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 7e0457beb..34851e5f0 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class FirmwareController extends ApiControllerBase
             } elseif (array_key_exists("updates", $response) && $response['updates'] == 0) {
                 $response["status"] = "none";
                 $response["status_msg"] = "no updates found";
-            } elseif (array_key_exists("updates", $response) && $response["upgrade_packages"][0]["name"] == "pkg") {
+            } elseif (array_key_exists(0, $response["upgrade_packages"]) && $response["upgrade_packages"][0]["name"] == "pkg") {
                 $response["status"] = "ok";
                 $response["status_upgrade_action"] = "pkg";
                 $response["status_msg"] = "There is a mandatory update for the package manager. ".