diff --git a/worker.cpp b/worker.cpp
index 58b1952..ed3a178 100644
--- a/worker.cpp
+++ b/worker.cpp
@@ -272,12 +272,11 @@ void Worker::privateUpdate() {
     m_ismasTriggerActive = false;
     m_updateNotNecessary = false;
 
-    QDateTime const &current = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
-    m_automaticUpdate = (current.time().hour() < 4);
-
-    m_ismasTriggerActive = updateTriggerSet();
-    if (m_ismasTriggerActive == false) {
-        if (QDir(m_customerRepository).exists()) { // ignore a possibly corrupted repository
+    if (QDir(m_customerRepository).exists()) { // ignore a possibly corrupted repository
+        m_ismasTriggerActive = updateTriggerSet();
+        if (m_ismasTriggerActive == false) {
+            QDateTime const &current = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+            m_automaticUpdate = (current.time().hour() < 4);
             m_versionInfo = m_gc.gitShowReason(m_branchName);
 
             qCritical() << "***";
@@ -289,8 +288,14 @@ void Worker::privateUpdate() {
                 m_ismasTriggerStatusMessage = QStringList(QString("NO UPDATE NECESSARY (%1)").arg(current.toString(Qt::ISODate)));
 
                 qCritical() << "privateUpdate m_ismasTriggerStatusMessage:" << QStringList(QString("NO UPDATE NECESSARY (%1)").arg(current.toString(Qt::ISODate)));
+                qCritical() << "***";
+
+                // the customer-repository does exist, but the ISMAS-trigger is
+                // *NOT* "WAIT", but from 00:00:00 - 00:03:59 this counts as an
+                // automatic update
 
                 m_lastFailedUpdateStep = UPDATE_STEP::NONE;
+                return;
             }
 
             qCritical() << "***";
@@ -299,6 +304,9 @@ void Worker::privateUpdate() {
             // *NOT* "WAIT", so STOP the update procedure
             return;
         }
+        // the customer-repository does exist, and the ISMAS-trigger is "WAIT",
+        // so continue the update procedure
+    } else {
         // the customer-repository does not exist, so PROCEED with the
         // update procedure, even if ISMAS-trigger is not correctly set ("WAIT")
     }