diff --git a/menus.py b/menus.py
index 9a6e3a0..f69b653 100644
--- a/menus.py
+++ b/menus.py
@@ -1146,8 +1146,9 @@ class PesterOptions(QtGui.QDialog):
         layout_6.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("Check for\nPesterchum Updates:"))
         layout_6.addWidget(self.updateBox)
 
-        self.mspaCheck = QtGui.QCheckBox("Check for MSPA Updates", self)
-        self.mspaCheck.setChecked(self.config.checkMSPA())
+        if not ostools.isOSXLeopard():
+            self.mspaCheck = QtGui.QCheckBox("Check for MSPA Updates", self)
+            self.mspaCheck.setChecked(self.config.checkMSPA())
 
         self.randomscheck = QtGui.QCheckBox("Receive Random Encounters")
         self.randomscheck.setChecked(parent.userprofile.randoms)
diff --git a/ostools.py b/ostools.py
index f3d0126..e395477 100644
--- a/ostools.py
+++ b/ostools.py
@@ -14,18 +14,15 @@ def isLinux():
 def isOSXBundle():
     return isOSX() and (os.path.abspath('.').find(".app") != -1)
 
+def isOSXLeopard():
+    return isOSX() and platform.mac_ver()[0].startswith("10.5")
+
 def osVer():
     if isWin32():
         return " ".join(platform.win32_ver())
     elif isOSX():
-        ret = ""
-        for i in platform.mac_ver():
-            if type(i) == type(tuple()):
-                for j in i:
-                    ret += " %s" % (j)
-            else:
-                ret += " %s" % (i)
-        return ret[1:]
+        ver = platform.mac_ver();
+        return " ".join((ver[0], " (", ver[2], ")"))
     elif isLinux():
         return " ".join(platform.linux_distribution())
 
diff --git a/pesterchum.py b/pesterchum.py
index a3e7cbc..e766fef 100644
--- a/pesterchum.py
+++ b/pesterchum.py
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ from irc import PesterIRC
 from logviewer import PesterLogUserSelect, PesterLogViewer
 from bugreport import BugReporter
 from randomer import RandomHandler
-from updatecheck import MSPAChecker
+
+# Rawr, fuck you OSX leopard
+if not ostools.isOSXLeopard():
+    from updatecheck import MSPAChecker
+
 from toast import PesterToastMachine, PesterToast
 from libs import pytwmn
 from profile import *
@@ -1107,7 +1111,9 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
         if not self.config.defaultprofile():
             self.changeProfile()
 
-        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(1000, self, QtCore.SLOT('mspacheck()'))
+        # Fuck you some more OSX leopard! >:(
+        if not ostools.isOSXLeopard():
+            QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(1000, self, QtCore.SLOT('mspacheck()'))
 
         self.connect(self, QtCore.SIGNAL('pcUpdate(QString, QString)'),
                      self, QtCore.SLOT('updateMsg(QString, QString)'))
@@ -1120,7 +1126,9 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
 
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
     def mspacheck(self):
-        checker = MSPAChecker(self)
+        # Fuck you EVEN more OSX leopard! >:((((
+        if not ostools.isOSXLeopard():
+            checker = MSPAChecker(self)
 
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot(QtCore.QString, QtCore.QString)
     def updateMsg(self, ver, url):
@@ -2224,7 +2232,10 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
             if updatechecksetting != curupdatecheck:
                 self.config.set('checkUpdates', updatechecksetting)
             # mspa update check
-            mspachecksetting = self.optionmenu.mspaCheck.isChecked()
+            if ostools.isOSXLeopard():
+                mspachecksetting = false
+            else:
+                mspachecksetting = self.optionmenu.mspaCheck.isChecked()
             curmspacheck = self.config.checkMSPA()
             if mspachecksetting != curmspacheck:
                 self.config.set('mspa', mspachecksetting)