diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ff47577..20bbdca 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ if (LINUX)
 	generate_cpp_resource_file(resource_updatergtk ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${GTK_UPDATER_LIB} ${GTK_BIN_CPP_FILE})
 	add_dependencies(resource_updatergtk updatergtk)
 
-	set(SOURCES ${SOURCES} UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.cpp ${GTK_BIN_CPP_FILE})
-	set(HEADERS ${HEADERS} UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.h)
+	set(SOURCES ${SOURCES} UpdateDialogGtkFactory.cpp ${GTK_BIN_CPP_FILE})
+	set(HEADERS ${HEADERS} UpdateDialogGtkFactory.h)
 endif()
 
 if (APPLE)
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialog.h b/src/UpdateDialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..501c2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UpdateDialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "UpdateObserver.h"
+
+class UpdateDialog : public UpdateObserver
+{
+	public:
+		virtual ~UpdateDialog() {};
+
+		virtual void init(int argc, char** argv) = 0;
+		virtual void exec() = 0;
+		virtual void quit() = 0;
+};
+
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogAscii.cpp b/src/UpdateDialogAscii.cpp
index 2c8e846..33de123 100644
--- a/src/UpdateDialogAscii.cpp
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogAscii.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const char* introMessage =
  "You can fix this by installing the GTK 2 libraries.\n\n"
  "Installing Updates...\n";
 
-void UpdateDialogAscii::init()
+void UpdateDialogAscii::init(int /* argc */, char** /* argv */)
 {
 	const char* path = "/tmp/update-progress";
 	m_output.open(path);
@@ -58,4 +58,11 @@ void UpdateDialogAscii::updateFinished()
 	m_mutex.unlock();
 }
 
+void UpdateDialogAscii::quit()
+{
+}
+
+void UpdateDialogAscii::exec()
+{
+}
 
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogAscii.h b/src/UpdateDialogAscii.h
index 715e7fc..19fdd6e 100644
--- a/src/UpdateDialogAscii.h
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogAscii.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "UpdateObserver.h"
+#include "UpdateDialog.h"
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include "tinythread.h"
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@
   * The 'dialog' consists of an xterm tailing the contents
   * of a file, into which progress messages are written.
   */
-class UpdateDialogAscii : public UpdateObserver
+class UpdateDialogAscii : public UpdateDialog
 {
 	public:
-		void init();
+		// implements UpdateDialog
+		virtual void init(int argc, char** argv);
+		virtual void exec();
+		virtual void quit();
 
+		// implements UpdateObserver
 		virtual void updateError(const std::string& errorMessage);
 		virtual void updateProgress(int percentage);
 		virtual void updateFinished();
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogCocoa.h b/src/UpdateDialogCocoa.h
index a1881d7..586fdc8 100644
--- a/src/UpdateDialogCocoa.h
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogCocoa.h
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "UpdateDialog.h"
 #include "UpdateObserver.h"
 
 class UpdateDialogPrivate;
 
-class UpdateDialogCocoa : public UpdateObserver
+class UpdateDialogCocoa : public UpdateDialog
 {
 	public:
 		UpdateDialogCocoa();
 		~UpdateDialogCocoa();
 
-		void init();
-		void exec();
+		// implements UpdateDialog
+		virtual void init(int argc, char** argv);
+		virtual void exec();
+		virtual void quit();
 
 		// implements UpdateObserver
 		virtual void updateError(const std::string& errorMessage);
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogCocoa.mm b/src/UpdateDialogCocoa.mm
index 3a42c45..9893acc 100644
--- a/src/UpdateDialogCocoa.mm
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogCocoa.mm
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void UpdateDialogCocoa::enableDockIcon()
 	TransformProcessType(&psn,kProcessTransformToForegroundApplication);
 }
 
-void UpdateDialogCocoa::init()
+void UpdateDialogCocoa::init(int /* argc */, char** /* argv */)
 {
 	enableDockIcon();
 	
@@ -185,4 +185,9 @@ void UpdateDialogCocoa::releaseAutoreleasePool(void* arg)
 	[(id)arg release];
 }
 
