diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e6e48dc..392a478 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,15 +27,26 @@ func handler(data map[string]interface{}) {
 	log.Default().Printf("Repo: %s", repository["full_name"])
 	sendMessage(MatrixMessage{text: fmt.Sprintf("⚪️ Handling webhook for `%s`...", repository["full_name"])})
 
-	deploy_error := pullRepo(repository["ssh_url"].(string), repository["name"].(string))
-	if deploy_error.code != 0 {
-		deploy_error.SendOverMatrix()
-		return
+	repo_name := repository["name"].(string)
+
+	exists, err := fileExists(configuration.sites_dir+"/"+repo_name)
+	if err != nil {
+		newDeployError(1, "handler", "Failed to check if site '%s' exists", fmt.Sprint(err))
 	}
-	deploy_error = restartSite(repository["name"].(string))
-	if deploy_error.code != 0 {
-		deploy_error.SendOverMatrix()
-		return
+	if exists {
+		if deploy_error := updateSite(repository["ssh_url"].(string), repo_name); deploy_error.code != 0 {
+			deploy_error.SendOverMatrix(); return
+		}
+		if deploy_error := restartSite(repo_name); deploy_error.code != 0 {
+			deploy_error.SendOverMatrix(); return
+		}
+	} else {	
+		if deploy_error := cloneSite(repository["ssh_url"].(string), repo_name); deploy_error.code != 0 {
+			deploy_error.SendOverMatrix(); return
+		}
+		if deploy_error := startSite(repo_name); deploy_error.code != 0 {
+			deploy_error.SendOverMatrix(); return
+		}
 	}
 	sendMessage(MatrixMessage{text: "🟢 Deployed successfully!"})
 }
diff --git a/site.go b/site.go
index e6b7f44..29ade41 100644
--- a/site.go
+++ b/site.go
@@ -82,28 +82,24 @@ func restartSite(name string) DeployError {
 	return DeployError{}
 }
 
-// pullRepo attempts to pull or clone a repository using the given name and url
-func pullRepo(url string, name string) DeployError  {	
-	exists, err := fileExists(configuration.sites_dir+"/"+name)
+// updateSite attempts to pull or clone a repository using the given name and url
+func updateSite(url string, name string) DeployError  {	
+	log.Printf("Pulling down repository %s...", name)
+	repo,err := git.Open(configuration.sites_dir+"/"+name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return newDeployError(1, "fileExists",
-			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to check whether folder '%s' exists while pulling down repository '%s'!", name, name), "")
+		return newDeployError(1, "updateSite", fmt.Sprintf("Failed to open git repository '%s'", name), fmt.Sprint(err))
 	}
-	if !exists {
-		log.Printf("Cloning repository %s...", name)
-		if err = git.Clone(url, configuration.sites_dir+"/"+name); err != nil {
-			return newDeployError(1, "pullRepo", fmt.Sprintf("Failed to pull down repository '%s'", name), "")
-		}
-		if err := startSite(name); err.code != 0 {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Printf("Pulling down repository %s...", name)
-		repo,err := git.Open(configuration.sites_dir+"/"+name)
-		if err != nil {
-			return newDeployError(1, "pullRepo", fmt.Sprintf("Failed to open git repository '%s'", name), "")
-		}
-		repo.Pull()
+	if err = repo.Pull(); err != nil {
+		return newDeployError(1, "updateSite", fmt.Sprintf("Failed to pull down git repository '%s'", name), fmt.Sprint(err))
+	}
+	return DeployError{}
+}
+
+// cloneSite
+func cloneSite(url string, name string) DeployError {
+	log.Printf("Cloning repository %s...", name)
+	if err := git.Clone(url, configuration.sites_dir+"/"+name); err != nil {
+		return newDeployError(1, "cloneSite", fmt.Sprintf("Failed to pull down repository '%s'", name), fmt.Sprint(err))
 	}
 	return DeployError{}
 }