diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e3ac0eb87..40a6508ca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ Bug-Tracker = "https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/python-murfey/issues"
 Documentation = "https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/python-murfey"
 GitHub = "https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/python-murfey"
 [project.scripts]
-murfey = "murfey.client:run"
 "murfey.add_user" = "murfey.cli.add_user:run"
+"murfey.client" = "murfey.client:run"
 "murfey.create_db" = "murfey.cli.create_db:run"
 "murfey.db_sql" = "murfey.cli.murfey_db_sql:run"
 "murfey.decrypt_password" = "murfey.cli.decrypt_db_password:run"
diff --git a/src/murfey/instrument_server/__init__.py b/src/murfey/instrument_server/__init__.py
index be0fc49fc..e6316a41a 100644
--- a/src/murfey/instrument_server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/murfey/instrument_server/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import uvicorn
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
 
 import murfey
+import murfey.client.update
 from murfey.client.customlogging import CustomHandler
 from murfey.util import LogFilter
 from murfey.util.client import read_config
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ def run():
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    murfey_url = urlparse(read_config()["Murfey"].get("server"), allow_fragments=False)
+    try:
+        murfey.client.update.check(murfey_url)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Murfey update check failed with {e}")
+
     LogFilter.install()
 
     rich_handler = RichHandler(enable_link_path=False)