diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
index 80f49b64df..a7783aba24 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
@@ -384,7 +384,9 @@ EOS
 
   chdir "$HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY"
 
-  if [[ -n "$HOMEBREW_UPDATED" || -n "$HOMEBREW_UPDATE_FAILED" ]]
+  if [[ -n "$HOMEBREW_UPDATED" ||
+        -n "$HOMEBREW_UPDATE_FAILED" ||
+        -n "$HOMEBREW_DEVELOPER" ]]
   then
     brew update-report "$@"
     return $?