diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
index ae3fc70b6..6983730d6 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
@@ -67,19 +67,12 @@ class FirmwareController extends ApiControllerBase
      */
     public function checkAction()
     {
-        $response = array();
-
-        $config = Config::getInstance()->object();
-        $type = 'opnsense';
-        if (!empty($config->system->firmware->type)) {
-            $type .= '-' . (string)$config->system->firmware->type;
-        }
-
         $this->sessionClose(); // long running action, close session
+        $response = [];
 
         if ($this->request->isPost()) {
             $backend = new Backend();
-            $response['msg_uuid'] = trim($backend->configdpRun('firmware check', [ $type ], true));
+            $response['msg_uuid'] = trim($backend->configdRun('firmware check', true));
             $response['status'] = 'ok';
         } else {
             $response['status'] = 'failure';
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/check.sh b/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/check.sh
index d2b9a461e..080d27bc4 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/check.sh
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/check.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 JSONFILE="/tmp/pkg_upgrade.json"
 LOCKFILE="/tmp/pkg_upgrade.progress"
 OUTFILE="/tmp/pkg_update.out"
-PACKAGE=${1}
 TEE="/usr/bin/tee -a"
 UPSTREAM="OPNsense"
 
@@ -66,6 +65,12 @@ product_version=$(opnsense-version -v)
 os_version=$(uname -sr)
 last_check=$(date)
 
+SUFFIX="-$(pluginctl -g system.firmware.type)"
+if [ "${SUFFIX}" = "-" ]; then
+	SUFFIX=
+fi
+PACKAGE=opnsense${SUFFIX}
+
 echo "***GOT REQUEST TO CHECK FOR UPDATES***" >> ${LOCKFILE}
 
 echo -n "Fetching changelog information, please wait... " >> ${LOCKFILE}
@@ -73,9 +78,11 @@ if /usr/local/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh fetch >> ${LOCKFILE} 2>&1;
 	echo "done" >> ${LOCKFILE}
 fi
 
-if [ -n "${PACKAGE}" -a "${product_name}" = "${PACKAGE}" ]; then
+if [ "${product_name}" = "${PACKAGE}" ]; then
 	echo "A release type change is not required." >> ${LOCKFILE}
 	PACKAGE=
+else
+	echo "Targeting new release type: ${PACKAGE}" >> ${LOCKFILE}
 fi
 
       : > ${OUTFILE}
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
index 04196d5eb..67b6f48fc 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [check]
 command:daemon -f /usr/local/opnsense/scripts/firmware/launcher.sh check
-parameters:%s
+parameters:
 type:script
-message:Retrieve %s firmware update status
+message:Retrieve firmware update status
 
 [changelog.fetch]
 command: /usr/local/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh fetch