diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 676f1449..558750cf 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ echo Updating Zeppelin...
 
 docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml stop
 git pull
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "git pull failed. exiting."
+  exit 1
+fi
 docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml build
 docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d