diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3e9e4b..85c9504 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Please submit any changes as pull requests to the development branch, all change
 #### Pre-requisites
 
 - Download latest [Lokid](https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/latest)
+- Extract the lokid binaries to a folder
 
 #### Commands
 
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ nvm use 11.9.0
 npm install -g quasar-cli
 git clone https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet
 cd loki-electron-wallet
-// the binaries are what was downloaded in the prequisite step
 cp path_to_lokid_binaries/lokid bin/
 cp path_to_lokid_binaries/loki-wallet-rpc bin/
 npm install
diff --git a/src-electron/main-process/modules/backend.js b/src-electron/main-process/modules/backend.js
index bc633d6..b4c72b1 100644
--- a/src-electron/main-process/modules/backend.js
+++ b/src-electron/main-process/modules/backend.js
@@ -314,11 +314,7 @@ export class Backend {
       const vSizeDiff = semver.diff(version, latestVersion);
       const updateAvailable = semver.ltr(version, latestVersion);
       const majorOrMinor = vSizeDiff === "major" || vSizeDiff == "minor";
-      let updateRequired = false;
-
-      if (updateAvailable && majorOrMinor) {
-        updateRequired = true;
-      }
+      const updateRequired = updateAvailable && majorOrMinor;
       this.send("set_update_required", { required: updateRequired, latest_version: latestVersion });
     } catch (e) {
       this.send("set_updated_required", { required: false, latest_version: "Unknown" });