diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index dbe3fb6..fb0a94f 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -142,7 +142,14 @@ update_repo() {
   local TARGET_DIR="$HOME/.config/dotstate/storage"
 
   if [[ -d "$TARGET_DIR/.git" ]]; then
-      info "Repository exists. Pulling updates..."
+      local remote_sha local_sha
+      remote_sha=$(git ls-remote origin HEAD | awk '{print $1}')
+      local_sha=$(git -C "$TARGET_DIR" rev-parse HEAD)
+      if [[ "$remote_sha" == "$local_sha" ]]; then
+          info "Repository up to date"
+          return 0
+      fi
+      info "Repository out of date. Pulling updates..."
       git -C "$TARGET_DIR" pull &>/dev/null
   else
       info "Repository not found. Cloning..."
diff --git a/default/.config/zsh/functions.zsh b/default/.config/zsh/functions.zsh
index aaed0c8..ac27868 100644
--- a/default/.config/zsh/functions.zsh
+++ b/default/.config/zsh/functions.zsh
@@ -16,12 +16,17 @@ update_repo() {
   local TARGET_DIR="$HOME/.config/dotstate/storage"
 
   if [[ -d "$TARGET_DIR/.git" ]]; then
-      info "Repository exists. Pulling updates..."
+      local remote_sha local_sha
+      remote_sha=$(git ls-remote origin HEAD | awk '{print $1}')
+      local_sha=$(git -C "$TARGET_DIR" rev-parse HEAD)
+      if [[ "$remote_sha" == "$local_sha" ]]; then
+          info "Repository up to date"
+          return 0
+      fi
+      info "Repository out of date. Pulling updates..."
       git -C "$TARGET_DIR" pull &>/dev/null
   else
       info "Repository not found. Cloning..."
       git clone --depth=1 "$REPO_URL" "$TARGET_DIR" &>/dev/null
   fi
-
-  exec zsh
 }
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