public function weekly_license_check() {

    if ( ! empty( $_POST['edd_settings'] ) ) {
      return; // Don't fire when saving settings
    }

    if ( empty( $this->license ) ) {
      return;
    }

    // data to send in our API request
    $api_params = array(
      'edd_action'=> 'check_license',
      'license'   => $this->license,
      'item_name' => urlencode( $this->item_name ),
      'url'       => home_url()
    );

    if ( ! empty( $this->item_id ) ) {
      $api_params['item_id'] = $this->item_id;
    }

    // Call the API
    $response = wp_remote_post(
      $this->api_url,
      array(
        'timeout'   => 15,
        'sslverify' => false,
        'body'      => $api_params
      )
    );

    // make sure the response came back okay
    if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
      return false;
    }

    $license_data = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ) );

    $this->maybe_set_pass_flag( $this->license, $license_data );

    update_option( $this->item_shortname . '_license_active', $license_data );
  }