diff --git a/mopidy_iris/pusher.py b/mopidy_iris/pusher.py
index 0ba3cd8a..8adb767f 100755
--- a/mopidy_iris/pusher.py
+++ b/mopidy_iris/pusher.py
@@ -267,18 +267,15 @@ class PusherWebsocketHandler(tornado.websocket.WebSocketHandler):
             )
     
         # get system version and check for upgrade
-        elif messageJson['action'] == 'perform_upgrade':
+        elif messageJson['action'] == 'upgrade':
             version = self.frontend.get_version()
-            version['upgrade_successful'] = self.frontend.perform_upgrade()
+            upgrade_successful = self.frontend.perform_upgrade()
             send_message( 
                 self.connectionid, 
                 'response',
                 messageJson['request_id'], 
-                { 'version': version } 
+                { 'upgrade_successful': upgrade_successful, 'version': version } 
             )
-            
-            # notify all clients of this change
-            broadcast( 'upgraded', { 'version': version })
     
         # restart mopidy
         elif messageJson['action'] == 'restart':
diff --git a/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js b/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
index 3c9df1fd..588f2372 100755
--- a/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
+++ b/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const PusherMiddleware = (function(){
     // handle all manner of socket messages
     const handleMessage = (ws, store, message) => {
 
+        //console.log('handleMessage', message)
+
         switch (message.action){
             case 'response':
                 if (typeof( deferredRequests[ message.request_id ]) !== 'undefined' ){
@@ -127,13 +129,13 @@ const PusherMiddleware = (function(){
                 break;
 
             case 'START_UPGRADE':
-                request({ action: 'perform_upgrade' })
+                request({ action: 'upgrade' })
                     .then(
                         response => {
-                            if (response.data.version.upgrade_successful){
-                                uiActions.createNotification('Upgrade complete')
+                            if (response.data.upgrade_successful){
+                                store.dispatch( uiActions.createNotification('Upgrade complete') )
                             }else{
-                                uiActions.createNotification('Upgrade failed, manual upgrade required')
+                                store.dispatch( uiActions.createNotification('Upgrade failed, please upgrade manually','bad') )
                             }
                             store.dispatch({ type: 'VERSION', data: response.data })
                         }
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ const PusherMiddleware = (function(){
                 })
                 .then(
                     response => {                   
-                        uiActions.createNotification('Authorization sent')
+                        store.dispatch( uiActions.createNotification('Authorization sent') )
                     }
                 )
                 break;