diff --git a/build/win32/code.iss b/build/win32/code.iss
index 1601f540fa2c3c82e8e3b0d4e9c3c4de989a03dc..4230f7d0517cff5a97f121fb15b6b4914479be14 100644
--- a/build/win32/code.iss
+++ b/build/win32/code.iss
@@ -971,13 +971,18 @@ begin
   Result := not IsBackgroundUpdate();
 end;
 
+// VS Code will create a flag file before the update starts (/update=C:\foo\bar)
+// - if the file exists at this point, the user quit Code before the update finished, so don't start Code after update
+// - otherwise, the user has accepted to apply the update and Code should start
+function LockFileExists(): Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := FileExists(ExpandConstant('{param:update}'))
+end;
+
 function ShouldRunAfterUpdate(): Boolean;
 begin
   if IsBackgroundUpdate() then
-    // VS Code will create a flag file before the update starts (/update=C:\foo\bar)
-    // - if the file exists at this point, the user quit Code before the update finished, so don't start Code after update
-    // - otherwise, the user has accepted to apply the update and Code should start
-    Result := not FileExists(ExpandConstant('{param:update}'))
+    Result := not LockFileExists()
   else
     Result := True;
 end;
@@ -998,6 +1003,14 @@ begin
     Result := ExpandConstant('{app}');
 end;
 
+function BoolToStr(Value: Boolean): String; 
+begin
+  if Value then
+    Result := 'true'
+  else
+    Result := 'false';
+end;
+
 procedure CurStepChanged(CurStep: TSetupStep);
 var
   UpdateResultCode: Integer;
@@ -1012,7 +1025,7 @@ begin
       Sleep(1000);
     end;
 
-    Exec(ExpandConstant('{app}\inno_updater.exe'), ExpandConstant('--apply-update _ "{app}\unins000.dat"'), '', SW_SHOW, ewWaitUntilTerminated, UpdateResultCode);
+    Exec(ExpandConstant('{app}\inno_updater.exe'), ExpandConstant('_ "{app}\unins000.dat" ' + BoolToStr(LockFileExists())), '', SW_SHOW, ewWaitUntilTerminated, UpdateResultCode);
   end;
 end;
 
diff --git a/build/win32/inno_updater.exe b/build/win32/inno_updater.exe
index d82b1430c6407c1bf6a21418629564ddd599956e..6b8c7a981423d8c8c8cd66b1389b5864d2731d41 100644
Binary files a/build/win32/inno_updater.exe and b/build/win32/inno_updater.exe differ