+void UpdateDialogCocoa::quit()
+{
+	[NSApp stop:nil];
+}
+
 
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogGtk.cpp b/src/UpdateDialogGtk.cpp
index 6ad2589..dafa89d 100644
--- a/src/UpdateDialogGtk.cpp
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogGtk.cpp
@@ -6,31 +6,9 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
-UpdateDialogGtk* update_dialog_gtk_new(int argc, char** argv)
+UpdateDialogGtk* update_dialog_gtk_new()
 {
-	UpdateDialogGtk* dialog = new UpdateDialogGtk;
-	dialog->init(argc,argv);
-	return dialog;
-}
-
-void update_dialog_gtk_exec(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog)
-{
-	dialog->exec();
-}
-
-void update_dialog_gtk_handle_error(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog, const std::string& errorMessage)
-{
-	dialog->updateError(errorMessage);
-}
-
-void update_dialog_gtk_handle_progress(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog, int percentage)
-{
-	dialog->updateProgress(percentage);
-}
-
-void update_dialog_gtk_handle_finished(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog)
-{
-	dialog->updateFinished();
+	return new UpdateDialogGtk();
 }
 
 UpdateDialogGtk::UpdateDialogGtk()
@@ -95,6 +73,12 @@ void UpdateDialogGtk::exec()
 }
 
 void UpdateDialogGtk::finish(GtkWidget* widget, gpointer _dialog)
+{
+	UpdateDialogGtk* dialog = static_cast<UpdateDialogGtk*>(_dialog);
+	dialog->quit();
+}
+
+void UpdateDialogGtk::quit()
 {
 	gtk_main_quit();
 }
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogGtk.h b/src/UpdateDialogGtk.h
index 05f8d43..70e29c7 100644
--- a/src/UpdateDialogGtk.h
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogGtk.h
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "UpdateDialog.h"
 #include "UpdateMessage.h"
 #include "UpdateObserver.h"
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
-class UpdateDialogGtk : public UpdateObserver
+class UpdateDialogGtk : public UpdateDialog
 {
 	public:
 		UpdateDialogGtk();
 
-		void init(int argc, char** argv);
-		void exec();
+		// implements UpdateDialog
+		virtual void init(int argc, char** argv);
+		virtual void exec();
+		virtual void quit();
 
