diff --git a/npbackup/__main__.py b/npbackup/__main__.py
index 4bd1e2b..763a8d2 100644
--- a/npbackup/__main__.py
+++ b/npbackup/__main__.py
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain cond
         # Don't log upgrade check errors if we're in auto upgrade mode
         # since it will change the whole exit code of the program
         result = upgrade_runner.run_upgrade(
-            full_config, ignore_errors=False if args.auto_upgrade else True
+            config_file, full_config, ignore_errors=False if args.auto_upgrade else True
         )
         if result:
             # This only happens when no upgrade is available
diff --git a/npbackup/core/upgrade_runner.py b/npbackup/core/upgrade_runner.py
index a1a861f..2c22841 100644
--- a/npbackup/core/upgrade_runner.py
+++ b/npbackup/core/upgrade_runner.py
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ def check_new_version(full_config: dict) -> bool:
         return _check_new_version(upgrade_url, username, password)
 
 
-def run_upgrade(full_config: dict, ignore_errors: bool = False) -> bool:
+def run_upgrade(
+    config_file: str, full_config: dict, ignore_errors: bool = False
+) -> bool:
     upgrade_url = full_config.g("global_options.auto_upgrade_server_url")
     username = full_config.g("global_options.auto_upgrade_server_username")
     password = full_config.g("global_options.auto_upgrade_server_password")
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ def run_upgrade(full_config: dict, ignore_errors: bool = False) -> bool:
     group = evaluated_full_config.g("global_options.auto_upgrade_group")
 
     result = auto_upgrader(
+        config_file=config_file,
         upgrade_url=upgrade_url,
         username=username,
         password=password,
diff --git a/npbackup/gui/__main__.py b/npbackup/gui/__main__.py
index 943f541..b5eb4b5 100644
--- a/npbackup/gui/__main__.py
+++ b/npbackup/gui/__main__.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ from npbackup.gui.helpers import get_anon_repo_uri, gui_thread_runner
 from npbackup.core.i18n_helper import _t
 from npbackup.core import upgrade_runner
 from npbackup.path_helper import CURRENT_DIR
-from npbackup.__version__ import version_string
-from npbackup.__debug__ import _DEBUG
+from npbackup.__version__ import version_dict, version_string
+from npbackup.__debug__ import _DEBUG, _NPBACKUP_ALLOW_AUTOUPGRADE_DEBUG
 from npbackup.restic_wrapper import ResticRunner
 from npbackup.restic_wrapper import schema
 
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ def popup_wait_for_upgrade(text: str):
 
 
 def about_gui(
-    version_string: str, full_config: dict = None, auto_upgrade_result: bool = False
+    version_string: str,
+    config_file: str,
+    full_config: dict = None,
+    auto_upgrade_result: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
 
     if auto_upgrade_result:
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ def about_gui(
             )
             if result == "OK":
                 logger.info("Running GUI initiated upgrade")
-                sub_result = upgrade_runner.run_upgrade(full_config)
+                sub_result = upgrade_runner.run_upgrade(config_file, full_config)
                 if sub_result:
                     sys.exit(0)
                 else:
@@ -529,7 +532,7 @@ def _main_gui(viewer_mode: bool):
     global backend_binary
     global GUI_STATUS_IGNORE_ERRORS
 
-    def check_for_auto_upgrade(full_config: dict) -> bool:
+    def check_for_auto_upgrade(config_file: str, full_config: dict) -> bool:
         if full_config and full_config.g("global_options.auto_upgrade_server_url"):
             upgrade_popup = popup_wait_for_upgrade(_t("main_gui.auto_upgrade_checking"))
             auto_upgrade_result = upgrade_runner.check_new_version(full_config)
@@ -543,7 +546,7 @@ def _main_gui(viewer_mode: bool):
                     sg.Popup(
                         _t("main_gui.upgrade_in_progress"),
                     )
-                    result = upgrade_runner.run_upgrade(full_config)
+                    result = upgrade_runner.run_upgrade(config_file, full_config)
                     if not result:
                         sg.Popup(_t("config_gui.auto_upgrade_failed"))
             return auto_upgrade_result
@@ -1022,8 +1025,8 @@ def _main_gui(viewer_mode: bool):
         ]
     ]
 
-    if not viewer_mode:
-        auto_upgrade_result = check_for_auto_upgrade(full_config)
+    if not viewer_mode and (version_dict["comp"] or _NPBACKUP_ALLOW_AUTOUPGRADE_DEBUG):
+        auto_upgrade_result = check_for_auto_upgrade(config_file, full_config)
     else:
         auto_upgrade_result = None
     window = sg.Window(
@@ -1179,6 +1182,7 @@ def _main_gui(viewer_mode: bool):
         if event == "--ABOUT--":
             about_gui(
                 version_string,
+                config_file,
                 full_config if not viewer_mode else None,
                 auto_upgrade_result,
             )
diff --git a/npbackup/upgrade_client/upgrader.py b/npbackup/upgrade_client/upgrader.py
index ee70c87..c6b6830 100644
--- a/npbackup/upgrade_client/upgrader.py
+++ b/npbackup/upgrade_client/upgrader.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ def _check_new_version(
 
 
 def auto_upgrader(
+    config_file: str,
     upgrade_url: str,
     username: str,
     password: str,
@@ -320,9 +321,17 @@ def auto_upgrader(
     # Original arguments which were passed to this executable / script
     # Except --auto-upgrade of course
     filtered_args = []
+    has_config_arg = False
     for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
         if arg != "--auto-upgrade":
             filtered_args.append(arg)
+        # We also need to inject config file as arg for GUI upgrades where config was loaded from GUI
+        if arg == "-c" or "--config-file" in arg:
+            has_config_arg = True
+    if not has_config_arg:
+        filtered_args.append("--config-file")
+        filtered_args.append(config_file)
+
     original_args = " ".join(filtered_args)
 
     if file_info["script"]["local_fs_path"]: