diff --git a/repo_watcher.sh b/repo_watcher.sh
index cf23585..afdea44 100644
--- a/repo_watcher.sh
+++ b/repo_watcher.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ while true; do
   if [ ! -d "repo" ]; then
     echo "Repository $REPO_URL doesn't exist locally - Downloading..."
     git clone $REPO_URL repo
+    cd repo
+    rsync -av --delete ./ /DATA
+    curl -d "Repository $REPO_URL doesn't exist locally - Downloading..." $NTFY_URL
   fi
 
-  cd repo
-  rsync -av --delete ./ /DATA
-  curl -d "Repository $REPO_URL doesn't exist locally - Downloading..." $NTFY_URL
-
   # Fetch the latest changes
   git fetch origin main