diff --git a/addon/default.py b/addon/default.py
index 4ada12a..9e33fce 100644
--- a/addon/default.py
+++ b/addon/default.py
@@ -1283,14 +1283,32 @@ def _settings_key_for_plugin(name: str) -> str:
     return f"update_version_{safe}" if safe else "update_version_unknown"
 
 
+def _installed_addon_version_from_disk() -> str:
+    if xbmcvfs is None:
+        return "0.0.0"
+    try:
+        addon_xml = xbmcvfs.translatePath(f"special://home/addons/{UPDATE_ADDON_ID}/addon.xml")
+    except Exception:
+        return "0.0.0"
+    if not addon_xml or not os.path.exists(addon_xml):
+        return "0.0.0"
+    try:
+        root = ET.parse(addon_xml).getroot()
+        version = str(root.attrib.get("version") or "").strip()
+        return version or "0.0.0"
+    except Exception:
+        return "0.0.0"
+
+
 def _sync_update_version_settings() -> None:
-    addon = _get_addon()
-    addon_version = "0.0.0"
-    if addon is not None:
-        try:
-            addon_version = str(addon.getAddonInfo("version") or "0.0.0")
-        except Exception:
-            addon_version = "0.0.0"
+    addon_version = _installed_addon_version_from_disk()
+    if addon_version == "0.0.0":
+        addon = _get_addon()
+        if addon is not None:
+            try:
+                addon_version = str(addon.getAddonInfo("version") or "0.0.0")
+            except Exception:
+                addon_version = "0.0.0"
     _set_setting_string("update_version_addon", addon_version)
     _set_setting_string("update_installed_version", addon_version)