diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
index c8b7ecf6..4e01630a 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
@@ -2934,27 +2934,18 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             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;
-            var plex_update_channel = update_params.plex_update_channel;
 
             $('#pms_update_channel option[value=beta]').remove();
             if (plexpass) {
-                var selected = (update_channel == 'beta') ? true : false;
-                $('#pms_update_channel')
-                    .append($('<option></option>')
-                    .text('Beta')
-                    .val('beta')
-                    .prop('selected', selected));
+                $('#pms_update_channel').append($('<option></option>').text('Beta').val('beta'))
             }
-
-            var download_url = 'https://plex.tv/api/downloads/' + (plex_update_channel === 'plexpass' ? '5' : '1') + '.json?channel=' + plex_update_channel;
+            $('#pms_update_channel option[value=' + update_channel + ']').prop('selected', true);
 
             $.ajax({
-                url: download_url,
+                url: 'get_pms_downloads',
                 type: 'GET',
+                data: { update_channel: update_channel },
                 dataType: 'json',
-                beforeSend: function (xhr) {
-                    xhr.setRequestHeader('X-Plex-Token', $('#pms_token').val());
-                },
                 success: function (downloads) {
                     var platform_downloads = downloads.computer[platform] || downloads.nas[platform];
                     if (platform_downloads) {
diff --git a/plexpy/activity_pinger.py b/plexpy/activity_pinger.py
index e667e943..f1aac594 100644
--- a/plexpy/activity_pinger.py
+++ b/plexpy/activity_pinger.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def check_server_updates():
         logger.info("Tautulli Monitor :: Checking for PMS updates...")
 
         plex_tv = plextv.PlexTV()
-        download_info = plex_tv.get_plex_downloads()
+        download_info = plex_tv.get_plex_update()
 
         if download_info:
             logger.info("Tautulli Monitor :: Current PMS version: %s", plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_VERSION)
diff --git a/plexpy/plextv.py b/plexpy/plextv.py
index d97c7797..d95f8d16 100644
--- a/plexpy/plextv.py
+++ b/plexpy/plextv.py
@@ -754,7 +754,16 @@ class PlexTV(object):
 
         return clean_servers
 
-    def get_plex_downloads(self):
+    def get_plex_downloads(self, update_channel):
+        plex_downloads = self.get_plextv_downloads(plexpass=(update_channel == 'beta'))
+
+        try:
+            return json.loads(plex_downloads)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warn("Tautulli PlexTV :: Unable to load JSON for get_plex_updates: %s", e)
+            return {}
+
+    def get_plex_update(self):
         logger.debug("Tautulli PlexTV :: Retrieving current server version.")
 
         pms_connect = pmsconnect.PmsConnect()
@@ -763,12 +772,9 @@ class PlexTV(object):
         update_channel = pms_connect.get_server_update_channel()
 
         logger.debug("Tautulli PlexTV :: Plex update channel is %s." % update_channel)
-        plex_downloads = self.get_plextv_downloads(plexpass=(update_channel == 'beta'))
+        available_downloads = self.get_plex_downloads(update_channel=update_channel)
 
-        try:
-            available_downloads = json.loads(plex_downloads)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warn("Tautulli PlexTV :: Unable to load JSON for get_plex_updates.")
+        if not available_downloads:
             return {}
 
         # Get the updates for the platform
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index 0688642c..586c5c27 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -3423,6 +3423,14 @@ class WebInterface(object):
         if not response.ok:
             cherrypy.response.status = 401
 
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    @cherrypy.tools.json_out()
+    @requireAuth(member_of("admin"))
+    def get_pms_downloads(self, update_channel, **kwargs):
+        plex_tv = plextv.PlexTV()
+        downloads = plex_tv.get_plex_downloads(update_channel=update_channel)
+        return downloads
+
     @cherrypy.expose
     @cherrypy.tools.json_out()
     @requireAuth(member_of("admin"))
@@ -3471,8 +3479,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
                     plexpy.CONFIG.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,
-                'plex_update_channel': 'plexpass' if update_channel == 'beta' else 'public'}
+                'pms_update_distro_build': plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UPDATE_DISTRO_BUILD}
 
     @cherrypy.expose
     @cherrypy.tools.json_out()
@@ -6423,7 +6430,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             ```
         """
         plex_tv = plextv.PlexTV()
-        result = plex_tv.get_plex_downloads()
+        result = plex_tv.get_plex_update()
         return result
 
     @cherrypy.expose