diff --git a/ct/flaresolverr.sh b/ct/flaresolverr.sh
index e1cac141..cf2860f2 100644
--- a/ct/flaresolverr.sh
+++ b/ct/flaresolverr.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
     exit
   fi
-  RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4)}')
-  if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat ~/.flaresolverr 2>/dev/null)" ]] || [[ ! -f ~/.flaresolverr ]]; then
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "flaresolverr" "FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr"; then
+
     msg_info "Stopping service"
     systemctl stop flaresolverr
     msg_ok "Stopped service"
@@ -52,10 +53,8 @@ EOF
     msg_info "Starting service"
     systemctl start flaresolverr
     msg_ok "Started service"
-  else
-    msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at ${RELEASE}"
   fi
-  exit
+  exit 0
 }
 
 start
diff --git a/misc/tools.func b/misc/tools.func
index 96c27a30..f5e7b533 100644
--- a/misc/tools.func
+++ b/misc/tools.func
@@ -2001,7 +2001,27 @@ EOF
   fi
 }
 
-check_for_update() {
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Checks for new GitHub release (latest tag).
+#
+# Description:
+#   - Queries the GitHub API for the latest release tag
+#   - Compares it to a local cached version (~/.<app>)
+#   - If newer, sets global CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE and returns 0
+#
+# Usage:
+#   check_for_gh_release "AppName" "user/repo"
+#   if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+#     echo "New version available: $CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE"
+#     # trigger update...
+#   fi
+#
+# Notes:
+#   - Requires `jq` (auto-installed if missing)
+#   - Does not modify anything, only checks version state
+#   - Does not support pre-releases
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+check_for_gh_release() {
   local app="$1"
   local source="$2"
   local current_file="$HOME/.${app,,}"