diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php b/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
index eddedb6c1b..5eafb1449f 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ class AdminController extends Controller {
 		}
 		$updateState = $this->updateChecker->getUpdateState();
 		$params = [
-			'isNewVersionAvailable' => ($updateState === []) ? false : true,
+			'isNewVersionAvailable' => !empty($updateState['updateAvailable']),
 			'lastChecked' => $lastUpdateCheck,
 			'currentChannel' => $currentChannel,
 			'channels' => $channels,
-			'newVersionString' => ($updateState === []) ? '' : $updateState['updateVersion'],
+			'newVersionString' => (empty($updateState['updateVersion'])) ? '' : $updateState['updateVersion'],
+			'downloadLink' => (empty($updateState['downloadLink'])) ? '' : $updateState['downloadLink'],
+			'updaterEnabled' => $updateState['updaterEnabled'],
 		];
 
 		return new TemplateResponse($this->appName, 'admin', $params, '');
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js b/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
index 3bc5dd2152..d1d51e7239 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 						body.removeAttr('id');
 						body.attr('id', 'body-settings');
 					}
+				},
+				error: function() {
+					OC.Notification.showTemporary(t('updatenotification', 'Could not start updater, please try the manual update'));
+					$('#oca_updatenotification_button').addClass('hidden');
+					$('#oca_updatenotification_section .button').removeClass('hidden');
 				}
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/lib/updatechecker.php b/apps/updatenotification/lib/updatechecker.php
index 32eab405a6..dc5de9d068 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/lib/updatechecker.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/lib/updatechecker.php
@@ -45,9 +45,13 @@ class UpdateChecker {
 		if(isset($data['version']) && $data['version'] !== '' && $data['version'] !== []) {
 			$result['updateAvailable'] = true;
 			$result['updateVersion'] = $data['versionstring'];
+			$result['updaterEnabled'] = $data['autoupdater'] === '1';
 			if(substr($data['web'], 0, 8) === 'https://') {
 				$result['updateLink'] = $data['web'];
 			}
+			if(substr($data['url'], 0, 8) === 'https://') {
+				$result['downloadLink'] = $data['url'];
+			}
 
 			return $result;
 		}
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php b/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
index 534a3032d9..4400dd277c 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
@@ -16,13 +16,18 @@
 <form id="oca_updatenotification_section" class="section">
 	<h2><?php p($l->t('Updater')); ?></h2>
 
-	<?php if($isNewVersionAvailable === true): ?>
+	<?php if($isNewVersionAvailable === true) { ?>
 		<strong><?php p($l->t('A new version is available: %s', [$newVersionString])); ?></strong>
-		<input type="button" id="oca_updatenotification_button" value="<?php p($l->t('Open updater')) ?>">
-	<?php else: ?>
+		<?php if ($_['updaterEnabled']) { ?>
+			<input type="button" id="oca_updatenotification_button" value="<?php p($l->t('Open updater')) ?>">
+		<?php } ?>
+		<?php if (!empty($_['downloadLink'])) { ?>
+			<a href="<?php p($_['downloadLink']); ?>" class="button<?php if ($_['updaterEnabled']) { p(' hidden'); } ?>"><?php p($l->t('Download now')) ?></a>
+		<?php } ?>
+	<?php } else { ?>
 		<strong><?php print_unescaped($l->t('Your version is up to date.')); ?></strong>
 		<span class="icon-info svg" title="<?php p($l->t('Checked on %s', [$lastCheckedDate])) ?>"></span>
-	<?php endif; ?>
+	<?php } ?>
 
 	<p>
 		<label for="release-channel"><?php p($l->t('Update channel:')) ?></label>
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/tests/UpdateCheckerTest.php b/apps/updatenotification/tests/UpdateCheckerTest.php
index e83d4c9a24..cd11387ed1 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/tests/UpdateCheckerTest.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/tests/UpdateCheckerTest.php
@@ -48,11 +48,14 @@ class UpdateCheckerTest extends TestCase {
 				'version' => 123,
 				'versionstring' => 'ownCloud 123',
 				'web'=> 'javascript:alert(1)',
+				'url'=> 'javascript:alert(2)',
+				'autoupdater'=> '0',
 			]);
 
 		$expected = [
 			'updateAvailable' => true,
 			'updateVersion' => 'ownCloud 123',
+			'updaterEnabled' => false,
 		];
 		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->updateChecker->getUpdateState());
 	}
@@ -65,12 +68,16 @@ class UpdateCheckerTest extends TestCase {
 				'version' => 123,
 				'versionstring' => 'ownCloud 123',
 				'web'=> 'https://owncloud.org/myUrl',
+				'url'=> 'https://downloads.nextcloud.org/server',
+				'autoupdater'=> '1',
 			]);
 
 		$expected = [
 			'updateAvailable' => true,
 			'updateVersion' => 'ownCloud 123',
+			'updaterEnabled' => true,
 			'updateLink' => 'https://owncloud.org/myUrl',
+			'downloadLink' => 'https://downloads.nextcloud.org/server',
 		];
 		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->updateChecker->getUpdateState());
 	}
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/tests/controller/AdminControllerTest.php b/apps/updatenotification/tests/controller/AdminControllerTest.php
index 795c797909..887ffc0566 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/tests/controller/AdminControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/tests/controller/AdminControllerTest.php
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ class AdminControllerTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->updateChecker
 			->expects($this->once())
 			->method('getUpdateState')
-			->willReturn(['updateVersion' => '8.1.2']);
+			->willReturn([
+				'updateAvailable' => true,
+				'updateVersion' => '8.1.2',
+				'downloadLink' => 'https://downloads.nextcloud.org/server',
+				'updaterEnabled' => true,
+			]);
 
