Java automatic updater

Hello everyone.
A component of our application is written and developed in Java.
Our users complain that when the automatic Java updater is running and performing an update, our software (the component written in Java) stops working.
The Java component is a critical part of our software and when it doesn't run correctly the whole application shuts down.
Is there any workaround for that -- eg. get information about Java updater status (active, inactive, updating) -- apart from disabling the automatic updater?

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