diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index e0d3385d..0150e01e 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -258,11 +258,17 @@ EOF
     echo -n "    echo \"${MY_USERNAME}:" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
     echo '$(printf `cat ~/login.txt`)"|chpasswd' >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
 
-	if [[ $MINIMAL_INSTALL == "no" ]]; then
-		echo "    ${PROJECT_NAME} menuconfigfull" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
-	else
-		echo "    ${PROJECT_NAME} menuconfig" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
-	fi
+    # update before continuing
+    echo "    cd /root/${PROJECT_NAME}" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
+    echo "    git stash" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
+    echo "    git pull" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
+    echo "    make install" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
+
+    if [[ $MINIMAL_INSTALL == "no" ]]; then
+        echo "    ${PROJECT_NAME} menuconfigfull" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
+    else
+        echo "    ${PROJECT_NAME} menuconfig" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
+    fi
     echo '    if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then' >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
     echo "        if [ -f ~/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt ]; then" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
     # Remove the initial setup files