diff --git a/ticketmachine.lua b/ticketmachine.lua
index 885f291..e0a53f3 100644
--- a/ticketmachine.lua
+++ b/ticketmachine.lua
@@ -719,30 +719,27 @@ end
 local function backgroundSyncTask()
   pcall(refreshConfigOnce)
   while true do
-    if type(CFG) == 'table' and type(CFG.force_update) == 'boolean' and CFG.force_update == true then
-      local expected = CFG.lua_versions and CFG.lua_versions.ticketmachine
-      if expected and expected ~= getLastUpdateVersion() and expected ~= failedUpdateVersion then
-        pendingMachineUpdate = true
-      end
-    end
-
-    if pendingMachineUpdate then
+    if type(CFG) == 'table' and type(CFG.force_update) == 'boolean' and CFG.force_update == true and versionMismatch == true then
       isUpdating = true
-      lastUpdateError = nil
       pcall(drawVersionIndicator)
       sleep(0.5)
-      local ok, updated = pcall(runSilentMachineUpdate)
-      if ok and updated == true then
-        local expected = CFG.lua_versions and CFG.lua_versions.ticketmachine   
-        if expected then setLastUpdateVersion(expected) end
-        os.reboot()
-        return
+      
+      -- Extreme fallback: just run the update script directly
+      local baseEnv = (getfenv and getfenv()) or _ENV or _G
+      local env = setmetatable({ AUTO_UPDATE_SILENT = true }, { __index = baseEnv })
+      local fn = loadfile('update_machine.lua', env)
+      if fn then
+        local ok, err = pcall(fn, '--silent')
+        if not ok then
+          lastUpdateError = string.sub(tostring(err), 1, 30)
+        end
+      else
+        lastUpdateError = "loadfile failed"
       end
+      
       isUpdating = false
-      pendingMachineUpdate = false
-      lastUpdateError = tostring(updated)
-      failedUpdateVersion = CFG.lua_versions and CFG.lua_versions.ticketmachine
       pcall(drawVersionIndicator)
+      sleep(10) -- Sleep 10s to prevent spamming
     end
     sleep(UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL)
     pcall(refreshConfigOnce)