diff --git a/lib/self-upgrade.bash b/lib/self-upgrade.bash
index 3ddedbf..ade2c61 100644
--- a/lib/self-upgrade.bash
+++ b/lib/self-upgrade.bash
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ function development_upgrade {
   git_output=$(git pull 2>&1)
   if echo "$git_output" | grep -q 'up to date'; then
     echo 'already up-to-date (Ctrl-c to bypass reinitialization)'
+  else
+    echo 'git pull applied (Ctrl-c to bypass reinitialization)'
+  fi
+  if sudo_root; then
+    sudo miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/initiate.bash
   fi
-  sudo_root
-  sudo miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/initiate.bash
 }
 
 function system_upgrade {
@@ -34,8 +37,9 @@ function system_upgrade {
   latest=$("$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/tools/wget_semver artcode miaou/miaou-bash)
   if [[ "$current" == "$latest" ]]; then
     echo "up-to-date version: $current (Ctrl-c to bypass reinitialization)"
-    sudo_root
-    sudo miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/initiate.bash
+    if sudo_root; then
+      sudo miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/initiate.bash
+    fi
   else
     echo "new version available: $latest"
     #TODO: should download file self-upgrade.bash itself before calling it against