diff --git a/check_update.py b/check_update.py
index 54e10d9f5..834c0d7a2 100644
--- a/check_update.py
+++ b/check_update.py
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ def check_and_apply_update():
     gitconfig()
     branch = get_general_settings()[5]
     g = git.cmd.Git(current_working_directory)
-    g.reset('--hard', 'HEAD')
-    g.checkout(branch)
-    g.reset('--hard', 'origin/' + branch)
     result = g.diff('--shortstat', 'origin/' + branch)
     if len(result) == 0:
         logging.info('No new version of Bazarr available.')
     else:
+        g.reset('--hard', 'HEAD')
+        g.checkout(branch)
+        g.reset('--hard','origin/' + branch)
         g.pull()
         logging.info('Bazarr updated to latest version and need to be restarted. ' + result)
         updated()