diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
index 12a15bb..124d995 100644
--- a/start_server.sh
+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ extra_params_start_server=""
 script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 cd ${script_dir}
 
+# Check if the current directory is inside a Git repository.
+if [ -d .git ] || git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    # Pull updated scripts from CoastalCommits.
+    git pull
+else
+    # The current directory is not part of a Git repository.
+    echo "WARNING: This directory is not a Git repository. Script updates will not be automatically fetched."
+fi
+
 # This handles automatically updating the Factorio binary.
 wget https://factorio.com/get-download/stable/headless/linux64 -O factorio_headless.tar.xz
 tar -xf factorio_headless.tar.xz --strip-components=1 --overwrite
@@ -30,4 +39,4 @@ byobu new-session -d -s factorio "./bin/x64/factorio ${extra_params_start_server
 
 # This attaches the current terminal to the byobu session.
 # Comment this out if you don't want this functionality.
-byobu attach -t factorio
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+byobu attach -t factorio