diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
index 669943ad..4f063dcd 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "pulse_duck": true
   },
   "skills": {
-    "blacklisted_skills": ["mycroft-pairing.mycroftai", "mycroft-volume.mycroftai"],
+    "blacklisted_skills": ["mycroft-pairing.mycroftai", "mycroft-volume.mycroftai", "mycroft-version-checker.mycroftai"],
     "priority_skills": ["skill-ovos-volume", "skill-ovos-pairing", "skill-balena-wifi-setup"]
   },
   "log_level": "INFO"