diff --git a/apps/installation/__init__.py b/apps/installation/__init__.py
index b070a44924..390a70be0e 100644
--- a/apps/installation/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/installation/__init__.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ def check_first_run():
     try:
         details = Installation.objects.get()
     except DatabaseError:
+        # Avoid database errors when the app tables haven't been created yet
         pass
     else:
         if details.is_first_run:
-            details.is_first_run = False
-            #details.save()
+            details.submit()
 
 
 register_tool(installation_details)
diff --git a/apps/installation/models.py b/apps/installation/models.py
index 2b557a14b6..f6326dcb56 100644
--- a/apps/installation/models.py
+++ b/apps/installation/models.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import platform
 
 import pbs
 import psutil
+import requests
 
 try:
     from pbs import lsb_release, uname
@@ -14,10 +15,16 @@ else:
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
+from django.utils.simplejson import dumps
 
 from common.models import Singleton
 from common.utils import pretty_size
 
+FORM_SUBMIT_URL = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/formResponse'
+FORM_KEY = 'dGZrYkw3SDl5OENMTG15emp1UFFEUWc6MQ'
+FORM_RECEIVER_FIELD = 'entry.0.single'
+TIMEOUT = 5
+
 
 class Property(object):
     def __init__(self, name, label, value):
@@ -30,7 +37,7 @@ class Property(object):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.value)
-    
+        
 
 class Installation(Singleton):
     _properties = SortedDict()
@@ -84,5 +91,40 @@ class Installation(Singleton):
         except KeyError:
             raise AttributeError, name
 
+    def submit(self):
+        try:
+            dictionary = {}
+            if self.is_lsb:
+                dictionary.update(
+                    {
+                        'is_lsb': unicode(self.is_lsb),
+                        'distributor_id': unicode(self.distributor_id),
+                        'description': unicode(self.description),
+                        'release': unicode(self.release),
+                        'codename': unicode(self.codename),
+                        'sysinfo': unicode(self.sysinfo),
+                    }
+                )
+
+            dictionary.update(
+                {
+                    'uuid': self.uuid,
+                    'architecture': unicode(self.architecture),
+                    'python_version': unicode(self.python_version),
+                    'platform': unicode(self.platform),
+                    'machine': unicode(self.machine),
+                    'processor': unicode(self.processor),
+                    'cpus': unicode(self.cpus),
+                    'total_phymem': unicode(self.total_phymem),
+                }
+            )
+            
+            requests.post(FORM_SUBMIT_URL, data={'formkey': FORM_KEY, FORM_RECEIVER_FIELD: dumps(dictionary)}, timeout=TIMEOUT)
+        except (requests.exceptions.Timeout, requests.exceptions.ConnectionError):
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.is_first_run = False
+            self.save()
+
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = verbose_name_plural = _(u'installation details')