diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index d8a906e06a..18202ee1b6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -4384,6 +4384,10 @@ void Application::parseVersionXml() {
     QString operatingSystem("mac");
     #endif
     
+    #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+    QString operatingSystem("ubuntu");
+    #endif
+    
     QString releaseDate;
     QString releaseNotes;
     QString latestVersion;
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 86a162e835..d66042149d 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ public:
     void setIsHighlightVoxel(bool isHighlightVoxel) { _isHighlightVoxel = isHighlightVoxel; }
     
     QUrl _downloadUrl;
+    void skipVersion(QString latestVersion);
 
 public slots:
     void domainChanged(const QString& domainHostname);
@@ -504,7 +505,6 @@ private:
     void checkVersion();
     void displayUpdateDialog();
     bool shouldSkipVersion(QString latestVersion);
-    void skipVersion(QString latestVersion);
     QNetworkReply* _latestVersionReply;
 };
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.cpp
index 5ee6cd6812..adc2139634 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 #include "UpdateDialog.h"
 
 UpdateDialog::UpdateDialog(QWidget *parent, QString releaseNotes, QString latestVersion, QUrl downloadURL) :
-    QDialog(parent, Qt::Dialog) {
+    QWidget(parent, Qt::Widget) {
     
     Application* application = Application::getInstance();
     
+    QString _latestVersion(latestVersion);
+    
     QUiLoader updateDialogLoader;
     
     QFile updateDialogUi("resources/ui/updateDialog.ui");
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ void UpdateDialog::handleDownload() {
 }
 
 void UpdateDialog::handleSkip() {
+    Application* application = Application::getInstance();
+    application->skipVersion(_latestVersion);
     this->close();
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.h b/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.h
index 690d0a9f0d..6faca45974 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/UpdateDialog.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-class UpdateDialog : public QDialog {
+class UpdateDialog : public QWidget {
     Q_OBJECT
     
 public:
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
     
 private:
     QWidget* _dialogWidget;
+    QString _latestVersion;
     
 private slots:
     void handleDownload();