diff --git a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/createWindow.ts b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/createWindow.ts
index a890d5706..d9750833e 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/createWindow.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/createWindow.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { BrowserWindow, app, ipcMain } from 'electron'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import dev = require('electron-is-dev')
-import { newWindowConfig, log } from '../shared/utils'
+import { newWindowConfig } from '../shared/utils'
+import * as log from 'electron-log'
 import { WindowContext } from './types'
 
 export function createWindow(windowContext: WindowContext) {
diff --git a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/index.ts b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/index.ts
index 7818de4e2..c5b9ed2b3 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/index.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ import {
 } from 'electron'
 import * as queryString from 'query-string'
 import * as fs from 'fs'
-import { log } from '../shared/utils'
+import * as log from 'electron-log'
 import { buildTemplate } from './menu'
 import { createWindow } from './createWindow'
 import { WindowContext } from './types'
 import { startUpdates } from './updates'
 import squirrelStartup = require('electron-squirrel-startup')
 
+log.transports.file.level = 'info'
+log.transports.console.level = 'debug'
+
 // Immediately quit the app if squirrel is launching it
 if (squirrelStartup) {
   app.quit()
@@ -93,17 +96,6 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
   createWindow(windowContext)
 
   startUpdates()
-  // const logger = require('electron-log')
-  // logger.transports.file.level = 'info'
-  // autoUpdater.logger = logger
-
-  // forceSend('SettingsRequest', '')
-
-  // ipcMain.once('SettingsResponse', (event, settingsString) => {
-  //   log.info('settings', settingsString)
-  //   autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = getBetaUpdates(settingsString)
-  //   autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify()
-  // })
 
   const menu = Menu.buildFromTemplate(buildTemplate(windowContext))
   Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu)
@@ -177,14 +169,3 @@ async function forceSend(channel: string, arg: string, byPath?: string) {
   await windowContext.readyWindowsPromises[window.id]
   window.webContents.send(channel, arg)
 }
-
-// function getBetaUpdates(settingsString: string | undefined): boolean {
-//   try {
-//     const settings = JSON.parse(settingsString)
-//     return !!settings['general.betaUpdates']
-//   } catch (e) {
-//     //
-//   }
-
-//   return false
-// }
diff --git a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/menu.ts b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/menu.ts
index 7ca70479b..5a8afc9de 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/menu.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/menu.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import {
   MenuItemConstructorOptions,
   BrowserWindow,
   app,
-  dialog,
+  autoUpdater,
 } from 'electron'
-import { autoUpdater } from 'electron-updater'
-import { log } from '../shared/utils'
+import * as log from 'electron-log'
 import { WindowContext } from './types'
 import { createWindow } from './createWindow'
+import { notify } from './notify'
 
 export const buildTemplate = (
   windowContext: WindowContext,
@@ -21,25 +21,15 @@ export const buildTemplate = (
       } as MenuItemConstructorOptions,
       {
         label: 'Check For Updates',
-        click: async () => {
-          const {
-            updateInfo,
-            downloadPromise,
-          } = await autoUpdater.checkForUpdates()
-          if (updateInfo.version !== autoUpdater.currentVersion) {
-            const buttonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox({
-              message: `New version available: ${updateInfo.version}`,
-              buttons: ['Install Update', 'Later'],
-            })
-            if (buttonIndex === 0) {
-              await downloadPromise
-              autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()
-            }
-          } else {
-            dialog.showMessageBox({
-              message: 'Already up to date.',
+        click: () => {
+          autoUpdater.once('update-not-available', () => {
+            notify({
+              title: 'GraphQL Playground Updates',
+              body: 'Already up to date.',
             })
-          }
+          })
+
+          autoUpdater.checkForUpdates()
         },
       },
       { type: 'separator' },
diff --git a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/notify.ts b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/notify.ts
index 780b20ab9..bffe66e7d 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/notify.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/notify.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { shell, Notification } from 'electron'
 
-export const notify = ({ title, body, url, onClick }) => {
+interface NotificationOptions {
+  title: string
+  body: string
+  url?: string
+  onClick?: () => void
+}
+
+export const notify = ({ title, body, url, onClick }: NotificationOptions) => {
   const notification = new Notification({
     title,
     body,
diff --git a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/updates.ts b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/updates.ts
index 8ae901c50..4046d0374 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/updates.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/main/updates.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
-import { app, autoUpdater } from 'electron'
+import { app, autoUpdater, ipcMain, BrowserWindow, dialog } from 'electron'
 import ms = require('ms')
 import dev = require('electron-is-dev')
+import * as log from 'electron-log'
+import { notify } from './notify'
 
