diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/updater/UpdateModScreen.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/updater/UpdateModScreen.java
index 0af31a6a1..446af8432 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/updater/UpdateModScreen.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/updater/UpdateModScreen.java
@@ -147,17 +147,15 @@ public class UpdateModScreen extends DhScreen
 		this.renderBackground(matrices, mouseX, mouseY, delta); // Render background
 		#endif
 		
+		// TODO: add the tooltips for the buttons
+		super.render(matrices, mouseX, mouseY, delta); // Render the buttons
+		// TODO: Add tooltips
 		
 		// Render the text's
 		DhDrawCenteredString(matrices, this.font, Translatable(ModInfo.ID + ".updater.text1"), this.width / 2, this.height / 2 - 35, 0xFFFFFF);
 		DhDrawCenteredString(matrices, this.font, 
 				Translatable(ModInfo.ID + ".updater.text2", currentVer, nextVer), 
 				this.width / 2, this.height / 2 - 20, 0x52FD52);
-		
-		// TODO: add the tooltips for the buttons
-		super.render(matrices, mouseX, mouseY, delta); // Render the buttons
-		
-		// TODO: Add tooltips
 	}
 	
 	@Override
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/client/MixinMinecraft.java b/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/client/MixinMinecraft.java
index f4bf969a6..711179411 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/client/MixinMinecraft.java
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/client/MixinMinecraft.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
 @Mixin(Minecraft.class)
 public class MixinMinecraft
 {
+	// will always show the auto updater if true
+	boolean debugAlwaysShowUpdater = false;
+
 	#if MC_VER < MC_1_20_2
 	#if MC_VER == MC_1_20_1
 	@Redirect(
@@ -41,13 +44,13 @@ public class MixinMinecraft
 	public void onOpenScreen(Minecraft instance, Screen guiScreen)
 	{
 	#endif
-		if (!Config.Client.Advanced.AutoUpdater.enableAutoUpdater.get()) // Don't do anything if the user doesn't want it
+		if (!Config.Client.Advanced.AutoUpdater.enableAutoUpdater.get() && !debugAlwaysShowUpdater) // Don't do anything if the user doesn't want it
 		{
 			instance.setScreen(guiScreen); // Sets the screen back to the vanilla screen as if nothing ever happened
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		if (SelfUpdater.onStart())
+		if (SelfUpdater.onStart() | debugAlwaysShowUpdater)
 		{
 			instance.setScreen(new UpdateModScreen(
 					new TitleScreen(false), // We don't want to use the vanilla title screen as it would fade the buttons
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ public class MixinMinecraft
 		if (
 				Config.Client.Advanced.AutoUpdater.enableAutoUpdater.get() // Don't do anything if the user doesn't want it
 				&& SelfUpdater.onStart()
+				|| debugAlwaysShowUpdater
 		)
 		{
 			runnable = () -> {