diff --git a/gui/griffon-app/controllers/com/muwire/gui/OptionsController.groovy b/gui/griffon-app/controllers/com/muwire/gui/OptionsController.groovy
index 6249ca21..4f18334b 100644
--- a/gui/griffon-app/controllers/com/muwire/gui/OptionsController.groovy
+++ b/gui/griffon-app/controllers/com/muwire/gui/OptionsController.groovy
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ class OptionsController {
         
         def settings = application.context.get("muwire-settings")
         settings.downloadRetryInterval = Integer.valueOf(text)
-        
+
+        text = view.updateField.text
+        model.updateCheckInterval = text
+        settings.updateCheckInterval = Integer.valueOf(text)
+                
         File settingsFile = new File(application.context.get("core").home, "MuWire.properties")
         settingsFile.withOutputStream { 
             settings.write(it)
diff --git a/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/OptionsModel.groovy b/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/OptionsModel.groovy
index d52bc442..f7320460 100644
--- a/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/OptionsModel.groovy
+++ b/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/OptionsModel.groovy
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import griffon.metadata.ArtifactProviderFor
 @ArtifactProviderFor(GriffonModel)
 class OptionsModel {
     @Observable String downloadRetryInterval 
+    @Observable String updateCheckInterval
     
     void mvcGroupInit(Map<String, String> args) {
         downloadRetryInterval = application.context.get("muwire-settings").downloadRetryInterval
+        updateCheckInterval = application.context.get("muwire-settings").updateCheckInterval
     }
 }
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diff --git a/gui/griffon-app/views/com/muwire/gui/OptionsView.groovy b/gui/griffon-app/views/com/muwire/gui/OptionsView.groovy
index a6cb3bb4..18788314 100644
--- a/gui/griffon-app/views/com/muwire/gui/OptionsView.groovy
+++ b/gui/griffon-app/views/com/muwire/gui/OptionsView.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class OptionsView {
     def d
     def p
     def retryField
+    def updateField
     def mainFrame
     
     void initUI() {
@@ -34,8 +35,12 @@ class OptionsView {
             retryField = textField(text : bind { model.downloadRetryInterval }, columns : 2, constraints : gbc(gridx: 1, gridy: 0))
             label(text : "minutes", constraints : gbc(gridx : 2, gridy: 0))
             
-            button(text : "Save", constraints : gbc(gridx : 1, gridy: 1), saveAction)
-            button(text : "Cancel", constraints : gbc(gridx : 2, gridy: 1), cancelAction)
+            label(text : "Check for updates every", constraints : gbc(gridx : 0, gridy: 1))
+            updateField = textField(text : bind {model.updateCheckInterval }, columns : 2, constraints : gbc(gridx : 1, gridy: 1))
+            label(text : "hours", constraints : gbc(gridx: 2, gridy : 1))
+            
+            button(text : "Save", constraints : gbc(gridx : 1, gridy: 2), saveAction)
+            button(text : "Cancel", constraints : gbc(gridx : 2, gridy: 2), cancelAction)
         }
     }