-const setUpdateURL = () => {
-  const server = 'https://hazel-server-ppbimurjwk.now.sh/update'
+export const startUpdates = () => {
+  if (!dev) {
+    startAppUpdates()
+  }
+}
+
+const setUpdateURL = async () => {
+  let betaUpdates = false
+
+  await new Promise(resolve => {
+    ipcMain.once('SettingsResponse', (event, settingsString) => {
+      log.info('settings', settingsString)
+      betaUpdates = getBetaUpdates(settingsString)
+      resolve()
+    })
+
+    send('SettingsRequest', '')
+  })
+
+  const channel = betaUpdates ? 'kygnjrcroc' : 'ppbimurjwk'
+  const server = `https://hazel-server-${channel}.now.sh/update`
   autoUpdater.setFeedURL(`${server}/${process.platform}/${app.getVersion()}`)
 }
 
-const checkForUpdates = () => {
+const checkForUpdates = async () => {
   if (process.env.CONNECTION === 'offline') {
     // Try again after half an hour
     setTimeout(checkForUpdates, ms('30m'))
@@ -16,8 +37,9 @@ const checkForUpdates = () => {
 
   // Ensure we're pulling from the correct channel
   try {
-    setUpdateURL()
+    await setUpdateURL()
   } catch (err) {
+    log.error(err)
     // Retry later if setting the update URL failed
     return
   }
@@ -28,43 +50,59 @@ const checkForUpdates = () => {
 
 const startAppUpdates = () => {
   autoUpdater.on('error', error => {
-    // Report errors to console. We can't report
-    // to Slack and restart here, because it will
-    // cause the app to never start again
-    console.error(error)
-
-    // Then check again for update after 15 minutes
+    log.error(error)
     setTimeout(checkForUpdates, ms('15m'))
   })
 
-  // Check for app update after startup
-  setTimeout(checkForUpdates, ms('10s'))
-
-  autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
-    autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()
-    app.quit()
+  autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {
+    log.info('Checking for app updates...')
   })
 
-  autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {
-    console.log('Checking for app updates...')
+  autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
+    log.info('Update downloaded')
+    const buttonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox({
+      message: `Update downlaoded. Install now?`,
+      buttons: ['Install Update & Restart', 'Later'],
+    })
+    if (buttonIndex === 0) {
+      autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()
+      app.quit()
+    }
   })
 
   autoUpdater.on('update-available', () => {
-    console.log('Found update for the app! Downloading...')
+    log.info('Found update for the app! Downloading...')
+    notify({
+      title: 'GraphQL Playground Updates',
+      body: 'Update available. Downloading...',
+    })
   })
 
   autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', () => {
-    console.log('No updates found. Checking again in 5 minutes...')
+    log.info('No updates found. Checking again in 5 minutes...')
     setTimeout(checkForUpdates, ms('5m'))
   })
+
+  setTimeout(checkForUpdates, ms('10s'))
 }
 
-export const startUpdates = () => {
-  if (process.platform === 'linux') {
-    return
+function send(channel: string, arg: string) {
+  const window = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0]
+  if (window) {
+    log.info('sending to open window', channel, arg)
+    window.webContents.send(channel, arg)
+  } else {
+    log.info('no opened window')
   }
+}
 
-  if (!dev) {
-    startAppUpdates()
+function getBetaUpdates(settingsString: string | undefined): boolean {
+  try {
+    const settings = JSON.parse(settingsString)
+    return !!settings['general.betaUpdates']
+  } catch (e) {
+    //
   }
+
+  return false
 }
diff --git a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/renderer/components/App.tsx b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/renderer/components/App.tsx
index ce12a3bc4..9d7c62f61 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/renderer/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/renderer/components/App.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ interface State {
   config?: GraphQLConfigData
 }
 
-ipcRenderer.once('SettingsRequest', () => {
+ipcRenderer.on('SettingsRequest', () => {
   ipcRenderer.send('SettingsResponse', localStorage.getItem('settings'))
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/shared/utils.ts b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/shared/utils.ts
index 777cc10c9..ab6fe47d6 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/shared/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-playground-electron/src/shared/utils.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,4 @@ export function createRemoteWindow() {
     : `file://${path.join(__dirname, '..', '/dist/index.html')}`
 
   win.loadURL(url)
-}
-
-export const log = {
-  info: (...args) => {
-    console.log(...args)
-  },
-}
+}
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