diff --git a/services/git-monitor b/services/git-monitor
index bd4855c..051dee6 100755
--- a/services/git-monitor
+++ b/services/git-monitor
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ check_for_updates() {
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
       log_message "INFO" "Pull successful."
 
+      # run local scripts
+      if [ -f "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name/.git-monitor_after.sh" ]; then
+        run_after "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name/.git-monitor_after.sh"
+      fi
+    
       # Update the last commit hash file
       echo "$current_commit_hash" > "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name/.git-monitor-last-commit"
     else
@@ -94,9 +99,6 @@ initialize_repos
 while true; do
   while read -r repo_name repo_url; do
     check_for_updates $repo_name
-    if [ -f "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name/.git-monitor_after.sh" ]; then
-      run_after "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name/.git-monitor_after.sh"
-    fi
   done < $REPO_URLS
   sleep "$POLL_INTERVAL"
 done