diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 47c40a988..0638a177d 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -692,16 +692,16 @@
               "from": "brace-expansion@>=1.0.0 <2.0.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.4.tgz"
             },
-            "chalk": {
-              "version": "1.1.3",
-              "from": "chalk@>=1.1.1 <2.0.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-1.1.3.tgz"
-            },
             "caseless": {
               "version": "0.11.0",
               "from": "caseless@>=0.11.0 <0.12.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caseless/-/caseless-0.11.0.tgz"
             },
+            "chalk": {
+              "version": "1.1.3",
+              "from": "chalk@>=1.1.1 <2.0.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-1.1.3.tgz"
+            },
             "combined-stream": {
               "version": "1.0.5",
               "from": "combined-stream@>=1.0.5 <1.1.0",
@@ -717,16 +717,16 @@
               "from": "concat-map@0.0.1",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz"
             },
-            "cryptiles": {
-              "version": "2.0.5",
-              "from": "cryptiles@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cryptiles/-/cryptiles-2.0.5.tgz"
-            },
             "core-util-is": {
               "version": "1.0.2",
               "from": "core-util-is@>=1.0.0 <1.1.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.2.tgz"
             },
+            "cryptiles": {
+              "version": "2.0.5",
+              "from": "cryptiles@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cryptiles/-/cryptiles-2.0.5.tgz"
+            },
             "debug": {
               "version": "2.2.0",
               "from": "debug@>=2.2.0 <2.3.0",
@@ -787,26 +787,21 @@
               "from": "fstream-ignore@>=1.0.3 <1.1.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream-ignore/-/fstream-ignore-1.0.4.tgz"
             },
-            "gauge": {
-              "version": "1.2.7",
-              "from": "gauge@>=1.2.5 <1.3.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gauge/-/gauge-1.2.7.tgz"
-            },
             "generate-function": {
               "version": "2.0.0",
               "from": "generate-function@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/generate-function/-/generate-function-2.0.0.tgz"
             },
+            "gauge": {
+              "version": "1.2.7",
+              "from": "gauge@>=1.2.5 <1.3.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gauge/-/gauge-1.2.7.tgz"
+            },
             "generate-object-property": {
               "version": "1.2.0",
               "from": "generate-object-property@>=1.1.0 <2.0.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/generate-object-property/-/generate-object-property-1.2.0.tgz"
             },
-            "graceful-fs": {
-              "version": "4.1.4",
-              "from": "graceful-fs@>=4.1.2 <5.0.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.1.4.tgz"
-            },
             "glob": {
               "version": "7.0.3",
               "from": "glob@>=7.0.0 <8.0.0",
@@ -817,6 +812,11 @@
               "from": "graceful-readlink@>=1.0.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-readlink/-/graceful-readlink-1.0.1.tgz"
             },
+            "graceful-fs": {
+              "version": "4.1.4",
+              "from": "graceful-fs@>=4.1.2 <5.0.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.1.4.tgz"
+            },
             "har-validator": {
               "version": "2.0.6",
               "from": "har-validator@>=2.0.6 <2.1.0",
@@ -927,16 +927,16 @@
               "from": "lodash._basetostring@>=4.12.0 <4.13.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash._basetostring/-/lodash._basetostring-4.12.0.tgz"
             },
-            "lodash.pad": {
-              "version": "4.4.0",
-              "from": "lodash.pad@>=4.1.0 <5.0.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.pad/-/lodash.pad-4.4.0.tgz"
-            },
             "lodash.padend": {
               "version": "4.5.0",
               "from": "lodash.padend@>=4.1.0 <5.0.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.padend/-/lodash.padend-4.5.0.tgz"
             },
+            "lodash.pad": {
+              "version": "4.4.0",
+              "from": "lodash.pad@>=4.1.0 <5.0.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.pad/-/lodash.pad-4.4.0.tgz"
+            },
             "lodash.padstart": {
               "version": "4.5.0",
               "from": "lodash.padstart@>=4.1.0 <5.0.0",
@@ -952,11 +952,6 @@
               "from": "mime-db@>=1.23.0 <1.24.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.23.0.tgz"
             },
-            "minimatch": {
-              "version": "3.0.0",
-              "from": "minimatch@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0||>=3.0.0 <4.0.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.0.tgz"
-            },
             "mime-types": {
               "version": "2.1.11",
               "from": "mime-types@>=2.1.7 <2.2.0",
@@ -977,6 +972,11 @@
               "from": "ms@0.7.1",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-0.7.1.tgz"
             },
+            "minimatch": {
+              "version": "3.0.0",
+              "from": "minimatch@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0||>=3.0.0 <4.0.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.0.tgz"
+            },
             "node-uuid": {
               "version": "1.4.7",
               "from": "node-uuid@>=1.4.7 <1.5.0",
@@ -992,31 +992,31 @@
               "from": "npmlog@>=2.0.0 <2.1.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npmlog/-/npmlog-2.0.3.tgz"
             },
-            "once": {
-              "version": "1.3.3",
-              "from": "once@>=1.3.0 <2.0.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.3.3.tgz"
-            },
             "oauth-sign": {
               "version": "0.8.2",
               "from": "oauth-sign@>=0.8.1 <0.9.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/oauth-sign/-/oauth-sign-0.8.2.tgz"
             },
+            "once": {
+              "version": "1.3.3",
+              "from": "once@>=1.3.0 <2.0.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.3.3.tgz"
+            },
             "path-is-absolute": {
               "version": "1.0.0",
               "from": "path-is-absolute@>=1.0.0 <2.0.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.0.tgz"
             },
-            "pinkie": {
-              "version": "2.0.4",
-              "from": "pinkie@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pinkie/-/pinkie-2.0.4.tgz"
-            },
             "pinkie-promise": {
               "version": "2.0.1",
               "from": "pinkie-promise@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pinkie-promise/-/pinkie-promise-2.0.1.tgz"
             },
+            "pinkie": {
+              "version": "2.0.4",
+              "from": "pinkie@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pinkie/-/pinkie-2.0.4.tgz"
+            },
             "process-nextick-args": {
               "version": "1.0.7",
               "from": "process-nextick-args@>=1.0.6 <1.1.0",
@@ -1097,16 +1097,16 @@
               "from": "tweetnacl@>=0.13.0 <0.14.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tweetnacl/-/tweetnacl-0.13.3.tgz"
             },
-            "uid-number": {
-              "version": "0.0.6",
-              "from": "uid-number@>=0.0.6 <0.1.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uid-number/-/uid-number-0.0.6.tgz"
-            },
             "util-deprecate": {
               "version": "1.0.2",
               "from": "util-deprecate@>=1.0.1 <1.1.0",
               "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz"
             },
+            "uid-number": {
+              "version": "0.0.6",
+              "from": "uid-number@>=0.0.6 <0.1.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uid-number/-/uid-number-0.0.6.tgz"
+            },
             "verror": {
               "version": "1.3.6",
               "from": "verror@1.3.6",
@@ -1625,11 +1625,6 @@
       "from": "hat@0.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hat/-/hat-0.0.3.tgz"
     },
-    "ini": {
-      "version": "1.3.4",
-      "from": "ini@>=1.3.4 <2.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ini/-/ini-1.3.4.tgz"
-    },
     "json": {
       "version": "9.0.3",
       "from": "json@>=9.0.3 <10.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f66ae4d4..c339e39dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "express": "^4.12.4",
     "express-session": "^1.11.3",
     "hat": "0.0.3",
-    "ini": "^1.3.4",
     "json": "^9.0.3",
     "ldapjs": "^0.7.1",
     "mime": "^1.3.4",
diff --git a/src/platform.js b/src/platform.js
index 85edd8330..a5edfbcfd 100644
--- a/src/platform.js
+++ b/src/platform.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ var apps = require('./apps.js'),
     certificates = require('./certificates.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:platform'),
     fs = require('fs'),
-    ini = require('ini'),
+    infra = require('./infra_version.js'),
     path = require('path'),
     paths = require('./paths.js'),
+    safe = require('safetydance'),
     shell = require('./shell.js');
 
