diff --git a/src/cli/upgrade_command.zig b/src/cli/upgrade_command.zig
index 9ef6df860b..b2724f50e8 100644
--- a/src/cli/upgrade_command.zig
+++ b/src/cli/upgrade_command.zig
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ pub const UpgradeCheckerThread = struct {
 
         Output.Source.configureThread();
         NetworkThread.init() catch unreachable;
+        NetworkThread.global.pool.sleep_on_idle_network_thread = false;
 
         const version = (try UpgradeCommand.getLatestVersion(default_allocator, env_loader, undefined, undefined, true)) orelse return;