diff --git a/ui/component/app/index.js b/ui/component/app/index.js
index 4726fe72c..39bc71e01 100644
--- a/ui/component/app/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/app/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { selectUnclaimedRewards } from 'redux/selectors/rewards';
 import { doFetchChannelListMine, doFetchCollectionListMine, doResolveUris } from 'redux/actions/claims';
 import { selectMyChannelUrls, selectMyChannelClaimIds } from 'redux/selectors/claims';
 import * as SETTINGS from 'constants/settings';
+import * as MODALS from 'constants/modal_types';
 import { selectSubscriptions } from 'redux/selectors/subscriptions';
 import {
   makeSelectClientSetting,
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { doGetWalletSyncPreference, doSetLanguage } from 'redux/actions/settings';
 import { doSyncLoop } from 'redux/actions/sync';
 import {
-  doDownloadUpgradeRequested,
+  doOpenModal,
   doSignIn,
   doGetAndPopulatePreferences,
   doSetActiveChannel,
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ const perform = (dispatch) => ({
   fetchCollectionListMine: () => dispatch(doFetchCollectionListMine()),
   setLanguage: (language) => dispatch(doSetLanguage(language)),
   signIn: () => dispatch(doSignIn()),
-  requestDownloadUpgrade: () => dispatch(doDownloadUpgradeRequested()),
+  requestDownloadUpgrade: () => dispatch(doOpenModal(MODALS.UPGRADE)),
   updatePreferences: () => dispatch(doGetAndPopulatePreferences()),
   getWalletSyncPref: () => dispatch(doGetWalletSyncPreference()),
   syncLoop: (noInterval) => dispatch(doSyncLoop(noInterval)),
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/app.js b/ui/redux/selectors/app.js
index 8e1cefeb9..e6ce5c75b 100644
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/app.js
+++ b/ui/redux/selectors/app.js
@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@ export const selectState = (state) => state.app || {};
 
 export const selectPlatform = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.platform);
 
-export const selectUpdateUrl = createSelector(selectPlatform, (platform) => {
+export const selectRemoteVersion = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.remoteVersion);
+
+export const selectUpdateUrl = createSelector(selectPlatform, selectRemoteVersion, (platform, releaseVersion) => {
   switch (platform) {
     case 'darwin':
       return 'https://lbry.com/get/lbry.dmg';
     case 'linux':
-      return 'https://lbry.com/get/lbry.deb';
+      // releaseVersion can be used as the tag name
+      // Example: v0.53.5-alpha.test7495b
+      // When downloading, we need to remove the initial
+      // v, ending up with a file name like
+      // LBRY_0.53.5-alpha.test7495b.deb
+      const fileName = 'LBRY_' + (releaseVersion || '').replace('v', '') + '.deb';
+      return `https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/releases/download/${releaseVersion}/${fileName}`;
     case 'win32':
       return 'https://lbry.com/get/lbry.exe';
     default:
@@ -21,8 +29,6 @@ export const selectUpdateUrl = createSelector(selectPlatform, (platform) => {
 
 export const selectHasClickedComment = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.hasClickedComment);
 
-export const selectRemoteVersion = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.remoteVersion);
-
 export const selectIsUpgradeAvailable = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.isUpgradeAvailable);
 
 export const selectUpgradeInitialized = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.upgradeInitialized);