diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/upgrades/__init__.py
index 2e5110a16..795b88e1b 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/__init__.py
@@ -21,14 +21,32 @@ Plinth module for upgrades
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
+from plinth import actions
 from plinth import cfg
 
 
+version = 1
+
+is_essential = 1
+
 depends = ['system']
 
+title = _('Software Upgrades')
+
+description = [
+    _('Upgrades install the latest software and security updates. When '
+      'automatic upgrades are enabled, upgrades are automatically run every '
+      'night. You don\'t normally need to start the upgrade process.')
+]
+
 
 def init():
     """Initialize the module."""
     menu = cfg.main_menu.get('system:index')
-    menu.add_urlname(_('Software Upgrades'), 'glyphicon-refresh',
-                     'upgrades:index', 21)
+    menu.add_urlname(title, 'glyphicon-refresh', 'upgrades:index', 21)
+
+
+def setup(helper, old_version=None):
+    """Install and configure the module."""
+    helper.install(['unattended-upgrades'])
+    helper.call('post', actions.superuser_run, 'upgrades', ['enable-auto'])
diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades.html b/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades.html
index 15b0167b2..4cc47be98 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades.html
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% extends 'app.html' %}
 {% comment %}
 #
 # This file is part of Plinth.
@@ -29,17 +29,7 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 
-{% block content %}
-
-  <h2>{{ title }}</h2>
-
-  <p>
-    {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-      Upgrades install the latest software and security updates. When automatic
-      upgrades are enabled, upgrades are automatically run every night. You
-      don't normally need to start the upgrade process.
-    {% endblocktrans %}
-  </p>
+{% block configuration %}
 
   <p>
     {% blocktrans trimmed %}
diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades_configure.html b/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades_configure.html
index 1ee94ec32..4a4e1c3fe 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades_configure.html
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades_configure.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% extends "app.html" %}
 {% comment %}
 #
 # This file is part of Plinth.
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 {% load bootstrap %}
 {% load i18n %}
 
-{% block content %}
-
-  <h2>{{ title }}</h2>
+{% block configuration %}
 
   <form class="form" method="post">
     {% csrf_token %}
diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/views.py b/plinth/modules/upgrades/views.py
index d08d6f291..81b0a4ba3 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/views.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/views.py
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@ Plinth module for upgrades
 
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse_lazy
-from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _, ugettext_lazy
-from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 import subprocess
 
 from .forms import ConfigureForm
 from plinth import actions
-from plinth import package
 from plinth.errors import ActionError
+from plinth.modules import upgrades
 
 subsubmenu = [{'url': reverse_lazy('upgrades:index'),
                'text': ugettext_lazy('Automatic Upgrades')},
@@ -41,12 +39,6 @@ LOG_FILE = '/var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log'
 LOCK_FILE = '/var/log/dpkg/lock'
 
 
-def on_install():
-    """Enable automatic upgrades after install."""
-    actions.superuser_run('upgrades', ['enable-auto'])
-
-
-@package.required(['unattended-upgrades'], on_install=on_install)
 def index(request):
     """Serve the configuration form."""
     status = get_status()
@@ -63,10 +55,12 @@ def index(request):
         form = ConfigureForm(initial=status, prefix='upgrades')
 
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'upgrades_configure.html',
-                            {'title': _('Automatic Upgrades'),
+                            {'title': upgrades.title,
+                             'description': upgrades.description,
                              'form': form,
                              'subsubmenu': subsubmenu})
 
+
 def is_package_manager_busy():
     """Return whether a package manager is running."""
     try:
@@ -85,7 +79,6 @@ def get_log():
         return None
 
 
-@package.required(['unattended-upgrades'], on_install=on_install)
 def upgrade(request):
     """Serve the upgrade page."""
     is_busy = is_package_manager_busy()
@@ -99,7 +92,8 @@ def upgrade(request):
             messages.error(request, _('Starting upgrade failed.'))
 
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'upgrades.html',
-                            {'title': _('Package Upgrades'),
+                            {'title': upgrades.title,
+                             'description': upgrades.description,
                              'subsubmenu': subsubmenu,
                              'is_busy': is_busy,
                              'log': get_log()})