diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1157d0632..e7a3d43a84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ _This release is scheduled to be released on 2025-01-01._
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- [updatenotification] Fix pm2 using detection when pm2 script is in MagicMirror root folder
+
 ## [2.29.0] - 2024-10-01
 
 Thanks to: @bugsounet, @dkallen78, @jargordon, @khassel, @KristjanESPERANTO, @MarcLandis, @rejas, @ryan-d-williams, @sdetweil, @skpanagiotis.
diff --git a/modules/default/updatenotification/update_helper.js b/modules/default/updatenotification/update_helper.js
index 122b6b3567..40d0da8a7b 100644
--- a/modules/default/updatenotification/update_helper.js
+++ b/modules/default/updatenotification/update_helper.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Updater {
 						return;
 					}
 					list.forEach((pm) => {
-						if (pm.pm2_env.version === this.version && pm.pm2_env.status === "online" && pm.pm2_env.pm_cwd.includes(`${this.root_path}/`)) {
+						if (pm.pm2_env.version === this.version && pm.pm2_env.status === "online" && pm.pm2_env.pm_cwd.includes(`${this.root_path}`)) {
 							this.PM2 = pm.name;
 							this.usePM2 = true;
 							Log.info("updatenotification: [PM2] You are using pm2 with", this.PM2);