diff --git a/ui/js/app.js b/ui/js/app.js
index 6ce99b9ba..906802bb5 100644
--- a/ui/js/app.js
+++ b/ui/js/app.js
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ var App = React.createClass({
   _upgradeDownloadItem: null,
   _version: null,
 
+  getUpdateUrl: function() {
+    console.log('os.platform is', os.platform());
+    switch (os.platform()) {
+      case 'darwin':
+        return 'https://lbry.io/get/lbry.dmg';
+      case 'linux':
+        return 'https://lbry.io/get/lbry.deb';
+      case 'win32':
+        return 'https://lbry.io/get/lbry.exe'; // should now be msi
+    }
+  },
   // Temporary workaround since electron-dl throws errors when you try to get the filename
   getUpgradeFilename: function() {
     if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
@@ -67,8 +78,6 @@ var App = React.createClass({
       pageArgs: typeof val !== 'undefined' ? val : null,
       errorInfo: null,
       modal: null,
-      updateUrl: null,
-      isOldOSX: null,
       downloadProgress: null,
       downloadComplete: false,
     };
@@ -91,38 +100,20 @@ var App = React.createClass({
       }
     });
 
-    lbry.checkNewVersionAvailable((isAvailable) => {
-      if (!isAvailable || sessionStorage.getItem('upgradeSkipped')) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      lbry.getVersionInfo((versionInfo) => {
-        this._version = versionInfo.lbrynet_version; // temp for building upgrade filename
-
-        var isOldOSX = false;
-        if (versionInfo.os_system == 'Darwin') {
-          var updateUrl = 'https://lbry.io/get/lbry.dmg';
-
-          var maj, min, patch;
-          [maj, min, patch] = versionInfo.lbrynet_version.split('.');
-          if (maj == 0 && min <= 2 && patch <= 2) {
-            isOldOSX = true;
-          }
-        } else if (versionInfo.os_system == 'Linux') {
-          var updateUrl = 'https://lbry.io/get/lbry.deb';
-        } else if (versionInfo.os_system == 'Windows') {
-          var updateUrl = 'https://lbry.io/get/lbry.exe';
-        } else {
-          var updateUrl = 'https://lbry.io/get';
+    if (!sessionStorage.getItem('upgradeSkipped')) {
+      lbry.checkNewVersionAvailable(({isAvailable}) => {
+        if (!isAvailable) {
+          return;
         }
 
-        this.setState({
-          modal: 'upgrade',
-          isOldOSX: isOldOSX,
-          updateUrl: updateUrl,
-        })
+        lbry.getVersionInfo((versionInfo) => {
+          this._version = versionInfo.lbrynet_version;
+          this.setState({
+            modal: 'upgrade',
+          });
+        });
       });
-    });
+    }
   },
   openDrawer: function() {
     sessionStorage.setItem('drawerOpen', true);
@@ -288,11 +279,7 @@ var App = React.createClass({
           <Modal isOpen={this.state.modal == 'upgrade'} contentLabel="Update available"
                  type="confirm" confirmButtonLabel="Upgrade" abortButtonLabel="Skip"
                  onConfirmed={this.handleUpgradeClicked} onAborted={this.handleSkipClicked}>
-            <p>Your version of LBRY is out of date and may be unreliable or insecure.</p>
-            {this.state.isOldOSX
-              ? <p>Before installing the new version, make sure to exit LBRY. If you started the app, click the LBRY icon in your status bar and choose "Quit."</p>
-              : null}
-
+            Your version of LBRY is out of date and may be unreliable or insecure.
           </Modal>
           <Modal isOpen={this.state.modal == 'downloading'} contentLabel="Downloading Update" type="custom">
             Downloading Update{this.state.downloadProgress ? `: ${this.state.downloadProgress}%` : null}