 		// observer callbacks - these may be called
 		// from a background thread
@@ -33,11 +36,7 @@ class UpdateDialogGtk : public UpdateObserver
 // helper functions which allow the GTK dialog to be loaded dynamically
 // at runtime and used only if the GTK libraries are actually present
 extern "C" {
-	UpdateDialogGtk* update_dialog_gtk_new(int argc, char** argv);
-	void update_dialog_gtk_exec(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog);
-	void update_dialog_gtk_handle_error(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog, const std::string& errorMessage);
-	void update_dialog_gtk_handle_progress(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog, int percentage);
-	void update_dialog_gtk_handle_finished(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog);
+	UpdateDialogGtk* update_dialog_gtk_new();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogGtkFactory.cpp b/src/UpdateDialogGtkFactory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1da8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogGtkFactory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#include "UpdateDialogGtkFactory.h"
+
+#include "Log.h"
+#include "UpdateDialog.h"
+#include "StringUtils.h"
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+class UpdateDialogGtk;
+
+// GTK updater UI library embedded into
+// the updater binary
+extern unsigned char libupdatergtk_so[];
+extern unsigned int libupdatergtk_so_len;
+
+// pointers to helper functions in the GTK updater UI library
+UpdateDialogGtk* (*update_dialog_gtk_new)() = 0;
+
+#define BIND_FUNCTION(library,function) \
+	function = reinterpret_cast<typeof(function)>(dlsym(library,#function));
+
+bool extractFileFromBinary(const char* path, const void* buffer, size_t length)
+{
+	int fd = open(path,O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC,0755);
+	size_t count = write(fd,buffer,length);
+	if (fd < 0 || count < length)
+	{
+		if (fd >= 0)
+		{
+			close(fd);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+	close(fd);
+	return true;
+}
+
+UpdateDialog* UpdateDialogGtkFactory::createDialog()
+{
+	const char* libPath = "/tmp/libupdatergtk.so";
+
+	if (!extractFileFromBinary(libPath,libupdatergtk_so,libupdatergtk_so_len))
+	{
+		LOG(Warn,"Failed to load the GTK UI library - " + std::string(strerror(errno)));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	void* gtkLib = dlopen(libPath,RTLD_LAZY);
+	if (!gtkLib)
+	{
+		LOG(Warn,"Failed to load the GTK UI - " + std::string(dlerror()));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	BIND_FUNCTION(gtkLib,update_dialog_gtk_new);
+	return reinterpret_cast<UpdateDialog*>(update_dialog_gtk_new());
+}
+
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogGtkFactory.h b/src/UpdateDialogGtkFactory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1806c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogGtkFactory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+class UpdateDialog;
+
+/** Factory for loading the GTK version of the update dialog
+ * dynamically at runtime if the GTK libraries are available.
+ */
+class UpdateDialogGtkFactory
+{
+	public:
+		static UpdateDialog* createDialog();
+};
+
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.cpp b/src/UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e430d69..0000000
--- a/src/UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-#include "UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.h"
-
-#include "Log.h"
-#include "StringUtils.h"
-
-#include <dlfcn.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-// GTK updater UI library embedded into
-// the updater binary
-extern unsigned char libupdatergtk_so[];
-extern unsigned int libupdatergtk_so_len;
-
-// pointers to helper functions in the GTK updater UI library
-UpdateDialogGtk* (*update_dialog_gtk_new)(int,char**) = 0;
-void (*update_dialog_gtk_exec)(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog) = 0;
-void (*update_dialog_gtk_handle_error)(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog, const std::string& errorMessage) = 0;
-void (*update_dialog_gtk_handle_progress)(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog, int percentage) = 0;
-void (*update_dialog_gtk_handle_finished)(UpdateDialogGtk* dialog) = 0;
-
-#define BIND_FUNCTION(library,function) \
-	function = reinterpret_cast<typeof(function)>(dlsym(library,#function));
-
-bool extractFileFromBinary(const char* path, const void* buffer, size_t length)
-{
-	int fd = open(path,O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC,0755);
-	size_t count = write(fd,buffer,length);
-	if (fd < 0 || count < length)
-	{
-		if (fd >= 0)
-		{
-			close(fd);
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-	close(fd);
-	return true;
-}
-
-UpdateDialogGtkWrapper::UpdateDialogGtkWrapper()
-: m_dialog(0)
-{
-}
-
-bool UpdateDialogGtkWrapper::init(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-	const char* libPath = "/tmp/libupdatergtk.so";
-
-	if (!extractFileFromBinary(libPath,libupdatergtk_so,libupdatergtk_so_len))
-	{
-		LOG(Warn,"Failed to load the GTK UI library - " + std::string(strerror(errno)));
-	}
-
-	void* gtkLib = dlopen(libPath,RTLD_LAZY);
-	if (!gtkLib)
-	{
-		LOG(Warn,"Failed to load the GTK UI - " + std::string(dlerror()));
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	BIND_FUNCTION(gtkLib,update_dialog_gtk_new);
-	BIND_FUNCTION(gtkLib,update_dialog_gtk_exec);
-	BIND_FUNCTION(gtkLib,update_dialog_gtk_handle_error);
-	BIND_FUNCTION(gtkLib,update_dialog_gtk_handle_progress);
-	BIND_FUNCTION(gtkLib,update_dialog_gtk_handle_finished);
-	
-	m_dialog = update_dialog_gtk_new(argc,argv);
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-void UpdateDialogGtkWrapper::exec()
-{
-	update_dialog_gtk_exec(m_dialog);
-}
-
-void UpdateDialogGtkWrapper::updateError(const std::string& errorMessage)
-{
-	update_dialog_gtk_handle_error(m_dialog,errorMessage);
-}
-
-void UpdateDialogGtkWrapper::updateProgress(int percentage)
-{
-	update_dialog_gtk_handle_progress(m_dialog,percentage);
-}
-
-void UpdateDialogGtkWrapper::updateFinished()
-{
-	update_dialog_gtk_handle_finished(m_dialog);
-}
-
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.h b/src/UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e103b46..0000000
--- a/src/UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "UpdateObserver.h"
-
-class UpdateDialogGtk;
-
-/** A wrapper around UpdateDialogGtk which allows the GTK UI to
-  * be loaded dynamically at runtime if the GTK libraries are
-  * available.
-  */
-class UpdateDialogGtkWrapper : public UpdateObserver
-{
-	public:
-		UpdateDialogGtkWrapper();
-
-		/** Attempt to load and initialize the GTK updater UI.
-		  * If this function returns false, other calls in UpdateDialogGtkWrapper
-		  * may not be used.
-		  */
-		bool init(int argc, char** argv);
-		void exec();
-
-		virtual void updateError(const std::string& errorMessage);
-		virtual void updateProgress(int percentage);
-		virtual void updateFinished();
-
-	private:
-		UpdateDialogGtk* m_dialog;
-};
-
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogWin32.cpp b/src/UpdateDialogWin32.cpp
index 0b98240..54aa3bc 100644
--- a/src/UpdateDialogWin32.cpp
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogWin32.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ UpdateDialogWin32::~UpdateDialogWin32()
 	}
 }
 
