diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 1a13d95..2cea834 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     new LoadingUnloading().Save();
     Environment.Exit(0); // User canceled program
 };
+Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.Now} | Program started...");
 ConsoleHelp con = new ConsoleHelp();
 Github git = new Github();
 Balena bel = new Balena();
@@ -18,18 +19,21 @@
 
 while (true) {
     // Version checking with github logic - may be organized into it's own class down the road
+    bool updated = false;
     if (git.NeedsCloned())
     {
-        if (git.NeedsPulled())
-        {
-            git.PullRepo(); // Update
-            if (BalenaStatus.NeedsAuth) bel.BalenaLogin(); // Prompt for login if initial run
-            bel.FleetPush(); // Push update to balena for building
-            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(SettingsStatic.Settings.webhook)) Discord.SendWebhook();
-            Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.Now} | Fleet updated!");
-        }
-        Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.Now} | Update not needed");
+        git.CloneRepo();                
     }
+    if (git.NeedsPulled())
+    {
+        git.PullRepo(); // Update
+        if (BalenaStatus.NeedsAuth) bel.BalenaLogin(); // Prompt for login if initial run
+        bel.FleetPush(); // Push update to balena for building
+        if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(SettingsStatic.Settings.webhook)) Discord.SendWebhook();
+        Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.Now} | Fleet updated!");
+        updated = true;
+    }
+    if (!updated) { Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.Now} | Update not needed"); }
     Thread.Sleep(60000);
 }
 
diff --git a/Tools/Github.cs b/Tools/Github.cs
index 7d0c87e..cdc3203 100644
--- a/Tools/Github.cs
+++ b/Tools/Github.cs
@@ -40,25 +40,34 @@ public bool PullRepo() {
         }
         private string CurrentCommitHash() {
             string current = "";
-            using (var repo = new Repository(_gitLoc))
-            {
-                foreach (Branch b in repo.Branches.Where(b => !b.IsRemote))
+            try {
+                using (var repo = new Repository(_gitLoc))
                 {
-                    if (b.FriendlyName.Contains("master")) {
-                        var logs = b.TrackedBranch.Commits;
-                        foreach (var item in logs)
+                    foreach (Branch b in repo.Branches.Where(b => !b.IsRemote))
+                    {
+                        if (b.FriendlyName.Contains("master"))
                         {
-                            var tmp = item.Id;
-                            current = tmp.Sha;
+                            var logs = b.TrackedBranch.Commits;
+                            foreach (var item in logs)
+                            {
+                                var tmp = item.Id;
+                                current = tmp.Sha;
                                 break; // we just want the newest (first listed)
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
+            } catch { // repo needs cloned
             }
+            
             return current;
         }
         public bool NeedsPulled() {
-            if (CurrentCommitHash() != SettingsStatic.Settings.CurrentCommit) return true;
+            var curHash = CurrentCommitHash();
+            if (curHash != SettingsStatic.Settings.CurrentCommit) {
+                SettingsStatic.Settings.CurrentCommit = curHash;
+                return true;
+            }
             return false;
         }
     }