diff --git a/src/gui/src/PluginManager.cpp b/src/gui/src/PluginManager.cpp
index 9da0dd9e..64c9577f 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "PluginManager.h"
 
-#include "DirectoryManager.h"
+#include "CoreInterface.h"
 #include "CommandProcess.h"
 #include "DataDownloader.h"
 #include "QUtility.h"
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ PluginManager::PluginManager(QStringList pluginList) :
 	m_DownloadIndex(-1),
 	m_pPluginDownloader(NULL)
 {
-	m_PluginDir = DirectoryManager::getPluginDir();
+	m_PluginDir = m_CoreInterface.getPluginDir();
 	if (m_PluginDir.isEmpty()) {
 		emit error(tr("Failed to get plugin directory."));
 	}
 
-	m_ProfileDir = DirectoryManager::getProfileDir();
+	m_ProfileDir = m_CoreInterface.getProfileDir();
 	if (m_ProfileDir.isEmpty()) {
 		emit error(tr("Failed to get profile directory."));
 	}
@@ -173,37 +173,53 @@ void PluginManager::savePlugin()
 
 QString PluginManager::getPluginUrl(const QString& pluginName)
 {
-	QString result;
-	result = kPluginsBaseUrl.append(pluginName).append("/1.0/");
+	QString archName;
 
-	int arch = checkProcessorArch();
-	if (arch == Win_x86) {
-		result.append(kWinProcessorArch32);
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+
+	try {
+		QString coreArch = m_CoreInterface.getArch();
+		if (coreArch == "x86") {
+			archName = kWinProcessorArch32;
+		}
+		else if (coreArch == "x64") {
+			archName = kWinProcessorArch64;
+		}
 	}
-	else if (arch == Win_x64) {
-		result.append(kWinProcessorArch64);
-	}
-	else if (arch == Mac_i386) {
-		result.append(kMacProcessorArch);
-	}
-	else if (arch == Linux_rpm_i686) {
-		result.append(kLinuxProcessorArchRpm32);
-	}
-	else if (arch == Linux_rpm_x86_64) {
-		result.append(kLinuxProcessorArchRpm64);
-	}
-	else if (arch == Linux_deb_i686) {
-		result.append(kLinuxProcessorArchDeb32);
-	}
-	else if (arch == Linux_deb_x86_64) {
-		result.append(kLinuxProcessorArchDeb64);
-	}
-	else {
-		emit error(
-			tr("Failed to get the url of plugin %1 .")
-			.arg(pluginName));
+	catch (...) {
+		emit error(tr("Could not get Windows architecture type."));
 		return "";
 	}
+
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+
+	archName = kMacProcessorArch;
+
+#else
+
+	int arch = checkProcessorArch();
+	if (arch == Linux_rpm_i686) {
+		archName = kLinuxProcessorArchRpm32;
+	}
+	else if (arch == Linux_rpm_x86_64) {
+		archName = kLinuxProcessorArchRpm64;
+	}
+	else if (arch == Linux_deb_i686) {
+		archName = kLinuxProcessorArchDeb32;
+	}
+	else if (arch == Linux_deb_x86_64) {
+		archName = kLinuxProcessorArchDeb64;
+	}
+	else {
+		emit error(tr("Could not get Linux architecture type."));
+		return "";
+	}
+
+#endif
+
+	QString result;
+	result = kPluginsBaseUrl.append(pluginName).append("/1.0/");
+	result.append(archName);
 	result.append("/");
 	result.append(getPluginOSSpecificName(pluginName));
 
diff --git a/src/gui/src/PluginManager.h b/src/gui/src/PluginManager.h
index 63c09aeb..1c93340f 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/PluginManager.h
+++ b/src/gui/src/PluginManager.h
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QObject>
 
+#include "CoreInterface.h"
+
 class DataDownloader;
 
-class PluginManager: public QObject
+class PluginManager : public QObject
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ private:
 	QString m_ProfileDir;
 	int m_DownloadIndex;
 	DataDownloader* m_pPluginDownloader;
+	CoreInterface m_CoreInterface;
 };
 
 #endif // PLUGINMANAGER_H
diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/ArgParser.cpp b/src/lib/synergy/ArgParser.cpp
index c634cd26..fc4f022d 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/ArgParser.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/ArgParser.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ ArgParser::parseToolArgs(ToolArgs& args, int argc, const char* const* argv)
 			args.m_getProfileDir = true;
 			return true;
 		}
+		else if (isArg(i, argc, argv, NULL, "--get-arch", 0)) {
+			args.m_getArch = true;
+			return true;
+		}
 		else {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/ToolApp.cpp b/src/lib/synergy/ToolApp.cpp
index fac45e39..4fd9518f 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/ToolApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/ToolApp.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ ToolApp::run(int argc, char** argv)
 		else if (m_args.m_getProfileDir) {
 			std::cout << ARCH->getProfileDirectory() << std::endl;
 		}
+		else if (m_args.m_getArch) {
+			std::cout << ARCH->getPlatformName() << std::endl;
+		}
 		else {
 			throw XSynergy("Nothing to do");
 		}
diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/ToolArgs.h b/src/lib/synergy/ToolArgs.h
index 1ad05513..695fe0a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/ToolArgs.h
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/ToolArgs.h
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ public:
 	bool				m_getPluginList;
 	bool				m_getPluginDir;
 	bool				m_getProfileDir;
+	bool				m_getArch;
 };