diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/UpgradeController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/UpgradeController.php
index 4c8ada088..0483a632d 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/UpgradeController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/UpgradeController.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
+require_once("Upgrades.php");
+
 class UpgradeController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 {
     public function indexAction()
     {
-        $airtime_upgrade_version = '2.5.3';
-        
         $this->view->layout()->disableLayout();
         $this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender(true);
         
@@ -13,64 +13,39 @@ class UpgradeController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             return;
         }
         
-        if (!$this->verifyAirtimeVersion()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $con = Propel::getConnection();
-        $con->beginTransaction();
-        try {
-            //Disable Airtime UI
-            //create a temporary maintenance notification file
-            //when this file is on the server, zend framework redirects all
-            //requests to the maintenance page and sets a 503 response code
-            $maintenanceFile = isset($_SERVER['AIRTIME_BASE']) ? $_SERVER['AIRTIME_BASE']."maintenance.txt" : "/tmp/maintenance.txt";
-            $file = fopen($maintenanceFile, 'w');
-            fclose($file);
-
-            //Begin upgrade
+        $upgraders = array();
+        array_push($upgraders, new AirtimeUpgrader253());        
+        array_push($upgraders, new AirtimeUpgrader254());
+        
+        $didWePerformAnUpgrade = false;
+        try 
+        {
+            for ($i = 0; $i < count($upgraders); $i++)
+            {
+                $upgrader = $upgraders[$i];
+                if ($upgrader->checkIfUpgradeSupported())
+                {
+                    $upgrader->upgrade(); //This will throw an exception if the upgrade fails.
+                    $didWePerformAnUpgrade = true;
+                    $this->getResponse()
+                        ->setHttpResponseCode(200)
+                        ->appendBody("Upgrade to Airtime " . $upgrader->getNewVersion() . " OK<br>"); 
+                    $i = 0; //Start over, in case the upgrade handlers are not in ascending order.
+                }
+            }
             
-            //Update disk_usage value in cc_pref
-            $musicDir = CcMusicDirsQuery::create()
-                ->filterByType('stor')
-                ->filterByExists(true)
-                ->findOne();
-            $storPath = $musicDir->getDirectory();
-            
-            $freeSpace = disk_free_space($storPath);
-            $totalSpace = disk_total_space($storPath);
-            
-            Application_Model_Preference::setDiskUsage($totalSpace - $freeSpace);
-
-            //TODO: clear out the cache
-
-            $con->commit();
-
-            //update system_version in cc_pref and change some columns in cc_files
-            $airtimeConf = isset($_SERVER['AIRTIME_CONF']) ? $_SERVER['AIRTIME_CONF'] : "/etc/airtime/airtime.conf";
-            $values = parse_ini_file($airtimeConf, true);
-            
-            $username = $values['database']['dbuser'];
-            $password = $values['database']['dbpass'];
-            $host = $values['database']['host'];
-            $database = $values['database']['dbname'];
-            $dir = __DIR__;
-            
-            passthru("export PGPASSWORD=$password && psql -h $host -U $username -q -f $dir/upgrade_sql/airtime_$airtime_upgrade_version/upgrade.sql $database 2>&1 | grep -v \"will create implicit index\"");
-            
-            //delete maintenance.txt to give users access back to Airtime
-            unlink($maintenanceFile);
-
-            $this->getResponse()
+            if (!$didWePerformAnUpgrade)
+            {
+                $this->getResponse()
                 ->setHttpResponseCode(200)
-                ->appendBody("Upgrade to Airtime 2.5.3 OK");
-
-        } catch(Exception $e) {
-            $con->rollback();
-            unlink($maintenanceFile);
+                ->appendBody("No upgrade was performed. The current Airtime version is " . AirtimeUpgrader::getCurrentVersion() . ".<br>");
+            }
+        } 
+        catch (Exception $e) 
+        {
             $this->getResponse()
-                ->setHttpResponseCode(400)
-                ->appendBody($e->getMessage());
+            ->setHttpResponseCode(400)
+            ->appendBody($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -91,25 +66,10 @@ class UpgradeController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         {
             $this->getResponse()
                 ->setHttpResponseCode(401)
-                ->appendBody("Error: Incorrect API key.");
+                ->appendBody("Error: Incorrect API key.<br>");
             return false;
         }
         return true;
     }
 
