diff --git a/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.cpp b/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.cpp
index f334015..72bb787 100644
--- a/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.cpp
+++ b/UpdatePTUDevCtrl/worker.cpp
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ void Worker::privateUpdate() {
     m_clone = false;
     m_repairClone = false;
     m_initialClone = false;
+    m_pulledNewBranch = false;
                                     // the customer repository is cloned or
                                     // repaired/re-cloned without checking the
                                     // ISMAS-trigger (WAIT-)button.
@@ -727,6 +728,35 @@ bool Worker::customerEnvironment() {
     ISMAS() << (GUI() << (CONSOLE() << UPDATE_STEP::CHECKOUT_BRANCH));
 
     if (QDir(m_customerRepository).exists()) {
+        if (m_clone == false) {
+            if (m_gc.branchExistsRemotely()) {
+                QString msg("PULL NEW BRANCH " + m_branchName);
+                QStringList lst(msg);
+                ISMAS(lst) << (GUI(lst) << (CONSOLE(lst) << UPDATE_STEP::PULL_NEW_BRANCH));
+                if (!m_gc.branchExistsLocally()) {
+                    msg = QString("PULLING OF NEW BRANCH " + m_branchName + " DOES NOT EXIST LOCALLY");
+                    QStringList lst(msg);
+                    CONSOLE(lst) << UPDATE_STEP::PULL_NEW_BRANCH;
+                    if (!m_gc.gitPullNewBranches()) {
+                        msg = QString("PULLING OF NEW BRANCH " + m_branchName + "FAILED");
+                        QStringList lst(msg);
+                        ISMAS(lst) << (GUI(lst) << (CONSOLE(lst) << (m_lastFailedUpdateStep = UPDATE_STEP::PULL_NEW_BRANCH_FAILURE)));
+                        return false;
+                    } else {
+                        msg = QString("PULLING OF NEW BRANCH " + m_branchName + "SUCCESS");
+                        QStringList lst(msg);
+                        ISMAS(lst) << (GUI(lst) << (CONSOLE(lst) << (m_lastFailedUpdateStep = UPDATE_STEP::PULL_NEW_BRANCH_SUCCESS)));
+                        m_pulledNewBranch = true;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    msg = QString("PULLING ALREADY EXISTING LOCAL BRANCH " + m_branchName + "SUCCESS");
+                    QStringList lst(msg);
+                    ISMAS(lst) << (GUI(lst) << (CONSOLE(lst) << (m_lastFailedUpdateStep = UPDATE_STEP::PULL_NEW_BRANCH_SUCCESS)));
+                    m_pulledNewBranch = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (m_gc.gitCheckoutBranch()) {
             return true;
         } else {