diff --git a/chrome/updater/configurator.cc b/chrome/updater/configurator.cc
index 36a57de64372..2d0f00b32da2 100644
--- a/chrome/updater/configurator.cc
+++ b/chrome/updater/configurator.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Configurator::Configurator(network::NetworkModule* network_module)
     : pref_service_(CreatePrefService()),
       persisted_data_(std::make_unique<update_client::PersistedData>(
           pref_service_.get(), nullptr)),
-      is_channel_changed_(0),
+      is_forced_update_(0),
       unzip_factory_(base::MakeRefCounted<UnzipperFactory>()),
       network_fetcher_factory_(
           base::MakeRefCounted<NetworkFetcherFactoryCobalt>(network_module)),
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ base::flat_map<std::string, std::string> Configurator::ExtraRequestParams()
       std::make_pair("jsengine", script::GetJavaScriptEngineNameAndVersion()));
   params.insert(std::make_pair(
       "updaterchannelchanged",
-      SbAtomicNoBarrier_Load(&is_channel_changed_) == 1 ? "True" : "False"));
+      SbAtomicNoBarrier_Load(&is_forced_update_) == 1 ? "True" : "False"));
   // Brand name
   params.insert(
       std::make_pair("brand", GetDeviceProperty(kSbSystemPropertyBrandName)));
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ update_client::RecoveryCRXElevator Configurator::GetRecoveryCRXElevator()
   return {};
 }
 
-void Configurator::CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(int old_value, int new_value) {
-  SbAtomicNoBarrier_CompareAndSwap(&is_channel_changed_, old_value, new_value);
+void Configurator::CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(int old_value, int new_value) {
+  SbAtomicNoBarrier_CompareAndSwap(&is_forced_update_, old_value, new_value);
 }
 
 // The updater channel is get and set by main web module thread and update
diff --git a/chrome/updater/configurator.h b/chrome/updater/configurator.h
index 4aff09e7ac90..60953d829d09 100644
--- a/chrome/updater/configurator.h
+++ b/chrome/updater/configurator.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Configurator : public update_client::Configurator {
 
   void SetChannel(const std::string& updater_channel) override;
 
-  void CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(int old_value, int new_value) override;
+  void CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(int old_value, int new_value) override;
 
   std::string GetUpdaterStatus() const override;
   void SetUpdaterStatus(const std::string& status) override;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Configurator : public update_client::Configurator {
   scoped_refptr<update_client::PatcherFactory> patch_factory_;
   std::string updater_channel_;
   base::Lock updater_channel_lock_;
-  SbAtomic32 is_channel_changed_;
+  SbAtomic32 is_forced_update_;
   std::string updater_status_;
   base::Lock updater_status_lock_;
   std::string previous_updater_status_;
diff --git a/chrome/updater/updater_module.cc b/chrome/updater/updater_module.cc
index fd89b1791cb9..19841c2408ff 100644
--- a/chrome/updater/updater_module.cc
+++ b/chrome/updater/updater_module.cc
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ void UpdaterModule::Update() {
 
 // The following methods are called by other threads than the updater_thread_.
 
-void UpdaterModule::CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(int old_value, int new_value) {
+void UpdaterModule::CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(int old_value, int new_value) {
   auto config = updater_configurator_;
-  if (config) config->CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(old_value, new_value);
+  if (config) config->CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(old_value, new_value);
 }
 
 std::string UpdaterModule::GetUpdaterChannel() const {
diff --git a/chrome/updater/updater_module.h b/chrome/updater/updater_module.h
index db901342718a..99daadfedbb1 100644
--- a/chrome/updater/updater_module.h
+++ b/chrome/updater/updater_module.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class UpdaterModule {
   std::string GetUpdaterChannel() const;
   void SetUpdaterChannel(const std::string& updater_channel);
 
-  void CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(int old_value, int new_value);
+  void CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(int old_value, int new_value);
 
   void RunUpdateCheck();
 
diff --git a/cobalt/h5vcc/h5vcc_updater.cc b/cobalt/h5vcc/h5vcc_updater.cc
index 6f2e614dbdd2..4afb105d30a1 100644
--- a/cobalt/h5vcc/h5vcc_updater.cc
+++ b/cobalt/h5vcc/h5vcc_updater.cc
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ void H5vccUpdater::SetUpdaterChannel(const std::string& channel) {
 
   if (updater_module_->GetUpdaterChannel().compare(channel) != 0) {
     updater_module_->SetUpdaterChannel(channel);
-    updater_module_->CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(0, 1);
-    updater_module_->RunUpdateCheck();
+  } else if (channel.compare("prod") == 0) {
+    // If channel is not changed and is "prod", do nothing.
+    return;
   }
+  updater_module_->CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(0, 1);
+  updater_module_->RunUpdateCheck();
 }
 
 std::string H5vccUpdater::GetUpdateStatus() const {
diff --git a/components/update_client/configurator.h b/components/update_client/configurator.h
index df96c4bce7c0..103eddd2c3bc 100644
--- a/components/update_client/configurator.h
+++ b/components/update_client/configurator.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Configurator : public base::RefCountedThreadSafe<Configurator> {
   virtual void SetUpdaterStatus(const std::string& status) = 0;
 
   // Compare and swap the is_channel_changed flag.
-  virtual void CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(int old_value, int new_value) = 0;
+  virtual void CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(int old_value, int new_value) = 0;
 
   virtual void SetMinFreeSpaceBytes(uint64_t bytes) = 0;
   virtual uint64_t GetMinFreeSpaceBytes() = 0;
diff --git a/components/update_client/test_configurator.h b/components/update_client/test_configurator.h
index 6fe5cbe6445c..a2fd9e7d44ce 100644
--- a/components/update_client/test_configurator.h
+++ b/components/update_client/test_configurator.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class TestConfigurator : public Configurator {
 #if defined(STARBOARD)
   // TODO: add unit tests for updater channels, status, and compressed updates.
   void SetChannel(const std::string& channel) override {}
-  void CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(int old_value, int new_value) override {}
+  void CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(int old_value, int new_value) override {}
   std::string GetUpdaterStatus() const override { return ""; }
   void SetUpdaterStatus(const std::string& status) override {}
 
diff --git a/components/update_client/update_checker.cc b/components/update_client/update_checker.cc
index d42a1d447a7e..9dc7a0a9bda1 100644
--- a/components/update_client/update_checker.cc
+++ b/components/update_client/update_checker.cc
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void UpdateCheckerImpl::CheckForUpdatesHelper(
                      base::Unretained(this)));
 #if defined(STARBOARD)
   // Reset is_channel_changed flag to false if it is true
-  config_->CompareAndSwapChannelChanged(1, 0);
+  config_->CompareAndSwapForcedUpdate(1, 0);
 #endif
 }