diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index a8c636e..22f0072 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   setAllowDownload
 } from './redux/actions/download_actions';
 import {
+  checkInstalled,
   installDependency,
   installRelease,
   installUpgrade,
@@ -41,13 +42,6 @@ const Constants = require('./constants');
 const Scheduler = require('node-schedule');
 
 class App extends IPCContainer {
-  constructor(props) {
-    super(props);
-
-    this.setRequestHandler(Constants.IPC_Check_Installed_Reply, this.onCheckInstalledReply);
-    this.setRequestHandler(Constants.IPC_Get_State_Reply, this.onGetStateReply);
-  }
-
   checkVersionInstalled = () => {
     this.props.setAllowDownload(false);
     const selectedVersion = this.getSelectedVersion();
@@ -57,18 +51,15 @@ class App extends IPCContainer {
         dependencies = this.props.LocationsLookup[selectedVersion].dependencies;
       }
 
-      this.sendRequest(Constants.IPC_Check_Installed, {
-        Dependencies: dependencies,
-        Version: selectedVersion,
-      });
+      this.props.checkInstalled(dependencies, selectedVersion);
     } else {
       this.props.setInstalledVersion('none');
     }
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.sendRequest(Constants.IPC_Get_State);
     this.scheduledUpdateJob = Scheduler.scheduleJob('23 11 * * *', this.updateCheckScheduledJob);
+    this.detectUpgrades();
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
@@ -143,34 +134,6 @@ class App extends IPCContainer {
       this.props.installUpgrade(result.Destination, sha256, signature, !!result.SkipVerification, this.onInstallUpgradeComplete);
     }
   };
-
-  onCheckInstalledReply = (event, arg) => {
-    const action = () => {
-      const installedVersion = arg.data.Success && arg.data.Exists ? arg.data.Version : 'none';
-
-      let upgradeAvailable = false;
-      if (installedVersion !== 'none') {
-        const latestVersion = this.props.VersionLookup[Constants.RELEASE_TYPES[this.props.Release]].length - 1;
-        let version = this.props.ReleaseVersion;
-        if (version === -1) {
-          version = latestVersion;
-          this.props.setActiveRelease(this.props.Release, version);
-        } else {
-          upgradeAvailable = version !== latestVersion;
-        }
-      }
-      this.props.setReleaseUpgradeAvailable(upgradeAvailable);
-      this.props.setAllowDownload(true);
-      this.props.setInstalledVersion(installedVersion);
-      this.props.setMissingDependencies(arg.data.Dependencies);
-    };
-
-    if (arg.data.Success) {
-      action();
-    } else {
-      this.props.notifyError(arg.data.Error, false, action);
-    }
-  };
   
   onDownloadFileComplete = (name, type, url, result) => {
     if (this.isMounted()) {
@@ -191,25 +154,6 @@ class App extends IPCContainer {
     }
   };
   
-  onGetStateReply = (event, arg) => {
-    if (arg.data) {
-      this.props.setActiveRelease(arg.data.Release, arg.data.Version);
-
-      for (const provider of Constants.PROVIDER_LIST) {
-        let data = arg.data[provider] || this.props.ProviderState[provider];
-        if (data.AutoMount === undefined) {
-          data['AutoMount'] = false;
-        }
-        if (data.AutoRestart === undefined) {
-          data['AutoRestart'] = false;
-        }
-        this.props.setProviderState(provider, data);
-      }
-    }
-
-    this.detectUpgrades();
-  };
-  
   onInstallDependencyComplete = (source, url, result) => {
     if (this.isMounted()) {
       if (result.Success && source.toLowerCase().endsWith('.dmg')) {
@@ -458,6 +402,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => {
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
+    checkInstalled: (dependencies, version) => dispatch(checkInstalled(dependencies, version)),
     detectUIUpgrade: () => dispatch(detectUIUpgrade()),
     downloadItem: (name, type, url, completedCallback) => dispatch(downloadItem(name, type, url, completedCallback)),
     installDependency: (source, url, completedCallback) => dispatch(installDependency(source, url, completedCallback)),
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index b477baa..a986f74 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import createAppStore from './redux/store/createAppStore';
 import {getIPCRenderer} from './utils';
 import packageJson from '../package.json';
 import {Provider} from 'react-redux';
+import {setActiveRelease} from './redux/actions/release_version_actions';
+import {setProviderState} from './redux/actions/mount_actions';
 import * as serviceWorker from './serviceWorker';
 
