diff --git a/check_graylog.py b/check_graylog.py
index 086122f..efe8138 100755
--- a/check_graylog.py
+++ b/check_graylog.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('--crit-mem', type=int, default=100, help='Percentage of JVM memory used for critical')
     parser.add_argument('--insecure', action='store_false', help="Don't verify SSL")
     parser.add_argument('--crit-notif', action='store_true', help='Return critical when there are notifications')
+    parser.add_argument('--ignore-update-notif', action='store_true', help='Ignore any update notifications')
     parser.add_argument('--html', action='store_true', help='Print HTML')
     parser.add_argument('--cluster-metrics', action='store_true',
                         help='Also gather cluster metrics and check for notifications')
@@ -225,15 +226,23 @@ def main():
 
     # Check for notifications
     if args.cluster_metrics:
-        notifications = fetch_with_retry(f'{base_url}/api/system/notifications', headers=headers,
+        notifications_query = fetch_with_retry(f'{base_url}/api/system/notifications', headers=headers,
                                          auth=(args.token, 'token'), verify=args.insecure).json()
-        if notifications['total'] > 0:
-            notif = "notifications" if notifications["total"] > 1 else "notification"
-            are = "are" if notifications["total"] > 1 else "is"
+
+        notifications = []
+        for notif in notifications_query['notifications']:
+            if notif['type'] == 'outdated_version' and not args.ignore_update_notif:
+                notifications.append(notif)
+            elif notif['type'] != 'outdated_version':
+                notifications.append(notif)
+
+        if len(notifications):
+            notif = "notifications" if len(notifications) else "notification"
+            are = "are" if len(notifications) else "is"
             if args.html:
-                notif_str = f'<a href="{base_url}/system/overview" target="_blank">There {are} {notifications["total"]} {notif}.</a>'
+                notif_str = f'<a href="{base_url}/system/overview" target="_blank">There {are} {len(notifications)} {notif}.</a>'
             else:
-                notif_str = f'There {are} {notifications["total"]} {notif}.'
+                notif_str = f'There {are} {len(notifications)} {notif}.'
         else:
             notif_str = 'No notifications'
 
@@ -266,8 +275,8 @@ def main():
 
         exit_code = max(nagios.STATE_OK, jvm_mem_usage_state, elasticsearch_exit_code, indexer_failures_exit)
 
-        if notifications['total'] > 0:
-            text_result += f' There {are} {notifications["total"]} {notif}!'
+        if len(notifications):
+            text_result += f' There {are} {len(notifications)} {notif}!'
             if args.crit_notif:
                 exit_code = nagios.STATE_CRIT  # force crit