diff --git a/tools/update-scan b/tools/update-scan
index fe2b3056f8..cbaa07e8de 100755
--- a/tools/update-scan
+++ b/tools/update-scan
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ test_github_api() {
       echo "Github api usage activated"
       github_api="yes"
     else
+      msg=$(curl -m 5 -sL -I "${github_api_token}" https://api.github.com/user || true)
       message="\n your Github token is not working\n"
       message+=" github_token=${github_token}\n"
       message+=" github_user=${github_user}\n"
+      message+=" ${msg}\n"
       die "${message}"
     fi
   else
@@ -48,13 +50,25 @@ check_for_update() {
 
   # source variables from package.mk
   PKG_NAME="$(grep -oP -m 1 '(?<=PKG_NAME=\").*(?=\")' ${1} || true)"
-  PKG_VERSION="$(grep -oP -m 1 '(?<=PKG_VERSION=\").*(?=\")' ${1} || true)"
   eval PKG_URL="$(grep -oP -m 1 '(?<=PKG_URL=\").*(?=\")' ${1} || true)"
+  case ${PKG_NAME} in
+    jellyfin)
+      PKG_VERSION="$(grep -oP -m 1 '(?<=PKG_VERSION_NUMBER=\").*(?=\")' ${1} || true)"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      PKG_VERSION="$(grep -oP -m 1 '(?<=PKG_VERSION=\").*(?=\")' ${1} || true)"
+      ;;
+  esac
 
-  # check if version and url are empty or self hosted by us and ignore those packages
-  if [ -z "${PKG_VERSION}" ] || [[ ${PKG_VERSION} == '$(get_pkg_version '* ]] || [ -z "${PKG_URL}" ] || [[ "${PKG_URL}" == "$DISTRO_SRC"* ]]; then
-    PACKAGES_IGNORED+="${PKG_NAME} "
-    return
+  # check the version of some packages even if they do not have a PKG_URL
+  # the PKG_WITHOUT_URLS is space seperated
+  PKGS_WITHOUT_URLS="jellyfin"
+  if [[ ! " ${PKG_NAME} " == *" ${PKGS_WITHOUT_URLS} "* ]]; then
+    # check if version and url are empty or self hosted by us and ignore those packages
+    if [ -z "${PKG_VERSION}" ] || [[ ${PKG_VERSION} == '$(get_pkg_version '* ]] || [ -z "${PKG_URL}" ] || [[ "${PKG_URL}" == "$DISTRO_SRC"* ]]; then
+      PACKAGES_IGNORED+="${PKG_NAME} "
+      return
+    fi
   fi
 
   upstream_version=""
@@ -91,8 +105,8 @@ check_for_update() {
     github_repos=$(echo "${PKG_URL}" | grep -oP '(?<=https:\/\/github.com\/)?[0-9A-Za-z._-]+\/[0-9A-Za-z._-]+(?=/archive|/tags|/releases)')
     le_master_version_date="Commit date: $(curl -m 5 -sL ${github_api_token} https://api.github.com/repos/${github_repos}/git/commits/${PKG_VERSION} | jq -r '.committer.date')"
     upstream_default_branch=$(curl -m 5 -sL "${github_api_token}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${github_repos}" | jq -r '.default_branch')
-    upstream_latest_commit=$(curl -m 5 -sL "${github_api_token}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${github_repos}/git/refs/heads/${upstream_default_branch}" | jq -r '.object.url')
-    upstream_latest_commit_date=$(curl -m 5 -sL "${github_api_token}" "${upstream_latest_commit}" | jq -r '.committer.date')
+    upstream_latest_commit=$(curl -m 5 -sL "${github_api_token}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${github_repos}/git/refs/heads/${upstream_default_branch}" | jq -r '.object.url' || true)
+    upstream_latest_commit_date=$(curl -m 5 -sL "${github_api_token}" "${upstream_latest_commit}" | jq -r '.committer.date' || true)
     GH_API_TAG=$(curl -m 5 -sL "${github_api_token}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${github_repos}/tags")
     upstream_latest_tag=$(echo "${GH_API_TAG}" | jq -r '.[0].name')
     upstream_latest_tag_url=$(echo "${GH_API_TAG}" | jq -r '.[0].commit.url')