Make checking for version upgrades more robust

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ use patch releases for compatibility fixes instead.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Made checking for version upgrades more robust.
+
 ## [v1.32.2](https://github.com/allenai/beaker-py/releases/tag/v1.32.2) - 2024-11-13
 
 ### Fixed

beaker/client.py

@@ -140,20 +140,20 @@ def _check_for_upgrades(self):
         if _LATEST_VERSION_CHECKED:
             return
 
-        config = InternalConfig.load()
-        if (
-            config is not None
-            and config.version_checked is not None
-            and (time.time() - config.version_checked <= self.VERSION_CHECK_INTERVAL)
-        ):
-            return
-
         import warnings
 
         import packaging.version
         import requests
 
         try:
+            config = InternalConfig.load()
+            if (
+                config is not None
+                and config.version_checked is not None
+                and (time.time() - config.version_checked <= self.VERSION_CHECK_INTERVAL)
+            ):
+                return
+
             response = requests.get(
                 "https://api.github.com/repos/allenai/beaker-py/releases/latest", timeout=1
             )