diff --git a/abra b/abra
index f94c4a5..1f2447e 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ warning() {
 }
 
 success() {
-  echo "$(tput setaf 2)$*$(tput sgr0)"
+  echo "$(tput setaf 2)SUCCESS: $*$(tput sgr0)"
 }
 
 ###### Default settings
@@ -325,16 +325,19 @@ require_stack() {
   fi
 }
 
-require_app_clone() {
+require_app_latest() {
   APP="$1"
   APP_DIR="$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP"
 
   if [ ! -d "$APP_DIR" ]; then
-    warning "'$APP' not found, fetching via git.."
-    if ! git clone "$GIT_URL/$APP.git" "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP"; then
-      error "Could not retrieve '$APP', this app doesn't exist?"
+    warning "The app type '$APP' was not found, fetching via Git"
+    if ! git clone "$GIT_URL/$APP.git" "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+      error "Could not retrieve app type '$APP', this app type doesn't exist?"
     fi
+    success "Fetched app configuration via Git"
   fi
+
+  cd "$APP_DIR" && git pull > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 # FIXME 3wc: update or remove
@@ -353,8 +356,6 @@ load_custom_commands() {
   if [ -n "$abra__domain_" ]; then
     load_instance
     load_instance_env
-
-    require_app_clone "$APP"
   fi
 
   if [ -f "$APP_DIR/abra-commands.sh" ]; then
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ sub_app_new (){
   SERVER=$abra___server
   DOMAIN=$abra___domain
 
-  require_app_clone "$APP"
+  require_app_latest "$APP"
 
   if [ -z "$SERVER" ]; then
     echo "Where would you like to put $APP?"
@@ -596,7 +597,7 @@ sub_app_deploy (){
   load_instance
   load_instance_env
 
-  require_app_clone "$APP"
+  require_app_latest "$APP"
 
   if [ "$abra___skip_check" == "false" ]; then
     sub_app_check
@@ -622,7 +623,6 @@ sub_app_deploy (){
   prompt_confirm
 
   APP=$(basename "$APP_DIR")
-  require_app_clone "$APP"
 
   (
     cd "$APP_DIR" || error "\$APP_DIR '$APP_DIR' not found"