diff --git a/lib/services/manager_api.dart b/lib/services/manager_api.dart
index 615f37b0..5b71c6b7 100644
--- a/lib/services/manager_api.dart
+++ b/lib/services/manager_api.dart
@@ -300,13 +300,12 @@ class ManagerAPI {
     if (isDefaultPatchesRepo()) {
       patchesVersion = await getLatestPatchesVersion();
       // print('Patches version: $patchesVersion');
-      return patchesVersion ?? '0.0.0';
     } else {
       // fetch from github
       patchesVersion =
           await _githubAPI.getLastestReleaseVersion(getPatchesRepo());
     }
-    return null;
+    return patchesVersion ?? '0.0.0';
   }
 
   Future<List<PatchedApplication>> getAppsToRemove(