diff --git a/src/sunstone/etc/sunstone-server.conf b/src/sunstone/etc/sunstone-server.conf
index b384dd5065..7b04bb1d98 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/etc/sunstone-server.conf
+++ b/src/sunstone/etc/sunstone-server.conf
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 # To check for the latest release. Comment this value if you don't want to check
 # this.
-# :remote_version: http://downloads.opennebula.org/latest
+:remote_version: http://downloads.opennebula.org/latest
 
 ################################################################################
 # UI Settings
diff --git a/src/sunstone/sunstone-server.rb b/src/sunstone/sunstone-server.rb
index 5e88b4a820..3996cc4612 100755
--- a/src/sunstone/sunstone-server.rb
+++ b/src/sunstone/sunstone-server.rb
@@ -495,16 +495,19 @@ get '/spice' do
 end
 
 get '/version' do
-    version = {:version => OpenNebula::VERSION, :remote_version => nil}
+    version = {}
 
     if (remote_version_url = $conf[:remote_version])
-        remote_version = Net::HTTP.get(URI(remote_version_url)).strip rescue nil
-
-        if !remote_version.nil? && !remote_version.empty?
-            version[:remote_version] = remote_version
+        begin
+            version = JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.get(URI(remote_version_url)))
+        rescue Exception
         end
     end
 
+    if !version[:version] || version[:version].empty?
+        version[:version] = OpenNebula::VERSION
+    end
+
     [200, version.to_json]
 end