diff --git a/.azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines.yml
index 2015303d60..d544cd5eec 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
           WIN_CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: $(WIN_CSC_KEY_PASSWORD)
           GH_TOKEN: $(GH_TOKEN)
   - job: macOS
-    condition: "and(succeeded(), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/'))"
     pool:
       vmImage: macOS-10.14
     strategy:
@@ -73,7 +72,10 @@ jobs:
         displayName: Install dependencies
       - script: make test
         displayName: Run tests
+      - script: make integration-mac
+        displayName: Run integration tests
       - script: make build
+        condition: "and(succeeded(), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/'))"
         displayName: Build
         env:
           APPLEID: $(APPLEID)
@@ -115,6 +117,15 @@ jobs:
         displayName: Install dependencies
       - script: make test
         displayName: Run tests
+      - bash: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install libgconf-2-4 conntrack -y
+          curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64
+          sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
+          sudo minikube start --driver=none
+        displayName: Install integration test dependencies
+      - script: xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args='-screen 0, 1600x900x24' make integration-linux
+        displayName: Run integration tests
       - bash: |
           sudo chown root:root /
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y snapd
diff --git a/main/shell-session.ts b/main/shell-session.ts
index 1aca8957fe..ed13897a0a 100644
--- a/main/shell-session.ts
+++ b/main/shell-session.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class ShellSession extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   protected exit(code = 1000) {
-    this.websocket.close(code)
+    if (this.websocket.readyState == this.websocket.OPEN) this.websocket.close(code)
     this.emit('exit')
   }
 
@@ -180,12 +180,25 @@ export class ShellSession extends EventEmitter {
 
   protected exitProcessOnWebsocketClose() {
     this.websocket.on("close", () => {
-      if (this.shellProcess) {
-        this.shellProcess.kill();
-      }
+      this.killShellProcess()
     })
   }
 
