diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
index 31db86ddf7..0bd61dbc20 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
@@ -557,14 +557,59 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations
         /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance can self update; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public abstract bool CanSelfUpdate { get; }
 
+        private Tuple<CheckForUpdateResult, DateTime> _lastUpdateCheckResult;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks for update.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <param name="progress">The progress.</param>
         /// <returns>Task{CheckForUpdateResult}.</returns>
-        public abstract Task<CheckForUpdateResult> CheckForApplicationUpdate(CancellationToken cancellationToken,
-                                                                             IProgress<double> progress);
+        public async Task<CheckForUpdateResult> CheckForApplicationUpdate(CancellationToken cancellationToken,
+                                                                    IProgress<double> progress)
+        {
+            if (_lastUpdateCheckResult != null)
+            {
+                // Let dev users get results more often for testing purposes
+                var cacheLength = ConfigurationManager.CommonConfiguration.SystemUpdateLevel == PackageVersionClass.Dev
+                                      ? TimeSpan.FromHours(1)
+                                      : TimeSpan.FromHours(12);
+
+                if ((DateTime.UtcNow - _lastUpdateCheckResult.Item2) < cacheLength)
+                {
+                    return _lastUpdateCheckResult.Item1;
+                }
+            }
+
+            var result = await CheckForApplicationUpdateInternal(cancellationToken, progress).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            _lastUpdateCheckResult = new Tuple<CheckForUpdateResult, DateTime>(result, DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+            return _lastUpdateCheckResult.Item1;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks for application update internal.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <param name="progress">The progress.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task{CheckForUpdateResult}.</returns>
+        private async Task<CheckForUpdateResult> CheckForApplicationUpdateInternal(CancellationToken cancellationToken,
+                                                                   IProgress<double> progress)
+        {
+            var availablePackages = await InstallationManager.GetAvailablePackagesWithoutRegistrationInfo(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            var version = InstallationManager.GetLatestCompatibleVersion(availablePackages, ApplicationUpdatePackageName, ConfigurationManager.CommonConfiguration.SystemUpdateLevel);
+
+            return version != null ? new CheckForUpdateResult { AvailableVersion = version.version, IsUpdateAvailable = version.version > ApplicationVersion, Package = version } :
+                       new CheckForUpdateResult { AvailableVersion = ApplicationVersion, IsUpdateAvailable = false };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the name of the application update package.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name of the application update package.</value>
+        protected abstract string ApplicationUpdatePackageName { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Updates the application.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/Tasks/SystemUpdateTask.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/Tasks/SystemUpdateTask.cs
index 1189391787..0a134b5e59 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/Tasks/SystemUpdateTask.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/Tasks/SystemUpdateTask.cs
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.ScheduledTasks.Tasks
         {
             return new ITaskTrigger[] { 
             
-                // 1am
-                new DailyTrigger { TimeOfDay = TimeSpan.FromHours(1) },
+                // At startup
+                new StartupTrigger (),
 
-                // Every three hours
-                new IntervalTrigger { Interval = TimeSpan.FromHours(3)}
+                // Every so often
+                new IntervalTrigger { Interval = TimeSpan.FromHours(24)}
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/PluginUpdateTask.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/PluginUpdateTask.cs
index 547c870eb7..6f3356115c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/PluginUpdateTask.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/PluginUpdateTask.cs
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.ScheduledTasks
         {
             return new ITaskTrigger[] { 
             
-                // 1:30am
-                new DailyTrigger { TimeOfDay = TimeSpan.FromHours(1.5) },
+                // At startup
+                new StartupTrigger (),
 
-                new IntervalTrigger { Interval = TimeSpan.FromHours(3)},
-
-                new StartupTrigger()
+                // Every so often
+                new IntervalTrigger { Interval = TimeSpan.FromHours(24)}
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
index 2e3037b714..2381d3581a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.ScheduledTasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.Updates;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.MediaInfo;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
@@ -25,11 +24,9 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Sorting;
-using MediaBrowser.IsoMounter;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.MediaInfo;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.System;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Updates;
 using MediaBrowser.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations;
 using MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.BdInfo;
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
@@ -652,14 +648,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             }
         }
 
-        public override async Task<CheckForUpdateResult> CheckForApplicationUpdate(CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
+        protected override string ApplicationUpdatePackageName
         {
-            var availablePackages = await InstallationManager.GetAvailablePackagesWithoutRegistrationInfo(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            
-            var version = InstallationManager.GetLatestCompatibleVersion(availablePackages, Constants.MbServerPkgName, ConfigurationManager.CommonConfiguration.SystemUpdateLevel);
-
-            return version != null ? new CheckForUpdateResult { AvailableVersion = version.version, IsUpdateAvailable = version.version > ApplicationVersion, Package = version } :
-                       new CheckForUpdateResult { AvailableVersion = ApplicationVersion, IsUpdateAvailable = false };
+            get { return Constants.MbServerPkgName; }
         }
     }
 }