diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
index 15798dad..2ef3a881 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@
                                         <label for="pms_update_distro_build">Release</label>
                                         <select class="form-control" id="pms_update_distro_build" name="pms_update_distro_build">
                                         </select>
+                                        <input type="hidden" class="form-control" id="pms_update_distro" name="pms_update_distro">
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -2681,6 +2682,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             var plexpass = update_params.plexpass;
             var platform = update_params.pms_platform;
             var update_channel = update_params.pms_update_channel;
+            var update_distro = update_params.pms_update_distro;
             var update_distro_build = update_params.pms_update_distro_build;
 
             $("#pms_update_channel option[value='plexpass']").remove();
@@ -2699,18 +2701,26 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     $("#pms_update_distro_build option").remove();
                     $.each(platform_downloads.releases, function (index, item) {
                         var label = (platform_downloads.releases.length == 1) ? platform_downloads.name : platform_downloads.name + ' - ' + item.label;
-                        var selected = (item.build == update_distro_build) ? true : false;
+                        var selected = (item.distro == update_distro && item.build == update_distro_build) ? true : false;
                         $('#pms_update_distro_build')
                             .append($('<option></option>')
                             .text(label)
                             .val(item.build)
+                            .attr('data-distro', item.distro)
                             .prop('selected', selected));
                     })
+                    $('#pms_update_distro').val($("#pms_update_distro_build option:selected").data('distro'))
                 }
             });
         });
     }
     loadUpdateDistros();
+
+
+    $('#pms_update_distro_build').change(function () {
+        var distro = $("option:selected", this).data('distro')
+        $('#pms_update_distro').val(distro)
+    });
 });
 </script>
 </%def>
diff --git a/plexpy/config.py b/plexpy/config.py
index 80067934..fbde4e28 100644
--- a/plexpy/config.py
+++ b/plexpy/config.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ _CONFIG_DEFINITIONS = {
     'PMS_PLATFORM': (str, 'PMS', ''),
     'PMS_VERSION': (str, 'PMS', ''),
     'PMS_UPDATE_CHANNEL': (str, 'PMS', 'public'),
+    'PMS_UPDATE_DISTRO': (str, 'PMS', ''),
     'PMS_UPDATE_DISTRO_BUILD': (str, 'PMS', ''),
     'TIME_FORMAT': (str, 'General', 'HH:mm'),
     'ANON_REDIRECT': (str, 'General', 'http://dereferer.org/?'),
diff --git a/plexpy/plextv.py b/plexpy/plextv.py
index 58a03963..1c5e8a73 100644
--- a/plexpy/plextv.py
+++ b/plexpy/plextv.py
@@ -650,7 +650,8 @@ class PlexTV(object):
 
         # Get proper download
         releases = platform_downloads.get('releases', [{}])
-        release = next((r for r in releases if r['build'] == plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UPDATE_DISTRO_BUILD), releases[0])
+        release = next((r for r in releases if r['distro'] == plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UPDATE_DISTRO and 
+                        r['build'] == plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UPDATE_DISTRO_BUILD), releases[0])
 
         download_info = {'update_available': v_new > v_old,
                          'platform': platform_downloads.get('name'),
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index 1a30e74e..56f44b32 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -2791,6 +2791,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
         return {'plexpass': plexpass,
                 'pms_platform': plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_PLATFORM,
                 'pms_update_channel': plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UPDATE_CHANNEL,
+                'pms_update_distro': plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UPDATE_DISTRO,
                 'pms_update_distro_build': plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UPDATE_DISTRO_BUILD}
 
     @cherrypy.expose