diff --git a/get_snapshot b/get_snapshot
index 41bc54f..638f726 100755
--- a/get_snapshot
+++ b/get_snapshot
@@ -37,16 +37,21 @@ if [ -d "${PROJECT}.git/" ]; then
         echo "This is not a GIT repository: $(pwd)" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
-    if [ "$(git config remote.origin.url)" != "${UPSTREAM_GIT_URL}" ]; then
-        git remote set-url origin "${UPSTREAM_GIT_URL}"
+    if [ -z "$UPSTREAM_GIT_NOUPDATE" ]; then
+        if [ "$(git config remote.origin.url)" != "${UPSTREAM_GIT_URL}" ]; then
+            git remote set-url origin "${UPSTREAM_GIT_URL}"
+        fi
+        git fetch origin -p
+        git checkout -f "${UPSTREAM_GIT_BRANCH}"
+        git reset --hard "origin/${UPSTREAM_GIT_BRANCH}"
     fi
-     git fetch origin -p
-    git checkout -f "${UPSTREAM_GIT_BRANCH}"
-    git reset --hard "origin/${UPSTREAM_GIT_BRANCH}"
     git clean -fdx
-else
+elif [ -z "$UPSTREAM_GIT_NOUPDATE" ]; then
     git clone -b "${UPSTREAM_GIT_BRANCH}" "${UPSTREAM_GIT_URL}" "${PROJECT}.git/"
     cd "${PROJECT}.git"
+else
+    echo "Missing '${PROJECT}.git' directory!" >&2
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 git_version=$(git describe --tags HEAD)