diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
index 944de8c..1774923 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
@@ -349,7 +349,13 @@ class DesktopUpdater(Plugin):
         self.desktop = Env.get('desktop')
 
     def doUpdate(self):
-        pass
+        try:
+            self.desktop.CheckForUpdate(silentUnlessUpdate = True)
+        except:
+            log.error('Failed updating desktop: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
+            self.update_failed = True
+
+        return False
 
     def info(self):
         return {
@@ -360,12 +366,26 @@ class DesktopUpdater(Plugin):
         }
 
     def check(self):
-        self.desktop.CheckForUpdate(silentUnlessUpdate = True)
+        current_version = self.getVersion()
+        try:
+            latest = self.desktop._esky.find_update()
+
+            if latest and latest != current_version.get('hash'):
+                self.update_version = {
+                    'hash': latest,
+                    'date':  None,
+                    'changelog': self.desktop._changelogURL,
+                }
+
+            self.last_check = time.time()
+        except:
+            log.error('Failed updating desktop: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
+
+        return self.update_version is not None
 
     def getVersion(self):
         return {
             'hash': self.desktop._esky.active_version,
-            'data': None,
+            'date': None,
             'type': 'desktop',
         }
-
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/static/updater.js b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/static/updater.js
index 899f879..bcbf48a 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/static/updater.js
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/static/updater.js
@@ -52,12 +52,16 @@ var UpdaterBase = new Class({
 	createMessage: function(data){
 		var self = this;
 
+		var changelog = 'https://github.com/'+data.repo_name+'/compare/'+data.version.hash+'...'+data.update_version.hash;
+		if(data.update_version.changelog)
+			changelog = data.update_version.changelog + '#' + data.version.hash+'...'+data.update_version.hash
+
 		self.message = new Element('div.message.update').adopt(
 			new Element('span', {
 				'text': 'A new version is available'
 			}),
 			new Element('a', {
-				'href': 'https://github.com/'+data.repo_name+'/compare/'+data.version.hash+'...'+data.update_version.hash,
+				'href': changelog,
 				'text': 'see what has changed',
 				'target': '_blank'
 			}),
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index a14b9d3..3808ef1 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '2.0.0-pre1'
+VERSION = '2.0.0.pre1'