-    private function verifyAirtimeVersion()
-    {
-        $pref = CcPrefQuery::create()
-            ->filterByKeystr('system_version')
-            ->findOne();
-        $airtime_version = $pref->getValStr();
-
-        if (!in_array($airtime_version, array('2.5.1', '2.5.2'))) {
-            $this->getResponse()
-                ->setHttpResponseCode(400)
-                ->appendBody("Upgrade to Airtime 2.5.3 FAILED. You must be using Airtime 2.5.1 or 2.5.2 to upgrade.");
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/upgrade/Upgrades.php b/airtime_mvc/application/upgrade/Upgrades.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68f2144c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/upgrade/Upgrades.php
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+<?php
+
+abstract class AirtimeUpgrader
+{
+    /** Versions that this upgrader class can upgrade from (an array of version strings). */
+    abstract protected function getSupportedVersions();
+    /** The version that this upgrader class will upgrade to. (returns a version string) */
+    abstract public function getNewVersion();
+
+    public static function getCurrentVersion()
+    {
+        $pref = CcPrefQuery::create()
+        ->filterByKeystr('system_version')
+        ->findOne();
+        $airtime_version = $pref->getValStr();
+        return $airtime_version;
+    }
+    
+    /** 
+     * This function checks to see if this class can perform an upgrade of your version of Airtime
+     * @return boolean True if we can upgrade your version of Airtime.
+     */
+    public function checkIfUpgradeSupported()
+    {        
+        if (!in_array(AirtimeUpgrader::getCurrentVersion(), $this->getSupportedVersions())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    protected function toggleMaintenanceScreen($toggle)
+    {
+        if ($toggle)
+        {
+            //Disable Airtime UI
+            //create a temporary maintenance notification file
+            //when this file is on the server, zend framework redirects all
+            //requests to the maintenance page and sets a 503 response code
+            $this->maintenanceFile = isset($_SERVER['AIRTIME_BASE']) ? $_SERVER['AIRTIME_BASE']."maintenance.txt" : "/tmp/maintenance.txt";
+            $file = fopen($this->maintenanceFile, 'w');
+            fclose($file);
+        } else {
+            //delete maintenance.txt to give users access back to Airtime
+            if ($this->maintenanceFile) {
+                unlink($this->maintenanceFile);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+            
+    /** Implement this for each new version of Airtime */
+    abstract public function upgrade();
+}
+
+class AirtimeUpgrader253 extends AirtimeUpgrader
+{
+    protected function getSupportedVersions()
+    {
+        return array('2.5.1', '2.5.2');
+    }
+    public function getNewVersion()
+    {
+        return '2.5.3';
+    }
+    
+    public function upgrade()
+    {
+        assert($this->checkIfUpgradeSupported());
+        
+        $con = Propel::getConnection();
+        $con->beginTransaction();
+        try {
+            
+            $this->toggleMaintenanceScreen(true);
+            
+            //Begin upgrade
+        
+            //Update disk_usage value in cc_pref
+            $musicDir = CcMusicDirsQuery::create()
+            ->filterByType('stor')
+            ->filterByExists(true)
+            ->findOne();
+            $storPath = $musicDir->getDirectory();
+        
+            $freeSpace = disk_free_space($storPath);
+            $totalSpace = disk_total_space($storPath);
+        
+            Application_Model_Preference::setDiskUsage($totalSpace - $freeSpace);
+        
+            //TODO: clear out the cache
+        
+            $con->commit();
+        
+            //update system_version in cc_pref and change some columns in cc_files
+            $airtimeConf = isset($_SERVER['AIRTIME_CONF']) ? $_SERVER['AIRTIME_CONF'] : "/etc/airtime/airtime.conf";
+            $values = parse_ini_file($airtimeConf, true);
+        
+            $username = $values['database']['dbuser'];
+            $password = $values['database']['dbpass'];
+            $host = $values['database']['host'];
+            $database = $values['database']['dbname'];
+            $dir = __DIR__;
+        
+            passthru("export PGPASSWORD=$password && psql -h $host -U $username -q -f $dir/upgrade_sql/airtime_$airtime_upgrade_version/upgrade.sql $database 2>&1 | grep -v \"will create implicit index\"");
+        
+            Application_Model_Preference::SetAirtimeVersion($this->getNewVersion());
+            
+            $this->toggleMaintenanceScreen(false);
+                    
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            $con->rollback();
+            $this->toggleMaintenanceScreen(false);
+        }        
+    }
+}
+
+class AirtimeUpgrader254 extends AirtimeUpgrader
+{
+    protected function getSupportedVersions()
+    {
+        return array('2.5.3');
+    }
+    public function getNewVersion()
+    {
+        return '2.5.4';
+    }
+    
+    public function upgrade()
+    {
+        assert($this->checkIfUpgradeSupported());
+
+        $con = Propel::getConnection();
+        $con->beginTransaction();
+        try {
+            $this->toggleMaintenanceScreen(true);
+            
+            //Begin upgrade
+
+            //First, ensure there are no superadmins already.
+            $numberOfSuperAdmins = CcSubjsQuery::create()
+            ->filterByType(UTYPE_SUPERADMIN)
+            ->count();
+            
+            //Only create a super admin if there isn't one already.
+            if ($numberOfSuperAdmins == 0)
+            {
+                //Find the "admin" user and promote them to superadmin.
+                $adminUser = CcSubjsQuery::create()
+                ->filterByLogin('admin')
+                ->findOne();
+                if (!$adminUser)
+                {
+                    //TODO: Otherwise get the user with the lowest ID that is of type administrator:
+                    //
+                    $adminUser = CcSubjsQuery::create()
+                    ->filterByType(UTYPE_ADMIN)
+                    ->orderByDbId(Criteria::ASC)
+                    ->findOne();
+                    
+                    if (!$adminUser) {
+                        throw new Exception("Failed to find any users of type 'admin' ('A').");
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                $adminUser = new Application_Model_User($adminUser);
+                $adminUser->setType(UTYPE_SUPERADMIN);
+                $adminUser->save();
+                Logging::info($this->getNewVersion() . " Upgrade: Promoted user " . $adminUser->getLogin() . " to be a Super Admin.");    
+            }
+            
+            $con->commit();
+            
+            $this->toggleMaintenanceScreen(false);
+            
+            Application_Model_Preference::SetAirtimeVersion($this->getNewVersion());
+            
+            return true;
+            
+        } catch(Exception $e) {
+            $con->rollback();
+            $this->toggleMaintenanceScreen(false);
+            throw $e; 
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/index.php b/airtime_mvc/public/index.php
index 5c4dcdae8..548b3d1fc 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/index.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/index.php
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ if (file_exists('/usr/share/php/libzend-framework-php')) {
     set_include_path('/usr/share/php/libzend-framework-php' . PATH_SEPARATOR . get_include_path());
 }
 
+//Upgrade directory
+set_include_path(APPLICATION_PATH . '/upgrade/' . PATH_SEPARATOR . get_include_path());
+
+
 /** Zend_Application */
 require_once 'Zend/Application.php';
 $application = new Zend_Application(