diff --git a/UpdateManager/Dialogs.py b/UpdateManager/Dialogs.py
index a5d13ad4..89603956 100644
--- a/UpdateManager/Dialogs.py
+++ b/UpdateManager/Dialogs.py
@@ -175,6 +175,23 @@ class NoUpdatesDialog(InternalDialog):
             Gtk.STOCK_OK, self.window_main.close
         )
 
+
+class ShouldUpdateDialog(InternalDialog):
+    def __init__(self, window_main):
+
+        InternalDialog.__init__(self, window_main)
+        self.set_header(_("Include latest updates from the Internet?"))
+        self.set_desc(_('''To prevent unwanted connections to the Internet
+Trisquel will not automatically check for updates
+unless you say so in the Settings panel.'''))
+        self.add_settings_button()
+        self.add_button(_("Check for Updates"), self.check)
+        self.add_button(_("Ask Me Later"), self.window_main.close)
+
+    def check(self):
+        self.window_main.options.no_update = False
+        self.window_main.check_update()
+
 
 class DistUpgradeDialog(InternalDialog):
     def __init__(self, window_main, meta_release):
diff --git a/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py b/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py
index b6cdc8ab..d82db9dd 100644
--- a/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py
+++ b/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ from .Dialogs import (
     ErrorDialog,
     HWEUpgradeDialog,
     NeedRestartDialog,
+    ShouldUpdateDialog,
     NoUpdatesDialog,
     NoUpgradeForYouDialog,
     PartialUpgradeDialog,
@@ -125,11 +126,13 @@ class UpdateManager(Gtk.Window):
             )
 
         # Look for a new release in a thread
-        self.meta_release = MetaRelease(
-            self.options and self.options.devel_release,
-            self.options and self.options.use_proposed,
-            self.options and self.options.debug,
-        )
+        if (self.options.check_dist_upgrades
+           and apt_pkg.config.find_i("APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists")
+           != 0):
+            self.meta_release = MetaRelease(
+                self.options and self.options.devel_release,
+                self.options and self.options.use_proposed,
+                self.options and self.options.debug)
 
     def begin_user_resizable(self, stored_width=0, stored_height=0):
         self.set_resizable(True)
@@ -205,6 +206,19 @@
             self.start_available()
 
     def start_update(self):
+        if (not self.options.no_check_screen
+           and apt_pkg.config.find_i("APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists")
+           == 0):
+            self._start_pane(ShouldUpdateDialog(self))
+            return
+        if self.options.no_update:
+            self.start_available()
+            return
+
+        update_backend = get_backend(self, InstallBackend.ACTION_UPDATE)
+        self._start_pane(update_backend)
+
+    def check_update(self):
         if self.options.no_update:
             self.start_available()
             return
@@ -231,6 +232,11 @@ class UpdateManager(Gtk.Window):
             self.start_available()
             return
 
+        self.meta_release = MetaRelease(
+            self.options and self.options.devel_release,
+            self.options and self.options.use_proposed,
+            self.options and self.options.debug)
+
         update_backend = get_backend(self, InstallBackend.ACTION_UPDATE)
         self._start_pane(update_backend)
 
diff -ru a/update-manager b/update-manager
--- a/update-manager	2023-05-04 19:26:47.710184166 -0400
+++ b/update-manager	2023-05-04 19:29:09.884636731 -0400
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                      default="/usr/share/update-manager/",
                      help=_("Directory that contains the data files"))
   parser.add_option ("-c", "--check-dist-upgrades", action="store_true",
-                     dest="check_dist_upgrades", default=False,
+                     dest="check_dist_upgrades", default=True,
                      help=_("Check if a new Ubuntu release is available"))
   parser.add_option ("-d", "--devel-release", action="store_true",
                      dest="devel_release", default=False,
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
   parser.add_option ("--no-update", action="store_true",
                      dest="no_update", default=False,
                      help=_("Do not check for updates when starting"))
+  parser.add_option ("--no-check-screen", action="store_true",
+                     dest="no_check_screen", default=False,
+                     help=_("Don't show screen preventing unwanted connections to the Internet"))
   parser.add_option ("", "--debug", action="store_true", default=False,
                      help=_("Show debug messages"))