Steps to reproduce the issue
- Setup live site from 5.4-dev with disabling automated updates after installation
- Install 'System - Alpha Update Server' plugin from #45540
- Enable Automated Updates
- Check
administrator/logs/joomla_update.php
file
Expected result
- Clear log messages with something like 'Attempting to download update file from ' to clarify the system is now trying to download
- In best case an success message e.g. 'Downloaded successfully'
Actual result
- There are four identical log messages, without any indication for success, which may leave questions unanswered for an administrator:
#Fields: datetime priority clientip category message
2025-08-10T11:46:10+00:00 INFO 52.14.131.139 update Downloading update file from https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla5/5-4-112/Joomla_5.4.112-Stable-Update_Package.zip.
2025-08-10T11:46:10+00:00 INFO 52.14.131.139 update Downloading update file from https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla5/5-4-112/Joomla_5.4.112-Stable-Update_Package.zip.
2025-08-10T11:46:10+00:00 INFO 52.14.131.139 update Downloading update file from https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/releases/download/5.4.112/Joomla_5.4.112-Stable-Update_Package.zip.
2025-08-10T11:46:11+00:00 INFO 52.14.131.139 update Downloading update file from https://update.joomla.org/releases/5.4.112/Joomla_5.4.112-Stable-Update_Package.zip.
System information (as much as possible)
Found in testing #45696
Additional comments
See #45900