diff --git a/Mage.Common/src/mage/interfaces/MageServer.java b/Mage.Common/src/mage/interfaces/MageServer.java
index 3944a381679..58551a43688 100644
--- a/Mage.Common/src/mage/interfaces/MageServer.java
+++ b/Mage.Common/src/mage/interfaces/MageServer.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ package mage.interfaces;
 
 import mage.MageException;
 import mage.cards.decks.DeckCardLists;
+import mage.cards.repository.ExpansionInfo;
 import mage.game.GameException;
 import mage.game.match.MatchOptions;
 import mage.game.tournament.TournamentOptions;
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ public interface MageServer {
     boolean registerAdmin(String password, String sessionId, MageVersion version) throws MageException;
     void deregisterClient(String sessionId) throws MageException;
 
+    // update methods
+    List<ExpansionInfo> getMissingExpansionData(List<String> codes);
+
     // user methods
     boolean setUserData(String userName, String sessionId, UserDataView userDataView) throws MageException;
     void sendFeedbackMessage(String sessionId, String username, String title, String type, String message, String email) throws MageException;
diff --git a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/MageServerImpl.java b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/MageServerImpl.java
index 6f2ef6c8088..216ae8c8895 100644
--- a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/MageServerImpl.java
+++ b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/MageServerImpl.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ package mage.server;
 
 import mage.MageException;
 import mage.cards.decks.DeckCardLists;
+import mage.cards.repository.ExpansionInfo;
+import mage.cards.repository.ExpansionRepository;
 import mage.game.GameException;
 import mage.game.match.MatchOptions;
 import mage.game.tournament.TournamentOptions;
@@ -59,9 +61,6 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
-
-//import mage.interfaces.Server;
-
 /**
  *
  * @author BetaSteward_at_googlemail.com, noxx
@@ -914,4 +913,15 @@ public class MageServerImpl implements MageServer {
         }
         return action.negativeResult();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<ExpansionInfo> getMissingExpansionData(List<String> codes) {
+        List<ExpansionInfo> result = new ArrayList<ExpansionInfo>();
+        for (ExpansionInfo expansionInfo : ExpansionRepository.instance.getAll()) {
+            if (!codes.contains(expansionInfo.getCode())) {
+                result .add(expansionInfo);
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
 }