-void UpdateDialogWin32::init()
+void UpdateDialogWin32::init(int /* argc */, char** /* argv */)
 {
 	int width = 300;
 	int height = 130;
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ void UpdateDialogWin32::updateFinished()
 	SendNotifyMessage(m_window.GetHwnd(),WM_USER,reinterpret_cast<WPARAM>(message),0);
 }
 
+void UpdateDialogWin32::quit()
+{
+	PostQuitMessage(0);
+}
+
 LRESULT WINAPI UpdateDialogWin32::windowProc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
 	switch (message)
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ LRESULT WINAPI UpdateDialogWin32::windowProc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM w
 		{
 			if (reinterpret_cast<HWND>(lParam) == m_finishButton.GetHwnd())
 			{
-				PostQuitMessage(0);
+				quit();
 			}
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/src/UpdateDialogWin32.h b/src/UpdateDialogWin32.h
index 1070a1a..035c46a 100644
--- a/src/UpdateDialogWin32.h
+++ b/src/UpdateDialogWin32.h
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@
 #include "controls.h"
 #include "stdcontrols.h"
 
-class UpdateDialogWin32 : public UpdateObserver
+class UpdateDialogWin32 : public UpdateDialog
 {
 	public:
 		UpdateDialogWin32();
 		~UpdateDialogWin32();
 
-		void init();
-		void exec();
+		// implements UpdateDialog
+		virtual void init(int argc, char** argv);
+		virtual void exec();
+		virtual void quit();
 
 		// implements UpdateObserver
 		virtual void updateError(const std::string& errorMessage);
diff --git a/src/UpdateInstaller.cpp b/src/UpdateInstaller.cpp
index eb840d1..8798a2c 100644
--- a/src/UpdateInstaller.cpp
+++ b/src/UpdateInstaller.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ UpdateInstaller::UpdateInstaller()
 , m_script(0)
 , m_observer(0)
 , m_forceElevated(false)
+, m_autoClose(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -445,3 +446,8 @@ void UpdateInstaller::postInstallUpdate()
 #endif
 }
 
+void UpdateInstaller::setAutoClose(bool autoClose)
+{
+	m_autoClose = autoClose;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/UpdateInstaller.h b/src/UpdateInstaller.h
index 971479f..5dfa263 100644
--- a/src/UpdateInstaller.h
+++ b/src/UpdateInstaller.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class UpdateInstaller
 		void setScript(UpdateScript* script);
 		void setWaitPid(PLATFORM_PID pid);
 		void setForceElevated(bool elevated);
+		void setAutoClose(bool autoClose);
 
 		void setObserver(UpdateObserver* observer);
 
