diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7070b41..757e6f9 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ die () {
   exit "$st"
 }
 
+############
+### Check for network connection
+###########
+echo -e "\nChecking for internet connection...\n"
+ping -c 3 github.com    
+rcode=$?
+if [ $? -ne 0]; then
+    echo "------------------------------------"
+    echo "Unable to detect internet connection. Please check your connectivity and try again"
+    exit 1    
+fi
+echo -e "Success!\n"
+
 ############
 ### Check whether installer is up-to-date
 ############
diff --git a/update-tools-repo.sh b/update-tools-repo.sh
index 8656069..69e3d7c 100755
--- a/update-tools-repo.sh
+++ b/update-tools-repo.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 unset CDPATH
 myPath="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd )"
 cd "$myPath"
+username=$(logname)
 
 active_branch=$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)
 active_branch=${active_branch##refs/heads/}
 
-git fetch
+sudo -u $username git fetch
 changes=$(git log HEAD..origin/"$active_branch" --oneline)
 
 if [ -z "$changes" ]; then