diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index 1194ca1..2bacebb 100755
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
 SCRIPTNAME="$0"
 ARGS="$@"
 
-UPSTREAM=${1:-'@{u}'}
-LOCAL=$(git rev-parse @)              #Hash of the current local commit (@ is a git shorthand)
-REMOTE=$(git rev-parse "$UPSTREAM")   #Hash of the current upstream commit
-BASE=$(git merge-base @ "$UPSTREAM")  #Hash of the commit at which the current branch and its upstream diverge
+
 
 
 self_update() {
@@ -18,6 +15,11 @@ self_update() {
 
     cd $SCRIPTPATH
     git fetch
+    
+    UPSTREAM=${1:-'@{u}'}
+    LOCAL=$(git rev-parse @)              #Hash of the current local commit (@ is a git shorthand)
+    REMOTE=$(git rev-parse "$UPSTREAM")   #Hash of the current upstream commit
+    BASE=$(git merge-base @ "$UPSTREAM")  #Hash of the commit at which the current branch and its upstream diverge
 
     if [ $LOCAL = $REMOTE ]; then
         echo "Repo is Up-to-date"