diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02777cda3..7a9e4c6a2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [unreleased]
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Fixed memory leak associated with autoUpdater ([#2606](https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet/issues/2606))
+
 ## [2.3.1]
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main/main.ts b/packages/desktop/src/main/main.ts
index 340867b7d..0617bc9e6 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main/main.ts
@@ -260,17 +260,19 @@ const isNetworkError = (errorObject: { message: string }) => {
   )
 }
 
-export const checkForUpdate = async (win: BrowserWindow) => {
+export const checkForUpdate = async () => {
   try {
     await autoUpdater.checkForUpdates()
   } catch (error) {
     if (isNetworkError(error)) {
-      logger.error('Network Error')
+      logger.warn(`updater: ${error.message}`)
     } else {
-      logger.error('Unknown Error')
-      logger.error(error == null ? 'unknown' : (error.stack || error).toString())
+      logger.error(error)
     }
   }
+}
+
+const setupUpdater = async () => {
   autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {
     logger.info('updater: checking-for-update')
   })
@@ -285,7 +287,9 @@ export const checkForUpdate = async (win: BrowserWindow) => {
   })
   autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
     logger.info('updater: update-downloaded')
-    win.webContents.send('newUpdateAvailable')
+    if (isBrowserWindow(mainWindow)) {
+      mainWindow.webContents.send('newUpdateAvailable')
+    }
   })
   autoUpdater.on('before-quit-for-update', () => {
     logger.info('updater: before-quit-for-update')
@@ -505,12 +509,10 @@ app.on('ready', async () => {
       }
     }
 
-    await checkForUpdate(mainWindow)
+    await setupUpdater()
+    await checkForUpdate()
     setInterval(async () => {
-      if (!isBrowserWindow(mainWindow)) {
-        throw new Error(`mainWindow is on unexpected type ${mainWindow}`)
-      }
-      await checkForUpdate(mainWindow)
+      await checkForUpdate()
     }, updaterInterval)
   })