diff --git a/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java b/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java
index 307fd7959..cb42ab67d 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import okhttp3.Response;
 public class GithubSelfUpdaterImpl extends GithubSelfUpdater{
 	private static final long CHECK_PERIOD=6*3600*1000L;
 	private static final String TAG="GithubSelfUpdater";
+	private static String changelog;
 
 	private UpdateState state=UpdateState.NO_UPDATE;
 	private UpdateInfo info;
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ public class GithubSelfUpdaterImpl extends GithubSelfUpdater{
 		MastodonAPIController.runInBackground(this::actuallyCheckForUpdates);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void getChangelog(){
+		MastodonAPIController.runInBackground(this::actuallyGetChangelog);
+	}
+
 	private void actuallyCheckForUpdates(){
 		Request req=new Request.Builder()
 				.url("https://api.github.com/repos/LucasGGamerM/moshidon/releases/latest")
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ public class GithubSelfUpdaterImpl extends GithubSelfUpdater{
 		}
 	}
 
-	public String getChangelog(){
+	public void actuallyGetChangelog(){
 		String changelog = null;
 		Request req=new Request.Builder()
 				.url("https://api.github.com/repos/LucasGGamerM/moshidon/releases/latest")
@@ -184,15 +190,23 @@ public class GithubSelfUpdaterImpl extends GithubSelfUpdater{
 			changelog=obj.get("body").getAsString();
 			if(changelog == null){
 				Log.w(TAG, "No changelog available");
-				return null;
+				return;
 			}
-			return changelog;
 		}catch(Exception x){
 			Log.w(TAG, "getChangelog: ", x);
+		}finally{
+//			setState(changelog==null ? UpdateState.NO_UPDATE : UpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE);
+			setChangelog(changelog);
 		}
-		return changelog;
 	}
 
+	private void setChangelog(String changelog){
+		this.changelog = changelog;
+	}
+
+	public String getChangelogText(){
+		return changelog;
+	}
 
 	private void setState(UpdateState state){
 		this.state=state;
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java
index 6d62d9438..29051c15c 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.joinmastodon.android.fragments;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
@@ -267,7 +268,9 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends MastodonToolbarFragment{
 	}
 
 	private void onGetChangelogClick(){
-		GithubSelfUpdater.getInstance().getChangelog();
+		AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getContext());
+		alertDialogBuilder.setTitle("Something TODO remove this");
+		alertDialogBuilder.setMessage(GithubSelfUpdater.getInstance().getChangelog());
 	}
 
 	private void onThemePreferenceClick(GlobalUserPreferences.ThemePreference theme){