diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1f1ab60..5f68fc5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ async fn main() {
         banner.lines().for_each(|line| {
             appstate.output.push(line.to_string());
         });
+
         let handles = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
         let handles_clone = handles.clone();
         let primary_handle = spawn(move || {
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0a322c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+current_version=$(cat ./version | grep version | cut -d " " -f 2)
+path=$(cat ./version | grep path | cut -d " " -f 2)
+version=$(curl https://git.pyro.monster/pyro/tetanus/releases/tag/latest | grep "<title>" | cut -d ">" -f 2 | cut -d " " -f 1)
+
+if [[ "$version" == "$current_version" ]]; then
+    echo "up to date"
+else
+    echo "update needed"
+    curl https://git.pyro.monster/pyro/tetanus/releases/download/latest/tetanus -o new_tetanus
+    chmod +x ./new_tetanus
+    if [ "$(stat -c '%u' $path)" -eq 0 ]; then
+        sudo cp ./new_tetanus $path
+    else
+        cp ./new_tetanus $path
+    fi
+    echo "version: $version" > ./version
+    echo "path: $path" >> ./version
+    echo update complete!
+fi