 		$params = [
 			'isNewVersionAvailable' => true,
@@ -116,6 +121,8 @@ class AdminControllerTest extends TestCase {
 			'currentChannel' => \OCP\Util::getChannel(),
 			'channels' => $channels,
 			'newVersionString' => '8.1.2',
+			'downloadLink' => 'https://downloads.nextcloud.org/server',
+			'updaterEnabled' => true,
 		];
 
 		$expected = new TemplateResponse('updatenotification', 'admin', $params, '');
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ class AdminControllerTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->updateChecker
 			->expects($this->once())
 			->method('getUpdateState')
-			->willReturn([]);
+			->willReturn(['updaterEnabled' => false]);
 
 		$params = [
 			'isNewVersionAvailable' => false,
@@ -157,6 +164,8 @@ class AdminControllerTest extends TestCase {
 			'currentChannel' => \OCP\Util::getChannel(),
 			'channels' => $channels,
 			'newVersionString' => '',
+			'downloadLink' => '',
+			'updaterEnabled' => 0,
 		];
 
 		$expected = new TemplateResponse('updatenotification', 'admin', $params, '');
diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index 538dd9d7a6..8f4d2ef930 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ $CONFIG = array(
 /**
  * URL that Nextcloud should use to look for updates
  */
-'updater.server.url' => 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/',
+'updater.server.url' => 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/',
 
 /**
  * Release channel to use for updates
diff --git a/lib/private/updater.php b/lib/private/updater.php
index 2ebc332bd5..c1dbca24fe 100644
--- a/lib/private/updater.php
+++ b/lib/private/updater.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Updater extends BasicEmitter {
 			return json_decode($this->config->getAppValue('core', 'lastupdateResult'), true);
 		}
 
-		$updaterUrl = $this->config->getSystemValue('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/');
+		$updaterUrl = $this->config->getSystemValue('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/');
 
 		$this->config->setAppValue('core', 'lastupdatedat', time());
 
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class Updater extends BasicEmitter {
 				$tmp['versionstring'] = (string)$data->versionstring;
 				$tmp['url'] = (string)$data->url;
 				$tmp['web'] = (string)$data->web;
+				$tmp['autoupdater'] = (string)$data->autoupdater;
 			} else {
 				libxml_clear_errors();
 			}
diff --git a/tests/lib/updater.php b/tests/lib/updater.php
index 2ceb260407..e106078f76 100644
--- a/tests/lib/updater.php
+++ b/tests/lib/updater.php
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			'versionstring' => 'ownCloud 8.0.4',
 			'url' => 'https://download.owncloud.org/community/owncloud-8.0.4.zip',
 			'web' => 'http://doc.owncloud.org/server/8.0/admin_manual/maintenance/upgrade.html',
+			'autoupdater' => '0',
 		];
 
 		$this->config
@@ -222,8 +223,8 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(1))
 			->method('getSystemValue')
-			->with('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/')
-			->willReturn('https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/');
+			->with('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/')
+			->willReturnArgument(1);
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(2))
 			->method('setAppValue')
@@ -249,11 +250,12 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
   <versionstring>ownCloud 8.0.4</versionstring>
   <url>https://download.owncloud.org/community/owncloud-8.0.4.zip</url>
   <web>http://doc.owncloud.org/server/8.0/admin_manual/maintenance/upgrade.html</web>
+  <autoupdater>0</autoupdater>
 </owncloud>';
 		$this->httpHelper
 			->expects($this->once())
 			->method('getUrlContent')
-			->with($this->buildUpdateUrl('https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/'))
+			->with($this->buildUpdateUrl('https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/'))
 			->will($this->returnValue($updateXml));
 
 		$this->assertSame($expectedResult, $this->updater->check());
@@ -268,8 +270,8 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(1))
 			->method('getSystemValue')
-			->with('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/')
-			->willReturn('https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/');
+			->with('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/')
+			->willReturnArgument(1);
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(2))
 			->method('setAppValue')
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$this->httpHelper
 			->expects($this->once())
 			->method('getUrlContent')
-			->with($this->buildUpdateUrl('https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/'))
+			->with($this->buildUpdateUrl('https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/'))
 			->will($this->returnValue($updateXml));
 
 		$this->assertSame([], $this->updater->check());
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			'versionstring' => '',
 			'url' => '',
 			'web' => '',
+			'autoupdater' => '',
 		];
 
 		$this->config
@@ -315,8 +318,8 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(1))
 			->method('getSystemValue')
-			->with('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/')
-			->willReturn('https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/');
+			->with('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/')
+			->willReturnArgument(1);
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(2))
 			->method('setAppValue')
@@ -338,11 +341,12 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
   <versionstring></versionstring>
   <url></url>
   <web></web>
+  <autoupdater></autoupdater>
 </owncloud>';
 		$this->httpHelper
 			->expects($this->once())
 			->method('getUrlContent')
-			->with($this->buildUpdateUrl('https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/'))
+			->with($this->buildUpdateUrl('https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/'))
 			->will($this->returnValue($updateXml));
 
 		$this->assertSame($expectedResult, $this->updater->check());
@@ -359,8 +363,8 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(1))
 			->method('getSystemValue')
-			->with('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/')
-			->willReturn('https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/');
+			->with('updater.server.url', 'https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/')
+			->willReturnArgument(1);
 		$this->config
 			->expects($this->at(2))
 			->method('setAppValue')
@@ -384,7 +388,7 @@ class UpdaterTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$this->httpHelper
 			->expects($this->once())
 			->method('getUrlContent')
-			->with($this->buildUpdateUrl('https://updates.nextcloud.com/update-server/'))
+			->with($this->buildUpdateUrl('https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/'))
 			->will($this->returnValue($updateXml));
 
 		$this->assertSame($expectedResult, $this->updater->check());