diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
index 14a0b173..e4e936ce 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class Updater(Plugin):
         else:
             self.updater = SourceUpdater()
 
-        addEvent('app.load', self.autoUpdate)
         addEvent('app.load', self.setCrons)
         addEvent('updater.info', self.info)
 
@@ -81,8 +80,8 @@ class Updater(Plugin):
 
         return False
 
-    def check(self):
-        if self.isDisabled():
+    def check(self, force = False):
+        if not force and self.isDisabled():
             return
 
         if self.updater.check():
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ class Updater(Plugin):
 
     def checkView(self):
         return jsonified({
-            'update_available': self.check(),
+            'update_available': self.check(force = True),
             'info': self.updater.info()
         })
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..203e0996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from .main import TorrentShack
+
+def start():
+    return TorrentShack()
+
+config = [{
+    'name': 'torrentshack',
+    'groups': [
+        {
+            'tab': 'searcher',
+            'subtab': 'providers',
+            'list': 'torrent_providers',
+            'name': 'TorrentShack',
+            'description': 'See <a href="http://www.torrentshack.net/">TorrentShack</a>',
+            'options': [
+                {
+                    'name': 'enabled',
+                    'type': 'enabler',
+                    'default': False,
+                },
+                {
+                    'name': 'username',
+                    'default': '',
+                },
+                {
+                    'name': 'password',
+                    'default': '',
+                    'type': 'password',
+                },
+                {
+                    'name': 'scene_only',
+                    'type': 'bool',
+                    'default': False,
+                    'description': 'Only allow scene releases.'
+                },
+                {
+                    'name': 'extra_score',
+                    'advanced': True,
+                    'label': 'Extra Score',
+                    'type': 'int',
+                    'default': 0,
+                    'description': 'Starting score for each release found via this provider.',
+                }
+            ],
+        },
+    ],
+}]
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df2ea291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import tryUrlencode
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryInt
+from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
+from couchpotato.core.providers.torrent.base import TorrentProvider
+import traceback
+
+log = CPLog(__name__)
+
+
+class TorrentShack(TorrentProvider):
+
+    urls = {
+        'test' : 'http://www.torrentshack.net/',
+        'login' : 'http://www.torrentshack.net/login.php',
+        'detail' : 'http://www.torrentshack.net/torrent/%s',
+        'search' : 'http://www.torrentshack.net/torrents.php?searchstr=%s&filter_cat[%d]=1',
+        'download' : 'http://www.torrentshack.net/%s',
+    }
+
+    cat_ids = [
+        ([970], ['bd50']),
+        ([300], ['720p', '1080p']),
+        ([350], ['dvdr']),
+        ([400], ['brrip', 'dvdrip']),
+    ]
+
+    http_time_between_calls = 1 #seconds
+    cat_backup_id = None
+
+    def _searchOnTitle(self, title, movie, quality, results):
+
+        url = self.urls['search'] % (tryUrlencode('"%s" %s' % (title.replace(':', ''), movie['library']['year'])), self.getCatId(quality['identifier'])[0])
+        data = self.getHTMLData(url, opener = self.login_opener)
+
+        if data:
+            html = BeautifulSoup(data)
+
+            try:
+                result_table = html.find('table', attrs = {'id' : 'torrent_table'})
+                if not result_table:
+                    return
+
+                entries = result_table.find_all('tr', attrs = {'class' : 'torrent'})
+
+                for result in entries:
+
+                    link = result.find('span', attrs = {'class' : 'torrent_name_link'}).parent
+                    url = result.find('td', attrs = {'class' : 'torrent_td'}).find('a')
+
+                    extra_info = ''
+                    if result.find('span', attrs = {'class' : 'torrent_extra_info'}):
+                        extra_info = result.find('span', attrs = {'class' : 'torrent_extra_info'}).text
+
+                    if not self.conf('scene_only') or extra_info != '[NotScene]':
+                        results.append({
+                            'id': link['href'].replace('torrents.php?torrentid=', ''),
+                            'name': unicode(link.span.string).translate({ord(u'\xad'): None}),
+                            'url': self.urls['download'] % url['href'],
+                            'detail_url': self.urls['download'] % link['href'],
+                            'download': self.loginDownload,
+                            'size': self.parseSize(result.find_all('td')[4].string),
+                            'seeders': tryInt(result.find_all('td')[6].string),
+                            'leechers': tryInt(result.find_all('td')[7].string),
+                        })
+                    else:
+                        log.info('Not adding release %s [NotScene]' % unicode(link.span.string).translate({ord(u'\xad'): None}))
+
+            except:
+                log.error('Failed to parsing %s: %s', (self.getName(), traceback.format_exc()))
+
+    def getLoginParams(self):
+        return tryUrlencode({
+            'username': self.conf('username'),
+            'password': self.conf('password'),
+            'keeplogged': '1',
+            'login': 'Login',
+        })
+
+    def loginSuccess(self, output):
+        return 'logout.php' in output.lower()