diff --git a/cmd/gh/main.go b/cmd/gh/main.go
index e8471da8d..bb399f1a5 100644
--- a/cmd/gh/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gh/main.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func shouldCheckForUpdate() bool {
 	if os.Getenv("CODESPACES") != "" {
 		return false
 	}
-	return updaterEnabled != "" && !isCI() && !isCompletionCommand() && utils.IsTerminal(os.Stderr)
+	return updaterEnabled != "" && !isCI() && utils.IsTerminal(os.Stdout) && utils.IsTerminal(os.Stderr)
 }
 
 // based on https://github.com/watson/ci-info/blob/HEAD/index.js
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ func isCI() bool {
 		os.Getenv("RUN_ID") != "" // TaskCluster, dsari
 }
 
-func isCompletionCommand() bool {
-	return len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "completion"
-}
-
 func checkForUpdate(currentVersion string) (*update.ReleaseInfo, error) {
 	if !shouldCheckForUpdate() {
 		return nil, nil