diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 5635c1c..eb95120 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ fi
 
 function update_dotfiles () {
     cd ~/dotfiles || return
-    if git fetch --dry-run | grep -q . > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    fetch=$(git fetch --dry-run)
+    if [[ -n $fetch ]]; then
         git pull > /dev/null 2>&1
     fi
 }
 
 if [ "$shared_config" -eq 0 ]; then
-    update_dotfiles >/tmp/nvim.log 2>&1
+    update_dotfiles >/tmp/nvim.log 2>&1 &
 fi