diff --git a/syncplay/client.py b/syncplay/client.py
index 00899b8..c675c3c 100644
--- a/syncplay/client.py
+++ b/syncplay/client.py
@@ -548,12 +548,11 @@ class SyncplayClient(object):
         if self.controlpasswords.has_key(room):
             return self.controlpasswords[room]
 
-    def checkForUpdate(self):
+    def checkForUpdate(self, userInitiated):
         try:
             import urllib, syncplay, sys, messages, json
             params = urllib.urlencode({'version': syncplay.version, 'milestone': syncplay.milestone, 'release_number': syncplay.release_number,
-                                   'language': messages.messages["CURRENT"], 'platform': sys.platform})
-            print params
+                                   'language': messages.messages["CURRENT"], 'platform': sys.platform, 'userInitiated': userInitiated})
 
             f = urllib.urlopen(constants.SYNCPLAY_UPDATE_URL.format(params))
             response = f.read()
diff --git a/syncplay/ui/gui.py b/syncplay/ui/gui.py
index 06927c4..98c2ab2 100644
--- a/syncplay/ui/gui.py
+++ b/syncplay/ui/gui.py
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
     def checkForUpdates(self, userInitiated=False):
         self.lastCheckedForUpdates = datetime.utcnow()
-        updateStatus, updateMessage, updateURL = self._syncplayClient.checkForUpdate()
+        updateStatus, updateMessage, updateURL = self._syncplayClient.checkForUpdate(userInitiated)
         if updateMessage is None:
             if updateStatus == "uptodate":
                 updateMessage = getMessage("syncplay-uptodate-notification")