diff --git a/scripts/pgit.sh b/scripts/pgit.sh
index 4a8152fa..9f82c5e1 100644
--- a/scripts/pgit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pgit.sh
@@ -65,27 +65,36 @@ clone()
 	fi
 	set -e
 	for p in $projects; do
-		[ -d $p ] && {
-			marker "skipping existing $p"
-			continue
-		}
-		marker "cloning $p"
 		local pullurl=ssh://$login@git.jannet.de/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
 		local pushurl=ssh://$login@git.jannet.de/srv/git/$login/proj/$p
+		marker "pulling $p from user $fromuser"
 		if [ "$fromuser" = "$login" ]; then
-			git clone ssh://$login@git.jannet.de/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
-			git -C $p submodule init || fatal git submodule init failed in `pwd`
-			git -C $p submodule update || fatal git submodule update failed in `pwd`
+			if [ -d $p ]; then
+				git -C $p pull
+			else
+				git clone ssh://$login@git.jannet.de/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
+				git -C $p submodule init || fatal git submodule init failed in `pwd`
+				git -C $p submodule update || fatal git submodule update failed in `pwd`
+			fi
 		else
-			set -x
-			$git_srv_admin -u $login -j create-personal-project $p
-			git clone ssh://$login@git.jannet.de/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
-			git -C $p remote rename origin $fromuser || fatal failed to rename remote in `pwd`
-			git -C $p remote set-url --push $fromuser no_push
-			git -C $p remote add origin $pushurl
-			git -C $p submodule init || fatal git submodule init failed in `pwd`
-			git -C $p submodule update || fatal git submodule update failed in `pwd`
-			set +x
+			if [ -d $p ]; then
+				git -C $p remote | grep -q "^$fromuser$" || {
+					git -C $p remote add $fromuser
+					git -C $p remote set-url --fetch $fromuser $pullurl
+					git -C $p remote set-url --push $fromuser no_push
+				}
+				git -C $p pull $fromuser
+			else
+				set -x
+				$git_srv_admin -u $login -j create-personal-project $p
+				git clone ssh://$login@git.jannet.de/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
+				git -C $p remote rename origin $fromuser || fatal failed to rename remote in `pwd`
+				git -C $p remote set-url --push $fromuser no_push
+				git -C $p remote add origin $pushurl
+				git -C $p submodule init || fatal git submodule init failed in `pwd`
+				git -C $p submodule update || fatal git submodule update failed in `pwd`
+				set +x
+			fi
 		fi
 	done
 )}