diff --git a/src/script/arch-update.sh b/src/script/arch-update.sh
index 63988d0..b9f0d35 100755
--- a/src/script/arch-update.sh
+++ b/src/script/arch-update.sh
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ check() {
 		fi
 
 		echo "${update_available}" > "${statedir}/current_check"
+		sed -i '/^\s*$/d' "${statedir}/current_check"
 	fi
 
 	if [ -n "${update_available}" ]; then