diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Controllers/InstallApiController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Controllers/InstallApiController.cs
index 6041e23ca5..2ab1fd97ad 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Controllers/InstallApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Controllers/InstallApiController.cs
@@ -84,15 +84,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.Controllers
         
         public IEnumerable<Package> GetPackages()
         {
-            var r = new org.umbraco.our.Repository();
-            var modules = r.Modules();
-
-            return modules.Select(package => new Package()
-            {
-                Id = package.RepoGuid,
-                Name = package.Text,
-                Thumbnail = package.Thumbnail
-            });
+            var installHelper = new InstallHelper(UmbracoContext);
+            var starterKits = installHelper.GetStarterKits();
+            return starterKits;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallHelper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallHelper.cs
index b0744b7809..c882a83cd8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallHelper.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Configuration;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
 using System.Web.UI;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ using umbraco.BusinessLogic;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Web.Install.InstallSteps;
 using Umbraco.Web.Install.Models;
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install
         public IEnumerable<InstallSetupStep> GetAllSteps()
         {
             return new List<InstallSetupStep>
-            {                
+            {
                 new NewInstallStep(_umbContext.Application),
                 new UpgradeStep(),
                 new FilePermissionsStep(),
@@ -85,12 +87,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install
                 {
                     Directory.Move(IOHelper.MapPath(SystemDirectories.Install), IOHelper.MapPath("~/app_data/temp/install_backup"));
                 }
-            }                
+            }
 
             if (Directory.Exists(IOHelper.MapPath("~/Areas/UmbracoInstall")))
-            {                
+            {
                 Directory.Delete(IOHelper.MapPath("~/Areas/UmbracoInstall"), true);
-            }   
+            }
         }
 
         internal void InstallStatus(bool isCompleted, string errorMsg)
@@ -184,5 +186,29 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install
                 return false;
             }
         }
+
+        internal IEnumerable<Package> GetStarterKits()
+        {
+            var packages = new List<Package>();
+
+            try
+            {
+                var requestUri = string.Format("http://our.umbraco.org/webapi/StarterKit/Get/?umbracoVersion={0}",
+                    UmbracoVersion.Current);
+
+                using (var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, requestUri))
+                using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
+                using (var response = httpClient.SendAsync(request).Result)
+                {
+                    packages = response.Content.ReadAsAsync<IEnumerable<Package>>().Result.ToList();
+                }
+            }
+            catch (AggregateException ex)
+            {
+                LogHelper.Error<InstallHelper>("Could not download list of available starter kits", ex);
+            }
+
+            return packages;
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/StarterKitDownloadStep.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/StarterKitDownloadStep.cs
index f5bc96fdea..e8397136a9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/StarterKitDownloadStep.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/StarterKitDownloadStep.cs
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.InstallSteps
 
         private const string RepoGuid = "65194810-1f85-11dd-bd0b-0800200c9a66";
 
-        //adding a package guid hardcoded, so we can change the sent package remotely, currently this just points to txt kit
-        //but a future starterkit will be inserted under the same guid on our.
-        private const string PackageGuid = "69E44BEB-15FF-4CEE-8B64-0A7DAE498657";
-
         public override InstallSetupResult Execute(Guid? starterKitId)
         {
             //if there is no value assigned then use the default starter kit
             if (starterKitId.HasValue == false)
             {
-                starterKitId = Guid.Parse(PackageGuid); 
+                var installHelper = new InstallHelper(UmbracoContext.Current);
+                var starterKits = installHelper.GetStarterKits().FirstOrDefault();
+                if (starterKits != null)
+                    starterKitId = starterKits.Id;
+                else
+                    return null;
             }
             else if (starterKitId.Value == Guid.Empty)
             {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.InstallSteps
             }
             if (repo.HasConnection() == false)
             {
-                throw new InstallException("Cannot connect to repository");                
+                throw new InstallException("Cannot connect to repository");
             }
             var installer = new Installer();
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.InstallSteps
             var installer = new Installer();
             installer.LoadConfig(packageFile);
             installer.InstallFiles(manifestId, packageFile);
-            
+
         }
 
         public override string View