diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ac6a4af..cd80227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 22 * * 3'
   workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch: 
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c378898..5dd8f1a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ export interface IUpdateElectronAppOptions<L = ILogger> {
   readonly onNotifyUser?: (info: IUpdateInfo) => void;
 }
 
+export interface IUpdater {
+  readonly isSupported: boolean;
+  readonly isLookingForUpdates: boolean;
+  readonly stopLookingForUpdates: () => void;
+  readonly startLookingForUpdates: () => void;
+}
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
 const pkg = require('../package.json');
 const userAgent = format('%s/%s (%s: %s)', pkg.name, pkg.version, os.platform(), os.arch());
@@ -128,7 +135,7 @@ const isHttpsUrl = (maybeURL: string) => {
   }
 };
 
-export function updateElectronApp(opts: IUpdateElectronAppOptions = {}) {
+export function updateElectronApp(opts: IUpdateElectronAppOptions = {}): IUpdater {
   // check for bad input early, so it will be logged during development
   const safeOpts = validateInput(opts);
 
@@ -141,17 +148,23 @@ export function updateElectronApp(opts: IUpdateElectronAppOptions = {}) {
     } else {
       console.log(message);
     }
-    return;
+
+    //Return Updater but does not start
+    return makeUpdater(safeOpts);
   }
 
+  const updater = makeUpdater(safeOpts);
+
   if (app.isReady()) {
-    initUpdater(safeOpts);
+    updater.startLookingForUpdates();
   } else {
-    app.on('ready', () => initUpdater(safeOpts));
+    app.on('ready', () => updater.startLookingForUpdates());
   }
+
+  return updater;
 }
 
-function initUpdater(opts: ReturnType<typeof validateInput>) {
+function makeUpdater(opts: ReturnType<typeof validateInput>): IUpdater {
   const { updateSource, updateInterval, logger } = opts;
 
   // exit early on unsupported platforms, e.g. `linux`
@@ -159,7 +172,12 @@ function initUpdater(opts: ReturnType<typeof validateInput>) {
     log(
       `Electron's autoUpdater does not support the '${process.platform}' platform. Ref: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/auto-updater#platform-notices`,
     );
-    return;
+    return {
+      isSupported: false,
+      isLookingForUpdates: false,
+      stopLookingForUpdates: () => {},
+      startLookingForUpdates: () => {},
+    };
   }
 
   let feedURL: string;
@@ -241,11 +259,29 @@ function initUpdater(opts: ReturnType<typeof validateInput>) {
     );
   }
 
-  // check for updates right away and keep checking later
-  autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
-  setInterval(() => {
-    autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
-  }, ms(updateInterval));
+  let intervalID: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
+  let isLookingForUpdates = false;
+
+  return {
+    isSupported: true,
+    get isLookingForUpdates() {
+      return isLookingForUpdates;
+    },
+    stopLookingForUpdates() {
+      if (isLookingForUpdates) {
+        clearInterval(intervalID);
+        isLookingForUpdates = false;
+      }
+    },
+    startLookingForUpdates() {
+      if (!isLookingForUpdates) {
+        intervalID = setInterval(() => {
+          autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+        }, ms(updateInterval));
+        isLookingForUpdates = true;
+      }
+    },
+  };
 }
 
 /**