+  protected killShellProcess(){
+    if(this.running) {
+      // On Windows we need to kill the shell process by pid, since Lens won't respond after a while if using `this.shellProcess.kill()`
+      if (process.platform == "win32") {
+        try {
+          process.kill(this.shellProcess.pid)
+        } catch(e) {
+          return
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.shellProcess.kill()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   protected sendResponse(msg: string) {
     this.websocket.send("1" + Buffer.from(msg).toString("base64"))
   }
diff --git a/main/window-manager.ts b/main/window-manager.ts
index 53506785a8..8e83c3af89 100644
--- a/main/window-manager.ts
+++ b/main/window-manager.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ export class WindowManager {
       center: true,
       frame: false,
       resizable: false,
-      show: false
+      show: false,
+      webPreferences: {
+        nodeIntegration: true
+      }
     })
     if (showSplash) {
       this.splashWindow.loadFile(path.join(__static, "/splash.html"))
diff --git a/renderer/_vue/components/AddClusterPage.vue b/renderer/_vue/components/AddClusterPage.vue
index 9550af9c46..99aa013354 100644
--- a/renderer/_vue/components/AddClusterPage.vue
+++ b/renderer/_vue/components/AddClusterPage.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
                   label="Choose config:"
                 >
                   <b-form-select
+                    id="kubecontext-select"
                     v-model="kubecontext"
                     :options="contextNames"
                     @change="onSelect($event)"
diff --git a/renderer/_vue/components/LandingPage.vue b/renderer/_vue/components/LandingPage.vue
index 35bcd46b97..3bf08d845d 100644
--- a/renderer/_vue/components/LandingPage.vue
+++ b/renderer/_vue/components/LandingPage.vue
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
             <div>
               <b-row align-h="center" class="banner">
                 <b-col sm="8">
-                  <h1 v-if="user && clusters.length === 0" class="display-4 text-center">
-                    Welcome, {{ greetingName }}!
+                  <h1 v-if="clusters.length === 0" class="display-4 text-center">
+                    Welcome!
                   </h1>
                   <p v-if="clusters.length === 0" class="text-center">
                     Get started by associating one or more clusters to Lens.
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ export default {
     },
     clusters: function() {
       return this.$store.getters.clusters;
-    },
-    user: function() {
-      return this.$store.getters.user;
-    },
-    greetingName: function() {
-      return (this.user['first-name'] && this.user['first-name'] !== "") ? this.user['first-name'] : this.user.username
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/renderer/api/endpoints/helm-releases.api.ts b/renderer/api/endpoints/helm-releases.api.ts
index 7d575a8342..8a86e0138c 100644
--- a/renderer/api/endpoints/helm-releases.api.ts
+++ b/renderer/api/endpoints/helm-releases.api.ts
@@ -199,21 +199,4 @@ export class HelmRelease implements ItemObject {
     const chartVersion = versions.find(chartVersion => chartVersion.version === version);
     return chartVersion ? chartVersion.repo : "";
   }
-
-  getLastVersion(): string | null {
-    const chartName = this.getChart();
-    const versions = helmChartStore.versions.get(chartName);
-    if (!versions) {
-      return null; // checking new version state
-    }
-    if (versions.length) {
-      return versions[0].version; // versions already sorted when loaded, the first is latest
-    }
-    return this.getVersion();
-  }
-
-  hasNewVersion() {
-    const lastVersion = this.getLastVersion();
-    return lastVersion && lastVersion !== this.getVersion();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release-details.tsx b/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release-details.tsx
index 9cb3fef060..cb7c7b8069 100644
--- a/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release-details.tsx
+++ b/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release-details.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { AceEditor } from "../ace-editor";
 import { Button } from "../button";
 import { releaseStore } from "./release.store";
 import { Notifications } from "../notifications";
-import { Icon } from "../icon";
 import { createUpgradeChartTab } from "../dock/upgrade-chart.store";
 import { getDetailsUrl } from "../../navigation";
 import { _i18n } from "../../i18n";
@@ -190,14 +189,12 @@ export class ReleaseDetails extends Component<Props> {
         <DrawerItem name={<Trans>Chart</Trans>} className="chart">
           <div className="flex gaps align-center">
             <span>{release.getChart()}</span>
-            {release.hasNewVersion() && (
-              <Button
-                primary
-                label={_i18n._(t`Upgrade`)}
-                className="box right upgrade"
-                onClick={this.upgradeVersion}
-              />
-            )}
+            <Button
+              primary
+              label={_i18n._(t`Upgrade`)}
+              className="box right upgrade"
+              onClick={this.upgradeVersion}
+            />
           </div>
         </DrawerItem>
         <DrawerItem name={<Trans>Updated</Trans>}>
@@ -211,12 +208,6 @@ export class ReleaseDetails extends Component<Props> {
             <span>
               {release.getVersion()}
             </span>
-            {!release.getLastVersion() && (
-              <Icon svg="spinner" small/>
-            )}
-            {release.hasNewVersion() && (
-              <span><Trans>New version available:</Trans> <b>{release.getLastVersion()}</b></span>
-            )}
           </div>
         </DrawerItem>
         <DrawerItem name={<Trans>Status</Trans>} className="status" labelsOnly>
diff --git a/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release-menu.tsx b/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release-menu.tsx
index b63c0cfe96..0bdb94edd2 100644
--- a/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release-menu.tsx
+++ b/renderer/components/+apps-releases/release-menu.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export class HelmReleaseMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
     const { release, toolbar } = this.props;
     if (!release) return;
     const hasRollback = release && release.getRevision() > 1;
-    const hasNewVersion = release.hasNewVersion();
     return (
       <>
         {hasRollback && (
@@ -46,12 +45,6 @@ export class HelmReleaseMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
             <span className="title"><Trans>Rollback</Trans></span>
           </MenuItem>
         )}
-        {hasNewVersion && (
-          <MenuItem onClick={this.upgrade}>
-            <Icon material="build" interactive={toolbar} title={_i18n._(t`Upgrade`)}/>
-            <span className="title"><Trans>Upgrade</Trans></span>
-          </MenuItem>
-        )}
       </>
     )
   }
diff --git a/renderer/components/+apps-releases/releases.tsx b/renderer/components/+apps-releases/releases.tsx
index 558aee7d36..234a812543 100644
--- a/renderer/components/+apps-releases/releases.tsx
+++ b/renderer/components/+apps-releases/releases.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import kebabCase from "lodash/kebabCase";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { Trans } from "@lingui/macro";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "react-router";
-import { autobind, interval } from "../../utils";
 import { releaseStore } from "./release.store";
-import { helmChartStore } from "../+apps-helm-charts/helm-chart.store";
 import { IReleaseRouteParams, releaseURL } from "./release.route";
 import { HelmRelease } from "../../api/endpoints/helm-releases.api";
 import { ReleaseDetails } from "./release-details";
@@ -15,9 +13,7 @@ import { ReleaseRollbackDialog } from "./release-rollback-dialog";
 import { navigation } from "../../navigation";
 import { ItemListLayout } from "../item-object-list/item-list-layout";
 import { HelmReleaseMenu } from "./release-menu";
-import { Icon } from "../icon";
 import { secretsStore } from "../+config-secrets/secrets.store";
-import { when } from "mobx";
 
 enum sortBy {
   name = "name",
@@ -33,31 +29,16 @@ interface Props extends RouteComponentProps<IReleaseRouteParams> {
 
