1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
index 07afb4c7b..c905caaf1 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
@@ -846,12 +846,13 @@ PackageManagerCore::PackageManagerCore(qint64 magicmaker, const QList<OperationB
 
     // Creates and initializes a remote client, makes us get admin rights for QFile, QSettings
     // and QProcess operations. Init needs to called to set the server side authorization key.
-    RemoteClient::instance().init(socketName, key, mode, Protocol::StartAs::SuperUser);
+    if (!d->isUpdater()) {
+        RemoteClient::instance().init(socketName, key, mode, Protocol::StartAs::SuperUser);
+        RemoteClient::instance().setAuthorizationFallbackDisabled(settings().disableAuthorizationFallback());
+    }
 
     d->initialize(QHash<QString, QString>());
 
-    RemoteClient::instance().setAuthorizationFallbackDisabled(settings().disableAuthorizationFallback());
-
     //
     // Sanity check to detect a broken installations with missing operations.
     // Every installed package should have at least one MinimalProgress operation.