diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5a2ded..182c4aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 regctl
 # ignore snooze file
 snooze.list
+# ignore updates file
+updates_available.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/default.config b/default.config
index 47b6189..e4f0507 100644
--- a/default.config
+++ b/default.config
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 ## All commented values are examples only. Modify as needed.
 ##
 ## Uncomment the line below and specify the notification channels you wish to enable in a space separated string
-# NOTIFY_CHANNELS="apprise discord DSM generic HA gotify matrix ntfy pushbullet pushover slack smtp telegram"
+# NOTIFY_CHANNELS="apprise discord DSM file generic HA gotify matrix ntfy pushbullet pushover slack smtp telegram"
 #
 ## Uncomment the line below and specify the number of seconds to delay notifications to enable snooze
 # SNOOZE_SECONDS=86400
diff --git a/dockcheck.sh b/dockcheck.sh
index 9de58f5..05c239c 100755
--- a/dockcheck.sh
+++ b/dockcheck.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-VERSION="v0.7.0"
-# ChangeNotes: Snooze bugfix, added auth support to ntfy.sh and sendmail support to SMTP
+VERSION="v0.7.1"
+# ChangeNotes: Call send_notification even when no updates are available to write to file (if enabled) and clean up snooze
 Github="https://github.com/mag37/dockcheck"
 RawUrl="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mag37/dockcheck/main/dockcheck.sh"
 
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ if [[ -n ${GotUpdates[*]:-} ]]; then
   if [[ -s "$ScriptWorkDir/urls.list" ]] && [[ "$PrintReleaseURL" == true ]]; then releasenotes; else Updates=("${GotUpdates[@]}"); fi
   [[ "$AutoMode" == false ]] && list_options || printf "%s\n" "${Updates[@]}"
   [[ "$Notify" == true ]] && { exec_if_exists_or_fail send_notification "${GotUpdates[@]}" || printf "\nCould not source notification function.\n"; }
+else
+  [[ "$Notify" == true ]] && [[ ! -s "${ScriptWorkDir}/notify.sh" ]] && { exec_if_exists_or_fail send_notification "${GotUpdates[@]}" || printf "\nCould not source notification function.\n"; }
 fi
 
 # Optionally get updates if there's any
diff --git a/notify_templates/notify_file.sh b/notify_templates/notify_file.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d84f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notify_templates/notify_file.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+### DISCLAIMER: This is a third party addition to dockcheck - best effort testing.
+NOTIFY_FILE_VERSION="v0.1"
+#
+# Leave (or place) this file in the "notify_templates" subdirectory within the same directory as the main dockcheck.sh script.
+# If you instead wish make your own modifications, make a copy in the same directory as the main dockcheck.sh script.
+
+trigger_file_notification() {
+  NotifyFile="${ScriptWorkDir}/updates_available.txt"
+
+  echo "${MessageBody}" > ${NotifyFile}
+
+}
diff --git a/notify_templates/notify_v2.sh b/notify_templates/notify_v2.sh
index a256311..2f6e5d8 100644
--- a/notify_templates/notify_v2.sh
+++ b/notify_templates/notify_v2.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,23 @@ send_notification() {
     UpdNotifyCount="${#Updates[@]}"
   fi
 
+  if [[ "${enabled_notify_channels[@]}" == *"file"* ]]; then
+    UpdToString=$( printf '%s, ' "${Updates[@]}" )
+    UpdToString="${UpdToString%, }"
+
+    if [[ -z "${UpdToString}" ]]; then
+      UpdToString="None"
+    fi
+
+    printf "\nSending file notification\n"
+    printf -v MessageBody "${UpdToString}"
+
+    exec_if_exists_or_fail trigger_file_notification || \
+    printf "Attempted to send notification to channel file, but the function was not found. Make sure notify_file.sh is available in the ${ScriptWorkDir} directory or notify_templates subdirectory.\n"
+
+    remove_channel file
+  fi
+
   NotifyError=false
 
   if [[ "${UpdNotifyCount}" -gt 0 ]]; then
@@ -238,9 +255,11 @@ notify_update_notification() {
         printf -v MessageBody "Notify templates on $FromHost with updates available:\n${UpdToString}\n"
 
         for channel in "${enabled_notify_channels[@]}"; do
-          printf "Sending notify template update notification - ${channel}\n"
-          exec_if_exists_or_fail trigger_${channel}_notification || \
-          printf "Attempted to send notification to channel ${channel}, but the function was not found. Make sure notify_${channel}.sh is available in the ${ScriptWorkDir} directory or notify_templates subdirectory.\n"
+          if [[ ! "${channel}" == "file" ]]; then
+            printf "Sending notify template update notification - ${channel}\n"
+            exec_if_exists_or_fail trigger_${channel}_notification || \
+            printf "Attempted to send notification to channel ${channel}, but the function was not found. Make sure notify_${channel}.sh is available in the ${ScriptWorkDir} directory or notify_templates subdirectory.\n"
+          fi
         done
 
         [[ -n "${snooze}" ]] && [[ "${NotifyError}" == "false" ]] && update_snooze "${NotifyUpdates[@]}"