 @observer
 export class HelmReleases extends Component<Props> {
-  private versionsWatcher = interval(3600, this.checkVersions);
 
   componentDidMount() {
     // Watch for secrets associated with releases and react to their changes
     releaseStore.watch();
-    this.versionsWatcher.start();
-    when(() => releaseStore.isLoaded, this.checkVersions);
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     releaseStore.unwatch();
-    this.versionsWatcher.stop();
   }
 
-  // Check all available versions every 1 hour for installed releases.
-  // This required to show "upgrade" icon in the list and upgrade button in the details view.
-  @autobind()
-  checkVersions() {
-    const charts = releaseStore.items.map(release => release.getChart());
-    return charts.reduce((promise, chartName) => {
-      const loadVersions = () => helmChartStore.getVersions(chartName, true);
-      return promise.then(loadVersions, loadVersions);
-    }, Promise.resolve({}))
-  };
-
   get selectedRelease() {
     const { match: { params: { name, namespace } } } = this.props;
     return releaseStore.items.find(release => {
@@ -130,7 +111,6 @@ export class HelmReleases extends Component<Props> {
           ]}
           renderTableContents={(release: HelmRelease) => {
             const version = release.getVersion();
-            const lastVersion = release.getLastVersion();
             return [
               release.getName(),
               release.getNs(),
@@ -138,20 +118,6 @@ export class HelmReleases extends Component<Props> {
               release.getRevision(),
               <>
                 {version}
-                {!lastVersion && (
-                  <Icon
-                    small svg="spinner"
-                    className="checking-update"
-                    tooltip={<Trans>Checking update</Trans>}
-                  />
-                )}
-                {release.hasNewVersion() && (
-                  <Icon
-                    material="new_releases"
-                    className="new-version"
-                    tooltip={<Trans>New version: {lastVersion}</Trans>}
-                  />
-                )}
               </>,
               release.appVersion,
               { title: release.getStatus(), className: kebabCase(release.getStatus()) },
diff --git a/spec/integration/helpers/utils.ts b/spec/integration/helpers/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee138be56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/integration/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Application } from "spectron";
+
+let appPath = ""
+switch(process.platform) {
+case "win32":
+  appPath = "./dist/win-unpacked/Lens.exe"
+  break
+case "linux":
+  appPath = "./dist/linux-unpacked/kontena-lens"
+  break
+case "darwin":
+  appPath = "./dist/mac/LensDev.app/Contents/MacOS/LensDev"
+  break
+}
+
+export function setup() {
+  return new Application({
+    // path to electron app
+    args: [],
+    path: appPath,
+    startTimeout: 30000,
+    waitTimeout: 30000,
+  })
+}
+
+export async function tearDown(app: Application) {
+  const pid = app.mainProcess.pid
+  await app.stop()
+  try {
+    process.kill(pid, 0);
+  } catch(e) {
+    return
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/integration/specs/app_spec.ts b/spec/integration/specs/app_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..414c3288bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/integration/specs/app_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { Application } from "spectron"
+import * as util from "../helpers/utils"
+import { spawnSync } from "child_process"
+import { stat } from "fs"
+
+jest.setTimeout(20000)
+
+describe("app start", () => {
+  let app: Application
+  const clickWhatsNew = async (app: Application) => {
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("h1", "What's new")
+    await app.client.click("button.btn-primary")
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("h1", "Welcome")
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    app = util.setup()
+    await app.start()
+    const windowCount = await app.client.getWindowCount()
+    await app.client.windowByIndex(windowCount - 1)
+    await app.client.waitUntilWindowLoaded()
+  }, 20000)
+
+  it('shows "whats new"', async () => {
+    await clickWhatsNew(app)
+  })
+
+  it('allows to add a cluster', async () => {
+    const status = spawnSync("minikube status", {shell: true})
+    if (status.status !== 0) {
+      console.warn("minikube not running, skipping test")
+      return
+    }
+    await clickWhatsNew(app)
+    await app.client.click("a#add-cluster")
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("legend", "Choose config:")
+    await app.client.selectByVisibleText("select#kubecontext-select", "minikube (new)")
+    await app.client.click("button.btn-primary")
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("pre.auth-output", "Authentication proxy started")
+    let windowCount = await app.client.getWindowCount()
+    // wait for webview to appear on window count
+    while (windowCount == 1) {
+      windowCount = await app.client.getWindowCount()
+    }
+    await app.client.windowByIndex(windowCount - 1)
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("span.link-text", "Cluster")
+    await app.client.click('a[href="/nodes"]')
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div.TableCell", "minikube")
+  })
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (app && app.isRunning()) {
+      return util.tearDown(app)
+    }
+  })
+})