diff --git a/back/report_template_new_version.html b/back/report_template_new_version.html
index 06520878..216767cb 100755
--- a/back/report_template_new_version.html
+++ b/back/report_template_new_version.html
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
             Pi.Alert Report
         </td>
         </tr>
+        <tr> 
+            <td bgcolor=#2656f1 width=100% align=center style="padding: 20px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color:#ffffff; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)">
+                <a style="color:#ffffff;cursor:pointer;" href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert/releases">🆕 New version available 🆕</a>
+            </td>             
+        </tr>
         
         <tr>
         <td>
diff --git a/pialert/helper.py b/pialert/helper.py
index e790f3a2..f1a41de5 100755
--- a/pialert/helper.py
+++ b/pialert/helper.py
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ def isNewVersion(newVersion: bool):
 
             if realeaseTimestamp > buildTimestamp + 600:
                 mylog('none', ["[Version check] New version of the container available!"])
-                newVersion = True
-                # updateState(db, 'Back_New_Version_Available', str(newVersionAvailable))     ## TO DO add this back in but avoid circular ref with database
+                newVersion = True                
 
     return newVersion
 
diff --git a/pialert/reporting.py b/pialert/reporting.py
index 1b259917..bc48605d 100755
--- a/pialert/reporting.py
+++ b/pialert/reporting.py
@@ -148,9 +148,16 @@ def send_notifications (db):
 
     # Open html Template
     mylog('verbose', ['[Notification] Open html Template'])
-    template_file = open(pialertPath + '/back/report_template.html', 'r')
+
+
     if conf.newVersionAvailable :
-        template_file = open(pialertPath + '/back/report_template_new_version.html', 'r')
+        template_file_path = '/back/report_template_new_version.html'
+    else:
+        template_file_path = '/back/report_template.html'
+
+    mylog('verbose', ['[Notification] Using template', template_file_path])        
+
+    template_file = open(pialertPath + template_file_path, 'r')
 
     mail_html = template_file.read()
     template_file.close()