diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1377554..0bf64c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 *.swp
+
+pull.log
diff --git a/base/updates.zsh b/base/updates.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62b7d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/updates.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+if type git &> /dev/null; then
+    ticker_message "zeesh: pulling from git" # TODO: less frequently, and background
+    start_dir="$(pwd)"
+
+    cd ~/.local/share/zeesh
+    git pull &> ~/.local/share/zeesh/pull.log
+
+    cd "${start_dir}"
+fi
diff --git a/zeesh.zsh b/zeesh.zsh
index b1d0e1b..5a80c62 100644
--- a/zeesh.zsh
+++ b/zeesh.zsh
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ ticker_message "zeesh: bootstrap"
 PROMPT="%{$fg_bold[cyan]%}%n%{$fg_bold[white]%}@%{$fg_bold[magenta]%}%m %{$fg_bold[white]%}%~ %# %{$reset_color%}"
 
 source ~/.local/share/zeesh/base/precmd.zsh
+source ~/.local/share/zeesh/base/updates.zsh 
 
 ticker_finish