diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php b/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
index 8635b3f3e3d..55ef26c59a7 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class AdminController extends Controller {
 			'channels' => $channels,
 			'newVersionString' => ($updateState === []) ? '' : $updateState['updateVersion'],
 			'updaterRequirementsFulfilled' => $this->isCompatibleWithUpdater(),
+			'downloadLink' => (empty($updateState['downloadLink'])) ? '' : $updateState['downloadLink'],
 		];
 
 		return new TemplateResponse($this->appName, 'admin', $params, '');
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js b/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
index 3bc5dd21527..4332df78909 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
@@ -13,32 +13,7 @@
 /**
  * Creates a new authentication token and loads the updater URL
  */
-var loginToken = '';
 $(document).ready(function(){
-	$('#oca_updatenotification_button').click(function() {
-		// Load the new token
-		$.ajax({
-			url: OC.generateUrl('/apps/updatenotification/credentials')
-		}).success(function(data) {
-			loginToken = data;
-			$.ajax({
-				url: OC.webroot+'/updater/',
-				headers: {
-					'X-Updater-Auth': loginToken
-				},
-				method: 'POST',
-				success: function(data){
-					if(data !== 'false') {
-						var body = $('body');
-						$('head').remove();
-						body.html(data);
-						body.removeAttr('id');
-						body.attr('id', 'body-settings');
-					}
-				}
-			});
-		});
-	});
 	$('#release-channel').change(function() {
 		var newChannel = $('#release-channel').find(":selected").val();
 		$.post(
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/lib/updatechecker.php b/apps/updatenotification/lib/updatechecker.php
index 32eab405a62..153a6ae4aa3 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/lib/updatechecker.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/lib/updatechecker.php
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ class UpdateChecker {
 			if(substr($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 67f693ce7ea..32ad7ffd1ad 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@
 
 	<?php if($isNewVersionAvailable === true): ?>
 		<strong><?php p($l->t('A new version is available: %s', [$newVersionString])); ?></strong>
-		<?php if($updaterRequirementsFulfilled === true): ?>
-			<input type="button" id="oca_updatenotification_button" value="<?php p($l->t('Open updater')) ?>">
-		<?php else: ?>
-			<br/><?php p($l->t('At the moment only manual updates are supported on your environment. This is very likely the case because functions such as shell_exec are not available.')); ?>
+		<?php if ($_['downloadLink']): ?>
+			<a href="<?php p($_['downloadLink']); ?>" class="button"><?php p($l->t('Download now')) ?></a>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php else: ?>
 		<strong><?php print_unescaped($l->t('Your version is up to date.')); ?></strong>