diff --git a/platformcode/config.py b/platformcode/config.py
index a16f992f..d97d102c 100644
--- a/platformcode/config.py
+++ b/platformcode/config.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ __version_fix = None
 __dev_mode = None
 
 channels_data = dict()
+changelogFile = xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/addon_data/plugin.video.kod/changelog.txt")
+
 
 def get_addon_core():
     return __settings__
diff --git a/platformcode/launcher.py b/platformcode/launcher.py
index 0b404dcf..58645b7f 100644
--- a/platformcode/launcher.py
+++ b/platformcode/launcher.py
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ def start():
     logger.debug()
 
     if not config.dev_mode():
-        from platformcode import updater
-        updater.showSavedChangelog()
+        try:
+            with open(config.changelogFile, 'r') as fileC:
+                changelog = fileC.read()
+                if changelog.strip():
+                    platformtools.dialog_ok('Kodi on Demand', 'Aggiornamenti applicati:\n' + changelog)
+            os.remove(config.changelogFile)
+        except:
+            pass
 
 
 def run(item=None):
diff --git a/platformcode/updater.py b/platformcode/updater.py
index 3e70d698..b0b908cf 100644
--- a/platformcode/updater.py
+++ b/platformcode/updater.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from platformcode import config, logger, platformtools
 import json
 import xbmc
 import re
-import xbmcaddon
 from lib import githash
 try:
     import urllib.request as urllib
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ except ImportError:
 import sys
 PY3 = False
 if sys.version_info[0] >= 3: PY3 = True; unicode = str; unichr = chr; long = int
-addon = xbmcaddon.Addon('plugin.video.kod')
+addon = config.__settings__
 addonname = addon.getAddonInfo('name')
 
 _hdr_pat = re.compile("^@@ -(\d+),?(\d+)? \+(\d+),?(\d+)? @@.*")
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ repo = 'addon'
 addonDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 maxPage = 5  # le api restituiscono 30 commit per volta, quindi se si è rimasti troppo indietro c'è bisogno di andare avanti con le pagine
 trackingFile = "last_commit.txt"
-changelogFile = "special://profile/addon_data/plugin.video.kod/changelog.txt"
 
 
 def loadCommits(page=1):
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ def check(background=False):
             if background:
                 platformtools.dialog_notification(config.get_localized_string(20000), config.get_localized_string(80040) % commits[0]['sha'][:7], time=3000, sound=False)
                 try:
-                    with open(xbmc.translatePath(changelogFile), 'a+') as fileC:
+                    with open(config.changelogFile, 'a+') as fileC:
                         fileC.write(changelog)
                 except:
                     import traceback
@@ -175,17 +173,6 @@ def check(background=False):
     return updated, serviceChanged
 
 
-def showSavedChangelog():
-    try:
-        with open(xbmc.translatePath(changelogFile), 'r') as fileC:
-            changelog = fileC.read()
-            if changelog.strip():
-                platformtools.dialog_ok('Kodi on Demand', 'Aggiornamenti applicati:\n' + changelog)
-        os.remove(xbmc.translatePath(changelogFile))
-    except:
-        pass
-
-
 def calcCurrHash():
     treeHash = githash.tree_hash(addonDir).hexdigest()
     logger.info('tree hash: ' + treeHash)