diff --git a/usr/lib/akshara/akshara b/usr/lib/akshara/akshara
index 22bbc57..5846163 100755
--- a/usr/lib/akshara/akshara
+++ b/usr/lib/akshara/akshara
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ def update_check_daemon():
 
     check_interval = 3600
 
-    if isinstance(get_system_config().get("auto-update"), dict):
-        if not get_system_config()["auto-update"]["enabled"]:
+    if isinstance(get_installed_system_config().get("auto-update"), dict):
+        if not get_installed_system_config()["auto-update"]["enabled"]:
             exit()
-        if isinstance(get_system_config()["auto-update"].get("interval"), int):
-            check_interval = get_system_config()["auto-update"]["interval"]
+        if isinstance(get_installed_system_config()["auto-update"].get("interval"), int):
+            check_interval = get_installed_system_config()["auto-update"]["interval"]
 
     while True:
         try:
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ def update_cmd(force):
         print()
         output.info("checking if already up-to-date...")
 
-        if (not os.path.isdir("/.update_rootfs")) or force:
-            if is_already_latest() and not force:
+        if force or (not os.path.isdir("/.update_rootfs")):
+            if (not force) and is_already_latest():
                 output.info("your system is already up-to-date")
                 sys.exit(0)
         else:
diff --git a/usr/lib/akshara/utils/helpers.py b/usr/lib/akshara/utils/helpers.py
index 9650005..7a249b2 100644
--- a/usr/lib/akshara/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/usr/lib/akshara/utils/helpers.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def get_system_config():
             system_config = yaml.safe_load(system_yml_file.read())
     elif os.path.exists("/system.json"):
         with open("/system.json") as system_json_file:
-            system_config = yaml.safe_load(system_json_file.read())
+            system_config = json.load(system_json_file)
     else:
         output.error("no system config file found")
         exit(1)
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ def get_system_config():
     return resolve_config(system_config)
 
 
+def get_installed_system_config():
+    with open("/usr/system.json") as usr_system_json_file:
+        return json.load(usr_system_json_file)
+
+
 def is_already_latest() -> bool:
     """Checks if system is already up-to-date.
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/systemd/user/akshara-update-check.service b/usr/lib/systemd/user/akshara-update-check.service
index b48496c..783613e 100644
--- a/usr/lib/systemd/user/akshara-update-check.service
+++ b/usr/lib/systemd/user/akshara-update-check.service
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=System updates
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/system update-check
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/akshara update-check
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target