diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index d05ea7a7c0..6af6ed478d 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ foreach(EXTERNAL_SOURCE_SUBDIR ${EXTERNAL_SOURCE_SUBDIRS})
   set(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} ${SUBDIR_SRCS})
 endforeach(EXTERNAL_SOURCE_SUBDIR)
 
-
 find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Multimedia REQUIRED)
@@ -81,7 +80,14 @@ find_package(Qt5Svg REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5WebKit REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5WebKitWidgets REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Xml REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5UiTools REQUIRED)
+
+# grab the ui files in resources/ui
+file (GLOB_RECURSE QT_UI_FILES ui/*.ui)
+# have qt5 wrap them and generate the appropriate header files
+qt5_wrap_ui(QT_UI_HEADERS ${QT_UI_FILES})
+
+# add them to the interface source files
+set(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} ${QT_UI_HEADERS})
 
 if (APPLE)
   set(MACOSX_BUNDLE_BUNDLE_NAME Interface)
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.cpp
index 12c5cd83e0..deb671427f 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.cpp
@@ -6,48 +6,40 @@
 //  Copyright (c) 2013, 2014 High Fidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-#include <QApplication>
-#include <QDesktopWidget>
-#include <QTextBlock>
 #include <QtGui>
-#include <QtUiTools>
-#include <QPushButton>
-#include <QLabel>
-#include <QFrame>
 
 #include "Application.h"
-#include "SharedUtil.h"
+#include "ui_updateDialog.h"
+
 #include "UpdateDialog.h"
 
+
 UpdateDialog::UpdateDialog(QWidget *parent, const QString& releaseNotes, const QString& latestVersion, const QUrl& downloadURL) :
-    QWidget(parent, Qt::Widget),
+    QDialog(parent),
     _latestVersion(latestVersion),
-    _downloadUrl(downloadURL) {
-    
-    QUiLoader updateDialogLoader;
-    QWidget* updateDialog;
-    QFile updateDialogUi("resources/ui/updateDialog.ui");
-    updateDialogUi.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
-    updateDialog = updateDialogLoader.load(&updateDialogUi, this);
+    _downloadUrl(downloadURL)
+{
+    Ui::Dialog dialogUI;
+    dialogUI.setupUi(this);
     
     QString updateRequired = QString("You are currently running build %1, the latest build released is %2. \
                                       Please download and install the most recent release to access the latest features and bug fixes.")
                                       .arg(Application::getInstance()->applicationVersion(), latestVersion);
     
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
     
-    updateDialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
-    
-    QPushButton* downloadButton = updateDialog->findChild<QPushButton*>("downloadButton");
-    QPushButton* skipButton = updateDialog->findChild<QPushButton*>("skipButton");
-    QPushButton* closeButton = updateDialog->findChild<QPushButton*>("closeButton");
-    QLabel* updateContent = updateDialog->findChild<QLabel*>("updateContent");
+    QPushButton* downloadButton = findChild<QPushButton*>("downloadButton");
+    QPushButton* skipButton = findChild<QPushButton*>("skipButton");
+    QPushButton* closeButton = findChild<QPushButton*>("closeButton");
+    QLabel* updateContent = findChild<QLabel*>("updateContent");
     
     updateContent->setText(updateRequired);
     
     connect(downloadButton, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(handleDownload()));
     connect(skipButton, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(handleSkip()));
     connect(closeButton, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(close()));
-    updateDialog->show();
+    
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "show", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 void UpdateDialog::handleDownload() {
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.h b/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.h
index 1c4f5de9d0..14f4e6f39c 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <QWidget>
 
-class UpdateDialog : public QWidget {
+class UpdateDialog : public QDialog {
     Q_OBJECT
     
 public:
diff --git a/interface/resources/ui/updateDialog.ui b/interface/ui/updateDialog.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from interface/resources/ui/updateDialog.ui
rename to interface/ui/updateDialog.ui