diff --git a/arcroft/build-arcroft.sh b/arcroft/build-arcroft.sh
index 922d4c5..23df8d9 100755
--- a/arcroft/build-arcroft.sh
+++ b/arcroft/build-arcroft.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ wget "${url[$imageVersion]}" -O- | bsdtar -xpf - -C /mnt
 cat << 'EOF' > /mnt/etc/systemd/system/mycroft.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Mycroft AI
-After=pulseaudio.service
+After=pulseaudio.service mycroft-update.service
+Requires=mycroft-update.service
 
 [Service]
 User=mycroft
@@ -162,6 +163,19 @@ Restart=no
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 
+cat << 'EOF' > /mnt/etc/systemd/system/mycroft-update.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Mycroft AI
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/runuser -u mycroft -- /usr/bin/git pull -C /home/mycroft/mycroft-core
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash /home/mycroft/mycroft-core/dev_setup.sh
+RemainAfterExit=no
+Type=simple
+Restart=no
+EOF
+
 arch-chroot /mnt << EOF
 # set up pacman
 pacman-key --init