diff --git a/terminus-core/package.json b/terminus-core/package.json
index be0f2a57..70da9518 100644
--- a/terminus-core/package.json
+++ b/terminus-core/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^7.0.37",
     "@types/webpack-env": "^1.13.0",
     "@types/winston": "^2.3.6",
+    "axios": "^0.18.0",
     "bootstrap": "^4.1.3",
     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
     "electron-updater": "^2.8.9",
diff --git a/terminus-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts b/terminus-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
index 94db1ba0..505b0cc5 100644
--- a/terminus-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
+++ b/terminus-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ export class AppRootComponent {
             ngbModal.open(SafeModeModalComponent)
         }
 
-        this.updater.check().then(() => {
-            this.updatesAvailable = true
+        this.updater.check().then(available => {
+            this.updatesAvailable = available
         })
 
         this.touchbar.update()
diff --git a/terminus-core/src/services/updater.service.ts b/terminus-core/src/services/updater.service.ts
index a21424d3..67cd5bc1 100644
--- a/terminus-core/src/services/updater.service.ts
+++ b/terminus-core/src/services/updater.service.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
 import * as os from 'os'
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
 import { Logger, LogService } from './log.service'
 import { ElectronService } from './electron.service'
 
+const UPDATES_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/eugeny/terminus/releases/latest'
+
 @Injectable()
 export class UpdaterService {
     private logger: Logger
-    private downloaded: Promise<void>
+    private downloaded: Promise<boolean>
+    private isSquirrel = false
+    private updateURL: string
 
     constructor (
         log: LogService,
         private electron: ElectronService,
     ) {
         this.logger = log.create('updater')
-        electron.autoUpdater.setFeedURL(`https://terminus-updates.herokuapp.com/update/${os.platform()}/${electron.app.getVersion()}`)
+
+        try {
+            electron.autoUpdater.setFeedURL(`https://terminus-updates.herokuapp.com/update/${os.platform()}/${electron.app.getVersion()}`)
+            this.isSquirrel = true
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logger.info('Squirrel updater unavailable, falling back')
+        }
 
         this.electron.autoUpdater.on('update-available', () => {
             this.logger.info('Update available')
@@ -22,20 +33,37 @@ export class UpdaterService {
             this.logger.info('No updates')
         })
 
-        this.downloaded = new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-            this.electron.autoUpdater.once('update-downloaded', resolve)
+        this.downloaded = new Promise<boolean>(resolve => {
+            this.electron.autoUpdater.once('update-downloaded', () => resolve(true))
         })
 
         this.logger.debug('Checking for updates')
         this.electron.autoUpdater.checkForUpdates()
     }
 
-    check (): Promise<void> {
+    async check (): Promise<boolean> {
+        if (!this.isSquirrel) {
+            this.logger.debug('Checking for updates')
+            let response = await axios.get(UPDATES_URL)
+            let data = response.data
+            let version = data.tag_name.substring(1)
+            if (this.electron.app.getVersion() !== version) {
+                this.logger.info('Update available')
+                this.updateURL = data.html_url
+                return true
+            }
+            this.logger.info('No updates')
+            return false
+        }
         return this.downloaded
     }
 
     async update () {
-        await this.downloaded
-        this.electron.autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()
+        if (!this.isSquirrel) {
+            this.electron.shell.openExternal(this.updateURL)
+        } else {
+            await this.downloaded
+            this.electron.autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/terminus-core/yarn.lock b/terminus-core/yarn.lock
index 7fb29463..bdf27b89 100644
--- a/terminus-core/yarn.lock
+++ b/terminus-core/yarn.lock
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ aws4@^1.6.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws4/-/aws4-1.8.0.tgz#f0e003d9ca9e7f59c7a508945d7b2ef9a04a542f"
   integrity sha512-ReZxvNHIOv88FlT7rxcXIIC0fPt4KZqZbOlivyWtXLt8ESx84zd3kMC6iK5jVeS2qt+g7ftS7ye4fi06X5rtRQ==
 
+axios@^0.18.0:
+  version "0.18.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.18.0.tgz#32d53e4851efdc0a11993b6cd000789d70c05102"
+  integrity sha1-MtU+SFHv3AoRmTts0AB4nXDAUQI=
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "^1.3.0"
+    is-buffer "^1.1.5"
+
 bcrypt-pbkdf@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bcrypt-pbkdf/-/bcrypt-pbkdf-1.0.2.tgz#a4301d389b6a43f9b67ff3ca11a3f6637e360e9e"
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ dashdash@^1.12.0:
   dependencies:
     assert-plus "^1.0.0"
 
-debug@^3.0.0:
+debug@=3.1.0, debug@^3.0.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz#5bb5a0672628b64149566ba16819e61518c67261"
   integrity sha512-OX8XqP7/1a9cqkxYw2yXss15f26NKWBpDXQd0/uK/KPqdQhxbPa994hnzjcE2VqQpDslf55723cKPUOGSmMY3g==
@@ -261,6 +269,13 @@ fast-json-stable-stringify@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-json-stable-stringify/-/fast-json-stable-stringify-2.0.0.tgz#d5142c0caee6b1189f87d3a76111064f86c8bbf2"
   integrity sha1-1RQsDK7msRifh9OnYREGT4bIu/I=
 
+follow-redirects@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.5.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.5.10.tgz#7b7a9f9aea2fdff36786a94ff643ed07f4ff5e2a"
+  integrity sha512-0V5l4Cizzvqt5D44aTXbFZz+FtyXV1vrDN6qrelxtfYQKW0KO0W2T/hkE8xvGa/540LkZlkaUjO4ailYTFtHVQ==
+  dependencies:
+    debug "=3.1.0"
+
 forever-agent@~0.6.1:
   version "0.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz#fbc71f0c41adeb37f96c577ad1ed42d8fdacca91"
@@ -341,6 +356,11 @@ http-signature@~1.2.0:
     jsprim "^1.2.2"
     sshpk "^1.7.0"
 
+is-buffer@^1.1.5:
+  version "1.1.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-buffer/-/is-buffer-1.1.6.tgz#efaa2ea9daa0d7ab2ea13a97b2b8ad51fefbe8be"
+  integrity sha512-NcdALwpXkTm5Zvvbk7owOUSvVvBKDgKP5/ewfXEznmQFfs4ZRmanOeKBTjRVjka3QFoN6XJ+9F3USqfHqTaU5w==
+
 is-typedarray@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-typedarray/-/is-typedarray-1.0.0.tgz#e479c80858df0c1b11ddda6940f96011fcda4a9a"