diff --git a/health-check.sh b/health-check.sh
index 6f90261..69a6754 100755
--- a/health-check.sh
+++ b/health-check.sh
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ check_updates() {
         last_epoch=""
     fi
 
+    if [ -z "$last_epoch" ] && [ -f /var/lib/dpkg/status ]; then
+        last_epoch=$(stat -c %Y /var/lib/dpkg/status 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    fi
+
     if [ -n "$last_epoch" ]; then
         last_days=$(( (now - last_epoch) / 86400 ))
         if [ "$last_days" -ge 30 ]; then