diff --git a/Application/AppController.h b/Application/AppController.h
index 4c1282f8d..b455e028d 100644
--- a/Application/AppController.h
+++ b/Application/AppController.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 @class PlaylistController;
 @class PlaylistView;
 @class PlaylistLoader;
-@class SUUpdater;
 @class PreferencesController;
 
 @interface AppController : NSObject {
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@
 
 	IBOutlet NSWindowController *spotlightWindowController;
 
-	IBOutlet SUUpdater *updater;
-
 	IBOutlet FileTreeViewController *fileTreeViewController;
 
 	IBOutlet PreferencesController *preferencesController;
@@ -110,6 +107,8 @@
 - (void)showPathSuggester;
 + (void)globalShowPathSuggester;
 
+- (IBAction)checkForUpdates:(id)sender;
+
 @property NSWindow *mainWindow;
 @property NSWindow *miniWindow;
 
diff --git a/Application/AppController.m b/Application/AppController.m
index 9c7bfe164..011dc810b 100644
--- a/Application/AppController.m
+++ b/Application/AppController.m
@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ BOOL kAppControllerShuttingDown = NO;
 
 static AppController *kAppController = nil;
 
+@interface SparkleBridge : NSObject
++ (SPUStandardUpdaterController *)sharedStandardUpdaterController;
+@end
+
+@implementation SparkleBridge
+
++ (SPUStandardUpdaterController *)sharedStandardUpdaterController {
+	static SPUStandardUpdaterController *sharedStandardUpdaterController_ = nil;
+	static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
+	dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
+		sharedStandardUpdaterController_ = [[SPUStandardUpdaterController alloc] initWithUpdaterDelegate: nil userDriverDelegate: nil];
+	});
+	return sharedStandardUpdaterController_;
+}
+@end
+
 @implementation AppController {
 	BOOL _isFullToolbarStyle;
 }
@@ -172,8 +188,9 @@ static AppController *kAppController = nil;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	// Prevent updates automatically in debug builds
-	[updater setAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates:NO];
+	[[[SparkleBridge sharedStandardUpdaterController] updater] setAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates:NO];
 #endif
+	[[[SparkleBridge sharedStandardUpdaterController] updater] setUpdateCheckInterval:3600];
 
 	[[totalTimeField cell] setBackgroundStyle:NSBackgroundStyleRaised];
 
@@ -785,4 +802,8 @@ static AppController *kAppController = nil;
 	[kAppController showPathSuggester];
 }
 
+- (IBAction)checkForUpdates:(id)sender {
+	[[SparkleBridge sharedStandardUpdaterController] checkForUpdates:[[NSApplication sharedApplication] delegate]];
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/Base.lproj/MainMenu.xib b/Base.lproj/MainMenu.xib
index 4cda5ca94..6378da994 100644
--- a/Base.lproj/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/Base.lproj/MainMenu.xib
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@
                             </menuItem>
                             <menuItem title="Check for Updates..." id="302">
                                 <connections>
-                                    <action selector="checkForUpdates:" target="1303" id="1304"/>
+                                    <action selector="checkForUpdates:" target="226" id="jEY-i9-qwZ"/>
                                 </connections>
                             </menuItem>
                             <menuItem isSeparatorItem="YES" id="1100">
@@ -2201,7 +2201,6 @@ Gw
                 <outlet property="shuffleButton" destination="1637" id="Nzr-Mw-z9P"/>
                 <outlet property="spotlightWindowController" destination="1675" id="1677"/>
                 <outlet property="totalTimeField" destination="778" id="1659"/>
-                <outlet property="updater" destination="1303" id="gDn-jb-V0R"/>
             </connections>
         </customObject>
         <menu title="Menu" autoenablesItems="NO" id="513" userLabel="DockMenu">
@@ -2459,7 +2458,6 @@ Gw
             <point key="canvasLocation" x="-117" y="-407"/>
         </menu>
         <customObject id="1217" userLabel="PreferencesController" customClass="PreferencesController"/>
-        <customObject id="1303" userLabel="SUUpdater" customClass="SUUpdater"/>
         <customObject id="1319" userLabel="PlaylistLoader" customClass="PlaylistLoader">
             <connections>
                 <outlet property="playbackController" destination="705" id="EBV-A8-3bM"/>