diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 674d9978d..cedf0e04b 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1362,10 +1362,11 @@
       $.bind($('#dummy', qr.el), 'keydown', qr.captchaKeydown);
       return $.add(d.body, qr.el);
     },
-    message: function(data) {
-      var duration, fileCount;
+    message: function(e) {
+      var data, duration, fileCount;
       $('iframe[name=iframe]').src = 'about:blank';
       fileCount = $('#files', qr.el).childElementCount;
+      data = e.data;
       if (data) {
         data = JSON.parse(data);
         $.extend($('#error', qr.el), data);
@@ -3007,8 +3008,8 @@
       if (origin === 'http://sys.4chan.org') {
         return qr.message(data);
       } else {
-        if (data !== VERSION) {
-          return alert('new version of 4chan x available on github!');
+        if (data !== VERSION && confirm('a newer version of 4chan x is available, would you like to install it now?')) {
+          return window.location = 'https://github.com/aeosynth/4chan-x/raw/stable/4chan_x.user.js';
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index dc615e9b2..2d1ded0f6 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ master
 - mayhem
   do not display inlined quotes within the quote preview
   fix cross threads quotes in expanded threads or inlined cross quotes
+- aeosynth
+  script auto updating
 
 2.19.3
 - mayhem
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 423ce9a4d..5329ed9f2 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1081,10 +1081,11 @@ qr =
 
     $.add d.body, qr.el
 
-  message: (data) ->
+  message: (e) ->
     $('iframe[name=iframe]').src = 'about:blank'
     fileCount = $('#files', qr.el).childElementCount
 
+    {data} = e
     if data # error message
       data = JSON.parse data
       $.extend $('#error', qr.el), data
@@ -2357,8 +2358,8 @@ Main =
     if origin is 'http://sys.4chan.org'
       qr.message data
     else
-      if data isnt VERSION
-        alert 'new version of 4chan x available on github!'
+      if data isnt VERSION and confirm 'a newer version of 4chan x is available, would you like to install it now?'
+        window.location = 'https://github.com/aeosynth/4chan-x/raw/stable/4chan_x.user.js'
 
   css: '
       /* dialog styling */