diff --git a/plugin/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp b/plugin/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
index 00f6604..d6454c0 100644
--- a/plugin/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/plugin/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,9 @@ namespace
 static gin::ProcessorOptions createProcessorOptions()
 {
     return gin::ProcessorOptions()
-        .withMidiLearn();
+        .withMidiLearn()
+        .withoutUpdateChecker()
+        .withoutNewsChecker();
 }
 
 WavetableAudioProcessor::WavetableAudioProcessor()