diff --git a/interface/external/fervor/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/external/fervor/CMakeLists.txt
index a8b37ba9d0..9c11f0fb7a 100644
--- a/interface/external/fervor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/external/fervor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ project(Fervor)
 
 find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5WebKit REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5WebKitWidgets REQUIRED)
 
 add_definitions(-DFV_GUI)
 
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ include_directories(
 add_library(fervor ${FERVOR_SOURCES} ${FERVOR_HEADERS} ${FERVOR_MOC_SOURCES} ${FERVOR_WRAPPED_UI})
 target_link_libraries(fervor ${QUAZIP_LIBRARIES})
 
-qt5_use_modules(fervor Core Network Widgets WebKit)
\ No newline at end of file
+qt5_use_modules(fervor Core Network Widgets WebKitWidgets)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/external/quazip/lib/MacOS/libquazip.a b/interface/external/quazip/lib/MacOS/libquazip.a
index 2c7b66f5d1..6008f9f612 100644
Binary files a/interface/external/quazip/lib/MacOS/libquazip.a and b/interface/external/quazip/lib/MacOS/libquazip.a differ
diff --git a/interface/resources/info/ApplicationInfo.ini b/interface/resources/info/ApplicationInfo.ini
index 76e481ffce..a1d1603172 100644
--- a/interface/resources/info/ApplicationInfo.ini
+++ b/interface/resources/info/ApplicationInfo.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [INFO]
-name=interface
+name=Interface
 version=0.0.1
 organizationName=High Fidelity
 organizationDomain=highfidelity.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index b834097c8a..1785bf4d0c 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #include "renderer/ProgramObject.h"
 #include "ui/TextRenderer.h"
 #include "Swatch.h"
-#include "fvupdater.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -209,12 +208,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, timeval &startup_time) :
     NodeList::getInstance()->startSilentNodeRemovalThread();
     
     _window->setCentralWidget(_glWidget);
-    
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) && defined(QT_NO_DEBUG)
-    // if this is a release OS X build use fervor to check for an update    
-    FvUpdater::sharedUpdater()->SetFeedURL("https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/highfidelity/appcast.xml");
-    FvUpdater::sharedUpdater()->CheckForUpdatesSilent();
-#endif
 
     // call Menu getInstance static method to set up the menu
     _window->setMenuBar(Menu::getInstance());
@@ -312,6 +305,11 @@ void Application::initializeGL() {
     
     // update before the first render
     update(0.0f);
+    
+    // now that things are drawn - if this is an OS X release build we can check for an update
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) && defined(QT_NO_DEBUG)
+    Menu::getInstance()->checkForUpdates();
+#endif
 }
 
 void Application::paintGL() {
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 56317b86a2..67bb1d3f8e 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include "Application.h"
+#include "fvupdater.h"
 #include "PairingHandler.h"
 #include "Menu.h"
 #include "Util.h"
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ Menu::Menu() :
                                    this,
                                    SLOT(editPreferences())))->setMenuRole(QAction::PreferencesRole);
     
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) && defined(QT_NO_DEBUG)
+    // show "Check for Updates" in the menu
+    (addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu, MenuOption::CheckForUpdates, 0, this, SLOT(checkForUpdates())))->setMenuRole(QAction::ApplicationSpecificRole);
+#endif
+    
     QMenu* pairMenu = addMenu("Pair");
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(pairMenu, MenuOption::Pair, 0, PairingHandler::getInstance(), SLOT(sendPairRequest()));
     
@@ -459,6 +465,12 @@ void Menu::exportSettings() {
     }
 }
 
+void Menu::checkForUpdates() {
+    qDebug() << "Checking if there are available updates.\n";
+    // if this is a release OS X build use fervor to check for an update
+    FvUpdater::sharedUpdater()->SetFeedURL("http://s3.highfidelity.io/appcast.xml");
+    FvUpdater::sharedUpdater()->CheckForUpdatesSilent();
+}
 
 void Menu::loadAction(QSettings* set, QAction* action) {
     if (action->isChecked() != set->value(action->text(), action->isChecked()).toBool()) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 2d871fd890..e399101702 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public slots:
     void saveSettings(QSettings* settings = NULL);
     void importSettings();
     void exportSettings();
+    void checkForUpdates();
     
 private slots:
     void editPreferences();
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString Atmosphere = "Atmosphere";
     const QString Bandwidth = "Bandwidth Display";
     const QString BandwidthDetails = "Bandwidth Details";
+    const QString CheckForUpdates = "Check for Updates...";
     const QString Collisions = "Collisions";
     const QString CopyVoxels = "Copy Voxels";
     const QString CoverageMap = "Render Coverage Map";