diff --git a/configs/arch_config.fish b/configs/arch_config.fish
index 3a5d723..9344616 100755
--- a/configs/arch_config.fish
+++ b/configs/arch_config.fish
@@ -301,20 +301,28 @@ function updateall
     set -l flatpak_status "skipped"
     set -l flatpak_color yellow
     if type -q flatpak and type -q timeout
-        set -l flatpak_has_updates 0
-        set -l flatpak_check (timeout 5s flatpak remote-ls --updates 2>&1)
+
+        set -l flatpak_tmp (mktemp)
+        timeout 5s flatpak remote-ls --updates >$flatpak_tmp 2>&1
         set -l flatpak_check_code $status
+        set -l flatpak_check (cat $flatpak_tmp)
+        rm $flatpak_tmp
+
         if test $flatpak_check_code -eq 0
-            if test -z "$flatpak_check" # do not know why it works should maybe be test -n "$flatpak_check" instead of test -z "$flatpak_check"
+            if test -n "$flatpak_check" # do not know why it works should maybe be test -n "$flatpak_check" instead of test -z "$flatpak_check"
                 set flatpak_has_updates 1
             end
-        else if test $flatpak_check_code -eq 1
-            echo "flatpak: no updates available"
+        else if test $flatpak_check_code -eq 124
+            set flatpak_has_updates 2
         else
             set flatpak_has_updates 0
         end
-
-        if test $flatpak_has_updates -eq 1
+        
+        if test $flatpak_has_updates -eq 2
+            echo "flatpak: update check failed"
+            set flatpak_status "update check failed"
+            set flatpak_color red
+        else if test $flatpak_has_updates -eq 1
             echo "flatpak: up to date"
             set flatpak_status "up to date"
             set flatpak_color green