diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/UpdateTests/UpdateServiceFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/UpdateTests/UpdateServiceFixture.cs
index 15feac05d1..32255bfad3 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/UpdateTests/UpdateServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/UpdateTests/UpdateServiceFixture.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using NzbDrone.Common.Model;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Update;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Update.Commands;
 using NzbDrone.Test.Common;
 using NzbDrone.Test.Common.Categories;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public void should_delete_sandbox_before_update_if_folder_exists()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Setup(c => c.FolderExists(_sandboxFolder)).Returns(true);
 
-            Subject.InstallAvailableUpdate();
+            Subject.Execute(new CheckForUpdateCommand());
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Verify(c => c.DeleteFolder(_sandboxFolder, true));
         }
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ public void should_not_delete_sandbox_before_update_if_folder_doesnt_exists()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Setup(c => c.FolderExists(_sandboxFolder)).Returns(false);
 
-            Subject.InstallAvailableUpdate();
+            Subject.Execute(new CheckForUpdateCommand());
+
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Verify(c => c.DeleteFolder(_sandboxFolder, true), Times.Never());
         }
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ public void Should_download_update_package()
         {
             var updateArchive = Path.Combine(_sandboxFolder, _updatePackage.FileName);
 
-            Subject.InstallAvailableUpdate();
+            Subject.Execute(new CheckForUpdateCommand());
+
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IHttpProvider>().Verify(c => c.DownloadFile(_updatePackage.Url, updateArchive));
         }
@@ -77,7 +80,8 @@ public void Should_extract_update_package()
         {
             var updateArchive = Path.Combine(_sandboxFolder, _updatePackage.FileName);
 
-            Subject.InstallAvailableUpdate();
+            Subject.Execute(new CheckForUpdateCommand());
+
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ArchiveProvider>().Verify(c => c.ExtractArchive(updateArchive, _sandboxFolder));
         }
@@ -87,7 +91,8 @@ public void Should_copy_update_client_to_root_of_sandbox()
         {
             var updateClientFolder = Mocker.GetMock<IEnvironmentProvider>().Object.GetUpdateClientFolder();
 
-            Subject.InstallAvailableUpdate();
+            Subject.Execute(new CheckForUpdateCommand());
+
 
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>().Verify(c => c.MoveDirectory(updateClientFolder, _sandboxFolder));
@@ -100,7 +105,8 @@ public void should_start_update_client()
 
 
 
-            Subject.InstallAvailableUpdate();
+            Subject.Execute(new CheckForUpdateCommand());
+
 
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IProcessProvider>().Verify(
@@ -115,7 +121,8 @@ public void when_no_updates_are_available_should_return_without_error_or_warning
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IUpdatePackageProvider>().Setup(c => c.GetLatestUpdate()).Returns<UpdatePackage>(null);
 
-            Subject.InstallAvailableUpdate();
+            Subject.Execute(new CheckForUpdateCommand());
+
 
             ExceptionVerification.AssertNoUnexcpectedLogs();
         }
@@ -133,7 +140,8 @@ public void Should_download_and_extract_to_temp_folder()
             Mocker.Resolve<DiskProvider>();
             Mocker.Resolve<ArchiveProvider>();
 
-            Subject.InstallAvailableUpdate();
+            Subject.Execute(new CheckForUpdateCommand());
+
 
             updateSubFolder.Refresh();
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 7bb98795f6..4e9c60820b 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Tv\Series.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tv\SeriesStatusType.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Update\Commands\CheckForUpdateCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Update\UpdatePackageProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Update\UpdatePackage.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Update\UpdateService.cs" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Update/Commands/CheckForUpdateCommand.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Update/Commands/CheckForUpdateCommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bd99877ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Update/Commands/CheckForUpdateCommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using NzbDrone.Common.Messaging;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Update.Commands
+{
+    public class CheckForUpdateCommand : ICommand
+    {
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Update/UpdateService.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Update/UpdateService.cs
index 81eca56a26..1700da7734 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Update/UpdateService.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Update/UpdateService.cs
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Messaging;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Update;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Update.Commands;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Update
 {
     public interface IUpdateService
     {
-        void InstallAvailableUpdate();
         Dictionary<DateTime, string> GetUpdateLogFiles();
     }
 }
 
-public class UpdateService : IUpdateService
+public class UpdateService : IUpdateService, IExecute<ApplicationUpdateCommand>
 {
     private readonly IUpdatePackageProvider _updatePackageProvider;
     private readonly IEnvironmentProvider _environmentProvider;
@@ -43,19 +44,6 @@ public UpdateService(IUpdatePackageProvider updatePackageProvider, IEnvironmentP
         _logger = logger;
     }
 
-    public void InstallAvailableUpdate()
-    {
-        var latestAvailable = _updatePackageProvider.GetLatestUpdate();
-
-        if (latestAvailable == null || latestAvailable.Version <= _environmentProvider.Version)
-        {
-            _logger.Debug("No update available.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        InstallUpdate(latestAvailable);
-
-    }
 
     private void InstallUpdate(UpdatePackage updatePackage)
     {
@@ -108,5 +96,17 @@ public Dictionary<DateTime, string> GetUpdateLogFiles()
 
         return list;
     }
-}
 
+    public void Execute(ApplicationUpdateCommand message)
+    {
+        var latestAvailable = _updatePackageProvider.GetLatestUpdate();
+
+        if (latestAvailable == null || latestAvailable.Version <= _environmentProvider.Version)
+        {
+            _logger.Debug("No update available.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        InstallUpdate(latestAvailable);
+    }
+}
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