diff --git a/update b/update
index 2969cff7..a17d05e7 100755
--- a/update
+++ b/update
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ if [ $FLAG -eq 1 ]; then
   echo "systemctl daemon-reload"
   sudo systemctl daemon-reload 
 else
-  echo "systemctl restart cubesatsim"
-  sudo systemctl restart cubesatsim
+  if [[ $(grep cat .updated) ]]; then
+    echo "systemctl restart cubesatsim"
+    sudo systemctl restart cubesatsim
+  fi  
 fi