Index: modules/update/update.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/update/update.module,v
retrieving revision 1.75
diff -u -r1.75 update.module
--- modules/update/update.module	3 Jan 2011 02:17:34 -0000	1.75
+++ modules/update/update.module	5 Jan 2011 04:10:02 -0000
@@ -296,11 +296,9 @@
     update_refresh();
     _update_cron_notify();
   }
-  else {
-    // Otherwise, see if any individual projects are now stale or still
-    // missing data, and if so, try to fetch the data.
-    update_get_available(TRUE);
-  }
+  // Now see if any individual projects are now stale or still missing data,
+  // and if so, try to fetch the data.
+  update_get_available(TRUE);
 
   // Clear garbage from disk.
   update_clear_update_disk_cache();
Index: modules/update/update.test
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/update/update.test,v
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -r1.22 update.test
--- modules/update/update.test	3 Jan 2011 02:41:33 -0000	1.22
+++ modules/update/update.test	5 Jan 2011 04:10:02 -0000
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@
   }
 
   /**
+   * Tests that a cron run will cause updates to be checked for.
+   */
+  function testCronRunsUpdate() {
+    $this->setSystemInfo7_0();
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/modules');
+    $this->clickLink('Run cron');
+    $this->assertNoText(t('No update information available.'));
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Tests the update module when no updates are available.
    */
   function testNoUpdatesAvailable() {