 var SETUP_INFRA_CMD = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts/setup_infra.sh');
@@ -22,19 +23,18 @@ function initialize(callback) {
 
     debug('initializing addon infrastructure');
 
-    var currentInfraData = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/INFRA_VERSION', 'utf8');
-    var currentInfra = ini.parse(currentInfraData);
-    var existingInfra = { INFRA_VERSION: 'none' };
+    var existingInfra = { version: 'none' };
     if (fs.existsSync(paths.INFRA_VERSION_FILE)) {
-        existingInfra = ini.parse(fs.readFileSync(paths.INFRA_VERSION_FILE, 'utf8'));
+        existingInfra = safe.JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(paths.INFRA_VERSION_FILE, 'utf8'));
+        if (!existingInfra) existingInfra = { version: 'legacy' };
     }
 
-    if (currentInfra.INFRA_VERSION === existingInfra.INFRA_VERSION) {
-        debug('platform is uptodate at version %s', currentInfra.INFRA_VERSION);
+    if (infra.version === existingInfra.version) {
+        debug('platform is uptodate at version %s', infra.version);
         return callback();
     }
 
-    debug('Updating infrastructure from %s to %s', existingInfra.INFRA_VERSION, currentInfra.INFRA_VERSION);
+    debug('Updating infrastructure from %s to %s', existingInfra.version, infra.version);
 
     stopContainersSync();
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function initialize(callback) {
         func(function (error) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
 
-            fs.writeFileSync(paths.INFRA_VERSION_FILE, currentInfraData);
+            fs.writeFileSync(paths.INFRA_VERSION_FILE, JSON.stringify(infra));
 
             callback();
         });