diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 8189b0db..2e5b8977 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-use Composer\Semver\Semver;
-
 class UpdateException extends \Exception {
 	protected $data;
 
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ public function accept(): bool {
 	}
 }
 
+use Composer\Semver\Semver;
 
 class Updater {
 	/** @var string */
@@ -170,8 +169,8 @@ public function checkForUpdate() {
 		if ($version !== '' && $version !== $this->currentVersion) {
 			if (PHP_INT_SIZE < 8 && Semver::satisfies($version, '> 25')) {
 				$this->updateAvailable = false;
-
-				$updateText .= '<br />You are running a 32-bit PHP version. Cannot upgrade to Nextcloud 26 and higher. Please switch to 64-bit PHP.';
+				$updateText = '<br />You are running a 32-bit PHP version. Cannot upgrade to Nextcloud 26 and higher. Please switch to 64-bit PHP.';
+				return $updateText;
 			}
 			$this->updateAvailable = true;
 			$releaseChannel = $this->getCurrentReleaseChannel();
diff --git a/lib/Updater.php b/lib/Updater.php
index 07e7d7a8..501181d1 100644
--- a/lib/Updater.php
+++ b/lib/Updater.php
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ public function checkForUpdate() {
 		if ($version !== '' && $version !== $this->currentVersion) {
 			if (PHP_INT_SIZE < 8 && Semver::satisfies($version, '> 25')) {
 				$this->updateAvailable = false;
-
-				$updateText .= '<br />You are running a 32-bit PHP version. Cannot upgrade to Nextcloud 26 and higher. Please switch to 64-bit PHP.';
+				$updateText = '<br />You are running a 32-bit PHP version. Cannot upgrade to Nextcloud 26 and higher. Please switch to 64-bit PHP.';
+				return $updateText;
 			}
 			$this->updateAvailable = true;
 			$releaseChannel = $this->getCurrentReleaseChannel();