diff --git a/src/browser/main.coffee b/src/browser/main.coffee
index d308c1e7f..b5f95bd34 100644
--- a/src/browser/main.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/main.coffee
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ process.on 'uncaughtException', (error={}) ->
 
 start = ->
   if process.platform is 'win32'
-    handleSquirrelEvents = require './squirrel-events'
-    return if handleSquirrelEvents()
+    SquirrelUpdate = require './squirrel-update'
+    return if SquirrelUpdate.handleStartupEvent()
 
   args = parseCommandLine()
 
diff --git a/src/browser/squirrel-events.coffee b/src/browser/squirrel-events.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index e3d75ab57..000000000
--- a/src/browser/squirrel-events.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-app = require 'app'
-path = require 'path'
-SquirrelUpdate = require './squirrel-update'
-
-spawnUpdateAndQuit = (option) ->
-  exeName = path.basename(process.execPath)
-  SquirrelUpdate.spawn ["--#{option}", exeName], -> app.quit()
-
-module.exports = ->
-  switch process.argv[1]
-    when '--squirrel-install', '--squirrel-updated'
-      spawnUpdateAndQuit('createShortcut')
-      true
-    when '--squirrel-uninstall'
-      spawnUpdateAndQuit('removeShortcut')
-      true
-    when '--squirrel-obsolete'
-      app.quit()
-      true
-    else
-      false
diff --git a/src/browser/squirrel-update.coffee b/src/browser/squirrel-update.coffee
index 723ee2d49..0959c282d 100644
--- a/src/browser/squirrel-update.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/squirrel-update.coffee
@@ -1,32 +1,53 @@
+app = require 'app'
 ChildProcess = require 'child_process'
 fs = require 'fs'
+path = require 'path'
 
 updateDotExe = path.resolve(path.dirname(process.execPath), '..', 'Update.exe')
+exeName = path.basename(process.execPath)
 
-module.exports =
-  spawn: (args, callback) ->
-    stdout = ''
-    error = null
+# Spawn the Update.exe with the given arguments and invoke the callback when
+# the command completes.
+exports.spawn = (args, callback) ->
+  stdout = ''
+  error = null
 
-    args = args.map (arg) -> "\"#{arg.toString().replace(/"/g, '\\"')}\""
-    if /\s/.test(updateDotExe)
-      args.unshift("\"#{updateDotExe}\"")
+  args = args.map (arg) -> "\"#{arg.toString().replace(/"/g, '\\"')}\""
+  if /\s/.test(updateDotExe)
+    args.unshift("\"#{updateDotExe}\"")
+  else
+    args.unshift(updateDotExe)
+
+  args = ['/s', '/c', "\"#{cmdArgs.join(' ')}\""]
+  command = process.env.comspec or 'cmd.exe'
+
+  updateProcess = ChildProcess.spawn(command, args, windowsVerbatimArguments: true)
+  updateProcess.stdout.on 'data', (data) -> stdout += data
+  updateProcess.on 'error', (processError) -> error ?= processError
+  updateProcess.on 'close', (code, signal) ->
+    error ?= new Error("Command failed: #{signal}") if code isnt 0
+    error?.code ?= code
+    error?.stdout ?= stdout
+    callback(error, stdout)
+
+  undefined
+
+# Is the Update.exe installed with Atom?
+exports.existsSync = ->
+  fs.existsSync(updateDotExe)
+
+# Handle squirrel events denoted by --squirrel-* command line arguments.
+exports.handleStartupEvent = ->
+  switch process.argv[1]
+    when '--squirrel-install', '--squirrel-updated'
+      exports.spawn ['--createShortcut', exeName], -> app.quit()
+      spawnUpdateAndQuit('')
+      true
+    when '--squirrel-uninstall'
+      exports.spawn ['--removeShortcut', exeName], -> app.quit()
+      true
+    when '--squirrel-obsolete'
+      app.quit()
+      true
     else
-      args.unshift(updateDotExe)
-
-    args = ['/s', '/c', "\"#{cmdArgs.join(' ')}\""]
-    command = process.env.comspec or 'cmd.exe'
-
-    updateProcess = ChildProcess.spawn(command, args, windowsVerbatimArguments: true)
-    updateProcess.stdout.on 'data', (data) -> stdout += data
-    updateProcess.on 'error', (processError) -> error ?= processError
-    updateProcess.on 'close', (code, signal) ->
-      error ?= new Error("Command failed: #{signal}") if code isnt 0
-      error?.code ?= code
-      error?.stdout ?= stdout
-      callback(error, stdout)
-
-    undefined
-
-  existsSync: ->
-    fs.existsSync(updateDotExe)
+      false