diff --git a/app/helpers/version_check_helper.rb b/app/helpers/version_check_helper.rb
index 63d8eaeb2bd..df0e25b9f6e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/version_check_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/version_check_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module VersionCheckHelper
   def version_status_badge
-    image_tag VersionCheck.new.url
+    if File.exists?(Rails.root.join('safe', 'public.pem'))
+      image_tag VersionCheck.new.url
+    end
   end
 end