERSION="1.3.2"
+VERSION="1.3.1"
 MOLE_TAGLINE="can dig deep to clean your Mac."
 
 # Check for updates (non-blocking, cached)
 check_for_updates() {
     local cache="$HOME/.cache/mole/version_check"
-
+    local msg_cache="$HOME/.cache/mole/update_message"
     mkdir -p "$(dirname "$cache")" 2>/dev/null
 
-    # Show cached message if less than 24 hours old
+    # Skip if checked within 24 hours
     if [[ -f "$cache" ]]; then
         local age=$(($(date +%s) - $(stat -f%m "$cache" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)))
-        [[ $age -lt 86400 ]] && [[ -s "$cache" ]] && cat "$cache" && return
+        [[ $age -lt 86400 ]] && return
     fi
 
-    # Background version check
+    # Background version check (save to file, don't output)
     (
         local latest=$(curl -fsSL --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 3 \
             "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tw93/mole/main/mole" 2>/dev/null | \
             grep '^VERSION=' | head -1 | sed 's/VERSION="\(.*\)"/\1/')
 
         if [[ -n "$latest" && "$VERSION" != "$latest" && "$(printf '%s\n' "$VERSION" "$latest" | sort -V | head -1)" == "$VERSION" ]]; then
-            echo -e "${YELLOW}📢 New version ${GREEN}${latest}${YELLOW} available (current: ${VERSION})\n   Run ${GREEN}mole update${YELLOW} to upgrade${NC}" | tee "$cache"
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}📢 New version ${GREEN}${latest}${YELLOW} available (current: ${VERSION})\n   Run ${GREEN}mole update${YELLOW} to upgrade${NC}" > "$msg_cache"
         else
-            echo -n > "$cache"
+            echo -n > "$msg_cache"
         fi
         touch "$cache" 2>/dev/null
     ) &
     disown 2>/dev/null || true
 }
 
+# Show update notification if available
+show_update_notification() {
+    local msg_cache="$HOME/.cache/mole/update_message"
+    if [[ -f "$msg_cache" && -s "$msg_cache" ]]; then
+        cat "$msg_cache"
+        echo
+    fi
+}
+
 show_brand_banner() {
     cat << EOF
 ${GREEN} __  __       _      ${NC}
@@ -180,7 +189,7 @@ update_mole() {
     rm -f "$tmp_installer"
 
     # Clear version check cache after successful update
-    rm -f "$HOME/.cache/mole/version_check"
+    rm -f "$HOME/.cache/mole/version_check" "$HOME/.cache/mole/update_message"
 }
 
 # Display main menu options
@@ -192,6 +201,7 @@ show_main_menu() {
         clear_screen
         echo ""
         show_brand_banner
+        show_update_notification
         echo ""
         printf '\033[s'
     else
@@ -274,9 +284,6 @@ interactive_main_menu() {
 }
 
 main() {
-    # Check for updates (non-blocking, won't delay startup)
-    check_for_updates
-
     case "${1:-""}" in
         "clean")
             exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/bin/clean.sh" "${@:2}"
@@ -297,6 +304,7 @@ main() {
             exit 0
             ;;
         "")
+            check_for_updates
             interactive_main_menu
             ;;
         *)