diff --git a/cli/awstest b/cli/awstest
deleted file mode 100644
index 5630d951d..000000000
--- a/cli/awstest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-aws linux -i C:\projects\IDEasy\workspaces\main\IDEasy\cli\target\test-projects\aws\_ide\software\default\aws\aws\2.24.15 -b C:\projects\IDEasy\workspaces\main\IDEasy\cli\target\test-projects\aws\_ide\software\default\aws\aws\2.24.15
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/StatusCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/StatusCommandlet.java
index 423a1d643..6756d5828 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/StatusCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/StatusCommandlet.java
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ public void run() {
       logSettingsLegacyStatus();
       logMigrationStatus();
     }
+    checkForUpdate();
+  }
+
+  private void checkForUpdate() {
+    if (!this.context.isOnline()) {
+      this.context.warning("Check for newer version of IDEasy is skipped due to no network connectivity.");
+      return;
+    }
     new IdeasyCommandlet(this.context, null).checkIfUpdateIsAvailable();
     logSystemInfo();
   }
diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/StatusCommandletTest.java b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/StatusCommandletTest.java
index e746aea92..77e37752f 100644
--- a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/StatusCommandletTest.java
+++ b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/StatusCommandletTest.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
-import com.devonfw.tools.ide.cli.CliArguments;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.context.AbstractIdeContextTest;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.context.IdeTestContext;
 
@@ -17,13 +16,30 @@ public class StatusCommandletTest extends AbstractIdeContextTest {
   public void testStatusOutsideOfHome() {
     //arrange
     IdeTestContext context = new IdeTestContext();
-    CliArguments args = new CliArguments("status");
-    args.next();
+    StatusCommandlet status = context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(StatusCommandlet.class);
 
     //act
-    context.run(args);
+    status.run();
 
     //assert
     assertThat(context).logAtWarning().hasMessageContaining("You are not inside an IDE project: ");
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the output if {@link StatusCommandlet} is run without internet connection.
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testStatusWhenOffline() {
+
+    // arrange
+    IdeTestContext context = new IdeTestContext();
+    context.setOnline(false);
+    StatusCommandlet status = context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(StatusCommandlet.class);
+
+    // act
+    status.run();
+
+    // assert
+    assertThat(context).logAtWarning().hasMessage("Check for newer version of IDEasy is skipped due to no network connectivity.");
+  }
 }