Update works but no logs - Desktop Widget reports 'never updated'

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Here you go: ~/username/.conky/widget

# Linux Lite Conky Widget
# Licence - GPLv2 Sharing is Caring
# Jerry Bezencon - Linux Lite 2016

# Gap between borders of screen and text
# Same thing as passing -x at command line
gap_x 25
gap_y 65

# Use Xft?
use_xft yes

# Xft font when Xft is enabled
#xftfont Bitstream Vera Sans Monoize=8
xftfont Terminusize=10

# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.8

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0

# This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.
# Set to zero to run forever.
total_run_times 0

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
#own_window_colour grey
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 255
own_window_type normal
own_window_class conky-semi
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

# Use a background image
background yes

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 300 200

# Maximum width of widget
maximum_width 250

# Draw shades?
draw_shades yes

# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no

# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes

# Stippled borders?
#stippled_borders 8

# border margins
#border_margin 4

# border width
#border_width 1

# Default colors and also border colors
default_color white
color2 9fee62 # System is up to date
color3 ff4343 # Red - Final reminder to install Updates
color4 eaE11c # Yellow - Reminder to install Updates

default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
alignment bottom_right

# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes

# Set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
uppercase no

# Number of cpu samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
cpu_avg_samples 2

# Number of net samples to average
# Set to 1 to disable averaging
#net_avg_samples 2

# Force UTF8? note that UTF8 support required XFT
override_utf8_locale yes

# Width and thickness of ${hr 2} bar separator
default_bar_size 150 5

# Lua rounded corners requirements
lua_load ~/.conky/draw_bg.lua
lua_draw_hook_pre draw_bg
imlib_cache_size 0

# Distance of text from edge of widget
border_outer_margin 10

TEXT
${image ~/.conky/logo.png -p 0,90}
###INFO###
${alignc}${font AvantGardeLTMedium:boldize=15}${color Tan1}${exec cat /etc/llver}${font}
${color}
${alignc}${color}${time %A, }${time %e %B %Y}
${color}
${color slate grey}${hr 2}

###SYSTEM###
${alignc}${font AvantGardeLTMedium:boldize=10}${color Tan1}System Information${font}
${color}
${color}CPU Usage: ${alignr}$cpu%
${color}Memory Total: ${color}${alignr}${memmax}
${color}Memory Used: ${color}${alignr}${mem}
${color}Logged in as: ${alignr}${color}$USER
${color}
${color slate grey}${hr 2}

###UPDATES###
${alignc}${font AvantGardeLTMedium:boldize=10}${color Tan1}Updates Status${font}
${color}
${alignc}${execpi 300 ~/.conky/updates}

If you've done any modifications to this and know your way around conky be advised that there are subtle syntax differences between Debian and LL in this file. You cannot necessarily paste .conkyrcs from other distros.

TC