diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index caba8e342..25c542099 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 
 		<!-- cryptomator dependencies -->
 		<cryptomator.cryptofs.version>2.9.0</cryptomator.cryptofs.version>
-		<cryptomator.integrations.version>1.6.0</cryptomator.integrations.version>
+		<cryptomator.integrations.version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</cryptomator.integrations.version>
 		<cryptomator.integrations.win.version>1.5.0</cryptomator.integrations.win.version>
 		<cryptomator.integrations.mac.version>1.4.0</cryptomator.integrations.mac.version>
-		<cryptomator.integrations.linux.version>1.6.0</cryptomator.integrations.linux.version>
+		<cryptomator.integrations.linux.version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</cryptomator.integrations.linux.version>
 		<cryptomator.fuse.version>5.0.5</cryptomator.fuse.version>
 		<cryptomator.webdav.version>2.0.10</cryptomator.webdav.version>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/updates/AppUpdateChecker.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/updates/AppUpdateChecker.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6a8224b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/updates/AppUpdateChecker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package org.cryptomator.common.updates;
+
+import org.cryptomator.integrations.update.UpdateFailedException;
+import org.cryptomator.integrations.update.UpdateService;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class AppUpdateChecker {
+
+	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AppUpdateChecker.class);
+	private final Optional<UpdateService> updateService;
+
+	@Inject
+	public AppUpdateChecker(Optional<UpdateService> updateService) {
+		this.updateService = updateService;
+	}
+
+	public void checkForUpdates() {
+		updateService.ifPresent(service -> {
+			try {
+				service.triggerUpdate();
+			} catch (UpdateFailedException e) {
+				LOG.error(e.toString(), e.getCause());
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/CryptomatorComponent.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/CryptomatorComponent.java
index 72b8af80c..cf8a9493e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/CryptomatorComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/CryptomatorComponent.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import dagger.BindsInstance;
 import dagger.Component;
 import org.cryptomator.common.CommonsModule;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.fxapp.FxApplicationComponent;
+import org.cryptomator.common.updates.AppUpdateChecker;
 
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ public interface CryptomatorComponent {
 
 	Cryptomator application();
 
+	AppUpdateChecker appUpdateChecker();
+
 	FxApplicationComponent.Builder fxAppComponentBuilder();
 
 	@Component.Factory
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/CryptomatorModule.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/CryptomatorModule.java
index 42e908df2..14481d5b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/CryptomatorModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/CryptomatorModule.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import dagger.Provides;
 import org.cryptomator.integrations.autostart.AutoStartProvider;
 import org.cryptomator.integrations.tray.TrayIntegrationProvider;
 import org.cryptomator.integrations.uiappearance.UiAppearanceProvider;
+import org.cryptomator.integrations.update.UpdateService;
 import org.cryptomator.ui.fxapp.FxApplicationComponent;
 
 import javax.inject.Named;
@@ -48,4 +49,9 @@ class CryptomatorModule {
 		return TrayIntegrationProvider.get();
 	}
 
+	@Provides
+	@Singleton
+	static Optional<UpdateService> provideUpdateService() {
+		return UpdateService.get();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/fxapp/UpdateChecker.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/fxapp/UpdateChecker.java
index b857adcae..ada0431cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/fxapp/UpdateChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/fxapp/UpdateChecker.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.cryptomator.ui.fxapp;
 import org.cryptomator.common.Environment;
 import org.cryptomator.common.SemVerComparator;
 import org.cryptomator.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.cryptomator.common.updates.AppUpdateChecker;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -36,17 +37,20 @@ public class UpdateChecker {
 	private final Comparator<String> versionComparator = new SemVerComparator();
 	private final BooleanBinding updateAvailable;
 	private final BooleanBinding checkFailed;
+	private final AppUpdateChecker updateChecker;
 
 	@Inject
 	UpdateChecker(Settings settings, //
 				  Environment env, //
-				  ScheduledService<String> updateCheckerService) {
+				  ScheduledService<String> updateCheckerService,
+				  AppUpdateChecker updateChecker) {
 		this.env = env;
 		this.settings = settings;
 		this.updateCheckerService = updateCheckerService;
 		this.lastSuccessfulUpdateCheck = settings.lastSuccessfulUpdateCheck;
 		this.updateAvailable = Bindings.createBooleanBinding(this::isUpdateAvailable, latestVersion);
 		this.checkFailed = Bindings.equal(UpdateCheckState.CHECK_FAILED, state);
+		this.updateChecker = updateChecker;
 	}
 
 	public void automaticallyCheckForUpdatesIfEnabled() {
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ public class UpdateChecker {
 	}
 
 	public void checkForUpdatesNow() {
-		startCheckingForUpdates(Duration.ZERO);
+		updateChecker.checkForUpdates();
 	}
 
 	private void startCheckingForUpdates(Duration initialDelay) {