@@ -64,5 +65,6 @@ class UpdateInstaller
 		UpdateObserver* m_observer;
 		std::map<std::string,std::string> m_backups;
 		bool m_forceElevated;
+		bool m_autoClose;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/UpdaterOptions.cpp b/src/UpdaterOptions.cpp
index 15504cc..1ea820d 100644
--- a/src/UpdaterOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/UpdaterOptions.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ UpdaterOptions::UpdaterOptions()
 , waitPid(0)
 , showVersion(false)
 , forceElevated(false)
+, autoClose(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ void UpdaterOptions::parse(int argc, char** argv)
 	parser.setOption("mode");
 	parser.setFlag("version");
 	parser.setFlag("force-elevated");
+	parser.setFlag("auto-close");
 
 	parser.processCommandArgs(argc,argv);
 
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ void UpdaterOptions::parse(int argc, char** argv)
 
 	showVersion = parser.getFlag("version");
 	forceElevated = parser.getFlag("force-elevated");
+	autoClose = parser.getFlag("auto-close");
 		
 	if (installDir.empty())
 	{
diff --git a/src/UpdaterOptions.h b/src/UpdaterOptions.h
index 6757421..a8496d9 100644
--- a/src/UpdaterOptions.h
+++ b/src/UpdaterOptions.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class UpdaterOptions
 		std::string logFile;
 		bool showVersion;
 		bool forceElevated;
+		bool autoClose;
 
 	private:
 		void parseOldFormatArgs(int argc, char** argv);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ba5224a..848a34f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "tinythread.h"
 
 #if defined(PLATFORM_LINUX)
-  #include "UpdateDialogGtkWrapper.h"
+  #include "UpdateDialogGtkFactory.h"
   #include "UpdateDialogAscii.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
 
-#define UPDATER_VERSION "0.15"
+#define UPDATER_VERSION "0.16"
 
 void runWithUi(int argc, char** argv, UpdateInstaller* installer);
 
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	installer.setScript(&script);
 	installer.setWaitPid(options.waitPid);
 	installer.setForceElevated(options.forceElevated);
+	installer.setAutoClose(options.autoClose);
 
 	if (options.mode == UpdateInstaller::Main)
 	{
@@ -161,41 +163,31 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
-void runWithUi(int argc, char** argv, UpdateInstaller* installer)
+UpdateDialog* createUpdateDialog()
 {
-	UpdateDialogAscii asciiDialog;
-	UpdateDialogGtkWrapper dialog;
-	bool useGtk = dialog.init(argc,argv);
-	if (useGtk)
+#if defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+	return new UpdateDialogWin32();
+#elif defined(PLATFORM_MAC)
+	return new UpdateDialogCocoa();
+#elif defined(PLATFORM_LINUX)
+	UpdateDialog* dialog = UpdateDialogGtkFactory::createDialog();
+	if (!dialog)
 	{
-		installer->setObserver(&dialog);
+		dialog = new UpdateDialogAscii();
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		asciiDialog.init();
-		installer->setObserver(&asciiDialog);
-	}
-	tthread::thread updaterThread(runUpdaterThread,installer);
-	if (useGtk)
-	{
-		dialog.exec();
-	}
-	updaterThread.join();
-}
+	return dialog;
 #endif
+}
 
-#ifdef PLATFORM_MAC
 void runWithUi(int argc, char** argv, UpdateInstaller* installer)
 {
-	UpdateDialogCocoa dialog;
-	installer->setObserver(&dialog);
-	dialog.init();
-	tthread::thread updaterThread(runUpdaterThread,installer);
-	dialog.exec();
+	std::auto_ptr<UpdateDialog> dialog(createUpdateDialog());
+	dialog->init(argc, argv);
+	installer->setObserver(dialog.get());
+	tthread::thread updaterThread(runUpdaterThread, installer);
+	dialog->exec();
 	updaterThread.join();
 }
-#endif
 
 #ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 // application entry point under Windows
@@ -209,14 +201,4 @@ int CALLBACK WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
 	ProcessUtils::convertWindowsCommandLine(GetCommandLineW(),argc,argv);
 	return main(argc,argv);
 }
-
-void runWithUi(int argc, char** argv, UpdateInstaller* installer)
-{
-	UpdateDialogWin32 dialog;
-	installer->setObserver(&dialog);
-	dialog.init();
-	tthread::thread updaterThread(runUpdaterThread,installer);
-	dialog.exec();
-	updaterThread.join();
-}
 #endif