diff --git a/proto/dumb-updater b/proto/dumb-updater
index 9b31c9f..0d7394f 100755
--- a/proto/dumb-updater
+++ b/proto/dumb-updater
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ cd (dirname (status -f))/..
 set -l old_hash (git rev-parse HEAD)
 while true
     git pull 2>&1 1>/tmp/status-updater-git-output
-    or break
+    or begin
+    	sleep 60
+    	continue
+    end
     set new_hash (git rev-parse HEAD)
     if test $old_hash != $new_hash
     	set old_hash $new_hash