diff --git a/Mac/AppDelegate.swift b/Mac/AppDelegate.swift
index 117285763..52eedd75e 100644
--- a/Mac/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Mac/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -13,14 +13,21 @@ import RSTree
 import RSWeb
 import Account
 import RSCore
-#if TEST
+
+// If we're not going to import Sparkle, provide dummy protocols to make it easy
+// for AppDelegate to comply
+#if MAC_APP_STORE || TEST
+protocol SPUStandardUserDriverDelegate {}
+protocol SPUUpdaterDelegate {}
+#else
 import Sparkle
 #endif
 
 var appDelegate: AppDelegate!
 
 @NSApplicationMain
-class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidations, UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate, UnreadCountProvider {
+class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidations, UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate, UnreadCountProvider, SPUStandardUserDriverDelegate, SPUUpdaterDelegate
+{
 
 	var userNotificationManager: UserNotificationManager!
 	var faviconDownloader: FaviconDownloader!
@@ -70,6 +77,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidations,
 	private let log = Log()
 	private let appNewsURLString = "https://nnw.ranchero.com/feed.json"
 	private let appMovementMonitor = RSAppMovementMonitor()
+	#if !MAC_APP_STORE && !TEST
+	private var softwareUpdater: SPUUpdater!
+	#endif
 
 	override init() {
 		NSWindow.allowsAutomaticWindowTabbing = false
@@ -117,16 +127,24 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidations,
 	
 	func applicationWillFinishLaunching(_ notification: Notification) {
 		installAppleEventHandlers()
-		#if TEST
-			// Don't prompt for updates while running automated tests
-			SUUpdater.shared()?.automaticallyChecksForUpdates = false
-		#endif
 	}
 	
 	func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ note: Notification) {
 
-		#if MAC_APP_STORE
+		#if MAC_APP_STORE || TEST
 			checkForUpdatesMenuItem.isHidden = true
+		#else
+			// Initialize Sparkle...
+			let hostBundle = Bundle.main
+			let updateDriver = SPUStandardUserDriver(hostBundle: hostBundle, delegate: self)
+			self.softwareUpdater = SPUUpdater(hostBundle: hostBundle, applicationBundle: hostBundle, userDriver: updateDriver, delegate: self)
+
+			do {
+				try self.softwareUpdater.start()
+			}
+			catch {
+				NSLog("Failed to start software updater with error: \(error)")
+			}
 		#endif
 		
 		appName = (Bundle.main.infoDictionary!["CFBundleExecutable"]! as! String)
@@ -571,7 +589,13 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSUserInterfaceValidations,
 	@IBAction func groupByFeedToggled(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {		
 		AppDefaults.timelineGroupByFeed.toggle()
 	}
-	
+
+	@IBAction func checkForUpdates(_ sender: Any?) {
+		#if !MAC_APP_STORE && !TEST
+			self.softwareUpdater.checkForUpdates()
+		#endif
+	}
+
 }
 
 // MARK: - Debug Menu
diff --git a/Mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/Mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index 498fdd35f..ba4a9a4de 100644
--- a/Mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/Mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                                         <menuItem title="Check for Updates…" id="1nF-7O-aKU">
                                             <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
                                             <connections>
-                                                <action selector="checkForUpdates:" target="5Wg-Cw-OOw" id="vV0-oc-v5a"/>
+                                                <action selector="checkForUpdates:" target="Ady-hI-5gd" id="htt-e3-mEy"/>
                                             </connections>
                                         </menuItem>
                                         <menuItem isSeparatorItem="YES" id="wFC-TO-SCJ"/>
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@
                         </menuItem>
                     </items>
                 </menu>
-                <customObject id="5Wg-Cw-OOw" customClass="SUUpdater"/>
             </objects>
             <point key="canvasLocation" x="-54" y="-144"/>
         </scene>
diff --git a/Mac/Base.lproj/Preferences.storyboard b/Mac/Base.lproj/Preferences.storyboard
index 46d049133..6b2ac07d5 100644
--- a/Mac/Base.lproj/Preferences.storyboard
+++ b/Mac/Base.lproj/Preferences.storyboard
@@ -234,17 +234,7 @@
                                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                         </buttonCell>
                                         <connections>
-                                            <binding destination="1hh-8U-B8b" name="value" keyPath="automaticallyChecksForUpdates" id="cge-fo-09y">
-                                                <dictionary key="options">
-                                                    <bool key="NSAllowsEditingMultipleValuesSelection" value="NO"/>
-                                                    <bool key="NSConditionallySetsEnabled" value="NO"/>
-                                                    <integer key="NSMultipleValuesPlaceholder" value="0"/>
-                                                    <integer key="NSNoSelectionPlaceholder" value="0"/>
-                                                    <integer key="NSNotApplicablePlaceholder" value="0"/>
-                                                    <integer key="NSNullPlaceholder" value="0"/>
-                                                    <bool key="NSRaisesForNotApplicableKeys" value="NO"/>
-                                                </dictionary>
-                                            </binding>
+                                            <binding destination="mV3-0T-XFc" name="value" keyPath="values.SUEnableAutomaticChecks" id="PwC-5l-EQR"/>
                                         </connections>
                                     </button>
                                     <textField horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Q6M-Iz-Ypx">
@@ -293,7 +283,7 @@
                                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                         </buttonCell>
                                         <connections>
-                                            <action selector="checkForUpdates:" target="1hh-8U-B8b" id="RX4-6c-Osn"/>
+                                            <action selector="checkForUpdates:" target="VX1-M3-K0J" id="WVQ-XY-Czt"/>
                                         </connections>
                                     </button>
                                     <textField horizontalHuggingPriority="1000" verticalHuggingPriority="1000" horizontalCompressionResistancePriority="1000" verticalCompressionResistancePriority="1000" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="SUN-k3-ZEb">
@@ -382,8 +372,8 @@
                     </connections>
                 </viewController>
                 <customObject id="VX1-M3-K0J" userLabel="First Responder" customClass="NSResponder" sceneMemberID="firstResponder"/>
-                <customObject id="1hh-8U-B8b" customClass="SUUpdater"/>
                 <userDefaultsController id="Y8q-yi-F5Z"/>
+                <userDefaultsController id="mV3-0T-XFc"/>
             </objects>
             <point key="canvasLocation" x="-29" y="455.5"/>
         </scene>