diff --git a/ctl b/ctl
index 6f209f6..4cb3d14 100755
--- a/ctl
+++ b/ctl
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ if [ "$1" == "restart" ]; then
         "$0" start
         exit $?
     else
-        exit 1
+        "$0" start
+        exit $?
     fi
 fi
 if [ "$1" == "open" ]; then
diff --git a/oml/api.py b/oml/api.py
index 7810942..53e0fd9 100644
--- a/oml/api.py
+++ b/oml/api.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import ox
 from oxtornado import actions
 
 
+import settings
+
 import item.api
 import user.api
 
@@ -76,3 +78,34 @@ def autocompleteFolder(data):
         'items': ox.sorted_strings(folders)
     }
 actions.register(autocompleteFolder, cache=False)
+
+def getVersion(data):
+    '''
+        check if new version is available
+    '''
+    response = {
+        'current': settings.MINOR_VERSION,
+        'upgrade': False,
+    }
+    if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(settings.updates_path, 'release.json')):
+        return response
+    if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(settings.config_path, 'release.json')):
+        return response
+    with open(os.path.join(settings.updates_path, 'release.json')) as fd:
+        release = json.load(fd)
+    current = settings.release['modules']['openmedialibrary']['version']
+    response['current'] = current
+    new = release['modules']['openmedialibrary']['version']
+    response['new'] = new
+    response['update'] = current < new
+    return response
+actions.register(getVersion, cache=False)
+
+def restart(data):
+    '''
+        restart (and upgrade if upgrades are available)
+    '''
+    #subprocess.Popen(['./ctl', 'restart'], preexec_fn=os.setpgrp, close_fds=True)
+    subprocess.Popen(['./ctl', 'restart'], close_fds=True)
+    return {}
+actions.register(restart, cache=False)
diff --git a/oml/server.py b/oml/server.py
index eee6187..6c72380 100644
--- a/oml/server.py
+++ b/oml/server.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import division, print_function
 
 import os
 import sys
+import signal
 
 from tornado.httpserver import HTTPServer
 from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop
@@ -94,14 +95,20 @@ def run():
         host = settings.server['address']
     url = 'http://%s:%s/' % (host, settings.server['port'])
     print('open browser at %s' % url)
+
+    def shutdown():
+        if state.downloads:
+            state.downloads.join()
+        if state.tasks:
+            state.tasks.join()
+        if state.nodes:
+            state.nodes.join()
+        http_server.stop()
+
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, shutdown)
+
     try:
         state.main.start()
     except:
         print('shutting down...')
-
-    if state.downloads:
-        state.downloads.join()
-    if state.tasks:
-        state.tasks.join()
-    if state.nodes:
-        state.nodes.join()
+    shutdown()
diff --git a/oml/update.py b/oml/update.py
index d8e30d6..3e2f970 100644
--- a/oml/update.py
+++ b/oml/update.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def check():
         old = settings.release['modules']['openmedialibrary']['version']
         new = release['modules']['openmedialibrary']['version']
         return verify(release) and old < new
+    return False
 
 def download():
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(settings.config_path, 'release.json')):
diff --git a/static/js/appDialog.js b/static/js/appDialog.js
index c472124..8fe4fdb 100644
--- a/static/js/appDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/appDialog.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ oml.ui.appDialog = function() {
 
         $panel = Ox.TabPanel({
             content: function(id) {
-                var $logo = Ox.Element(),
+                var $content = Ox.Element(),
+                    $logo = Ox.Element(),
                     $text = Ox.Element()
                         .addClass('OxTextPage'),
                     title = Ox.getObjectById(
@@ -33,6 +34,47 @@ oml.ui.appDialog = function() {
                         height: '192px'
                     })
                     .appendTo($logo);
+                if (id == 'update') {
+                    $content.html('<h1><b>' + title + '</b></h1>');
+                    oml.api.getVersion(function(response) {
+                        if (response.data.update) {
+                            Ox.Element()
+                                .css({
+                                    paddingTop: '4px',
+                                    paddingBottom: '16px'
+                                })
+                                .html('A new version of Open Media Library is available')
+                                .appendTo($content);
+                            Ox.Button({
+                                id: 'update',
+                                title: Ox._('Install Now')
+                            }).bindEvent({
+                                click: function() {
+                                    this.options({
+                                        disabled: true,
+                                        title: 'Installing...'
+                                    });
+                                    oml.api.restart(function(response) {
+                                        if (response.status.code == 200) {
+                                            setTimeout(reload, 500);
+                                        }
+                                    });
+                                }
+                            }).appendTo($content);
+                        } else if (response.data.current == 'git') {
+                            Ox.Element()
+                                .html('To update a development version, run ./ctl update')
+                                .appendTo($content);
+                        } else {
+                            Ox.Element()
+                                .html('No updates available')
+                                .appendTo($content);
+                        }
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    $content.html('<h1><b>' + title + '</b></h1>'
+                        + '<p>The lazy brown fox jumped over the lazy black fox, but otherwise not really much happened here since you last checked.');
+                }
                 $('<div>')
                     .css({
                         position: 'absolute',
@@ -41,10 +83,7 @@ oml.ui.appDialog = function() {
                         top: '16px',
                         overflowY: 'auto'
                     })
-                    .html(
-                        '<h1><b>' + title + '</b></h1>'
-                        + '<p>The lazy brown fox jumped over the lazy black fox, but otherwise not really much happened here since you last checked.'
-                    )
+                    .append($content)
                     .appendTo($text);
                 return Ox.SplitPanel({
                     elements: [
@@ -103,6 +142,20 @@ oml.ui.appDialog = function() {
         $panel.selectTab(section);
     };
 
+    function reload() {
+        var ws = new WebSocket('ws:' + document.location.host + '/ws');
+        ws.onopen = function(event) {
+            document.location.href = document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host;
+        };
+        ws.onerror = function(event) {
+            ws.close();
+        };
+        ws.onclose = function(event) {
+            console.log('waiting...');
+            setTimeout(reload, 500);
+        };
+    }
+
     return that;
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};