diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index dcf5fc6..c1e326d 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ if ($ICEcoder["checkUpdates"]) {
 		$icvInfo = explode("\n", curl_exec($ch));
 	}
 	$icv = $icvInfo[0];
-	$icvI = $icvInfo[1];
-	if ($ICEcoder["versionNo"]<$icv) {
+	$icvI = str_replace('"','\\\'',$icvInfo[1]);
+	$thisV = $ICEcoder["versionNo"];
+	if (strpos($thisV,"beta")>-1 && !strpos($icv,"beta") && str_replace(" beta","",$thisV) == $icv) {$thisV-=0.1;};
+	if ($thisV<$icv) {
 		$updateMsg = ";top.ICEcoder.dataMessage('<b>UPDATE INFO:</b> ICEcoder v ".$icv." now available. (Your version is v ".$ICEcoder["versionNo"]."). Get it free from <a href=\\'http://icecoder.net\\' target=\\'_blank\\' style=\\'color:#ddd\\'>icecoder.net</a><br>".$icvI."');";
 	}
 }