 const Constants = require('./constants');
@@ -19,12 +21,29 @@ if (ipcRenderer) {
     }
 
     const store = createAppStore(arg.Platform, arg.AppPlatform, packageJson.version);
-    ReactDOM.render((
-      <Provider store={store}>
-        <App/>
-      </Provider>
-    ), document.getElementById('root'));
-    serviceWorker.unregister();
+    ipcRenderer.on(Constants.IPC_Get_State_Reply, (event, arg) => {
+      if (arg.data) {
+        store.dispatch(setActiveRelease(arg.data.Release, arg.data.Version));
+
+        for (const provider of Constants.PROVIDER_LIST) {
+          let state = arg.data[provider] || this.props.ProviderState[provider];
+          if (state.AutoMount === undefined) {
+            state['AutoMount'] = false;
+          }
+          if (state.AutoRestart === undefined) {
+            state['AutoRestart'] = false;
+          }
+          store.dispatch(setProviderState(provider, state));
+        }
+      }
+      ReactDOM.render((
+        <Provider store={store}>
+          <App/>
+        </Provider>
+      ), document.getElementById('root'));
+      serviceWorker.unregister();
+    });
+    ipcRenderer.send(Constants.IPC_Get_State);
   });
   ipcRenderer.send(Constants.IPC_Get_Platform);
 }
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/install_actions.js b/src/redux/actions/install_actions.js
index f8176bc..7a53898 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/install_actions.js
+++ b/src/redux/actions/install_actions.js
@@ -1,9 +1,57 @@
 import * as Constants from '../../constants';
 import {createAction} from 'redux-starter-kit';
 import {getIPCRenderer} from '../../utils';
+import {notifyError} from './error_actions';
+import {setAllowDownload} from './download_actions';
+import {
+  setActiveRelease,
+  setInstalledVersion,
+  setReleaseUpgradeAvailable
+} from './release_version_actions';
 
 const ipcRenderer = getIPCRenderer();
 
+export const checkInstalled = (dependencies, version) => {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const checkInstalledComplete = (event, arg) => {
+      ipcRenderer.removeListener(Constants.IPC_Check_Installed_Reply, checkInstalledComplete);
+      const result = arg.data;
+      const updateState = () => {
+        const installedVersion = result.Success && result.Exists ? result.Version : 'none';
+        const state = getState();
+
+        let upgradeAvailable = false;
+        if (installedVersion !== 'none') {
+          const latestVersion = state.relver.VersionLookup[Constants.RELEASE_TYPES[state.relver.Release]].length - 1;
+          let version = state.relver.ReleaseVersion;
+          if (version === -1) {
+            version = latestVersion;
+            dispatch(setActiveRelease(state.relver.Release, version));
+          } else {
+            upgradeAvailable = version !== latestVersion;
+          }
+        }
+        dispatch(setReleaseUpgradeAvailable(upgradeAvailable));
+        dispatch(setAllowDownload(true));
+        dispatch(setInstalledVersion(installedVersion));
+        dispatch(setMissingDependencies(result.Dependencies));
+      };
+
+      if (result.Success) {
+        updateState();
+      } else {
+        dispatch(notifyError(result.Error, false, updateState));
+      }
+    };
+
+    ipcRenderer.on(Constants.IPC_Check_Installed_Reply, checkInstalledComplete);
+    ipcRenderer.send(Constants.IPC_Check_Installed, {
+      Dependencies: dependencies,
+      Version: version,
+    });
+  };
+};
+
 export const installDependency = (source, url, completedCallback) => {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     if (ipcRenderer && !getState().install.InstallActive) {