diff --git a/src/FirmwarePlugin/FirmwarePlugin.cc b/src/FirmwarePlugin/FirmwarePlugin.cc
index 5f57fca..88e82a6 100644
--- a/src/FirmwarePlugin/FirmwarePlugin.cc
+++ b/src/FirmwarePlugin/FirmwarePlugin.cc
@@ -824,6 +824,14 @@ void FirmwarePlugin::checkIfIsLatestStable(Vehicle* vehicle)
             _versionFileDownloadFinished(remoteFile, localFile, vehicle);
             sender()->deleteLater();
         });
+    connect(
+          downloader,
+          &QGCFileDownload::error,
+          this,
+          [=](QString errorMsg) {
+              qCDebug(FirmwarePluginLog) << "Failed to download the latest fw version file. Error: " << errorMsg;
+              downloader->deleteLater();
+          });
     downloader->download(versionFile);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
index 794bbdf..6b8b623 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
@@ -1343,7 +1343,8 @@ void Vehicle::_handleAutopilotVersion(LinkInterface *link, mavlink_message_t& me
         nullStr[8] = 0;
         _gitHash = nullStr;
     }
-    if (_toolbox->corePlugin()->options()->checkFirmwareVersion()) {
+    if (_toolbox->corePlugin()->options()->checkFirmwareVersion() && !_checkLatestStableFWDone) {
+        _checkLatestStableFWDone = true;
         _firmwarePlugin->checkIfIsLatestStable(this);
     }
     emit gitHashChanged(_gitHash);
diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
index b124d80..7b56c07 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.h
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ private:
     bool                _isROIEnabled   = false;
     Joystick*           _activeJoystick = nullptr;
 
+    bool _checkLatestStableFWDone = false;
     int _firmwareMajorVersion;
     int _firmwareMinorVersion;
     int _firmwarePatchVersion;