diff --git a/bin/omarchy-update-available b/bin/omarchy-update-available
index 8a5bfa0e..3eb20a03 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-update-available
+++ b/bin/omarchy-update-available
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 omarchy_path="$HOME/.local/share/omarchy"
-latest_tag=$(git -C $omarchy_path ls-remote --tags origin | grep -v "{}" | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's#refs/tags/##' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
-current_tag=$(git -C $omarchy_path describe --tags $(git -C $omarchy_path rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
+
+# Ensure remote is reachable
+if ! git -C "$omarchy_path" ls-remote &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Error: Unable to reach remote repository."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+latest_tag=$(git -C "$omarchy_path" ls-remote --tags origin | grep -v "{}" | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's#refs/tags/##' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
+current_tag=$(git -C "$omarchy_path" describe --tags $(git -C "$omarchy_path" rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
 
 if [[ "$current_tag" != "$latest_tag" ]]; then
   echo "Omarchy update available ($latest_tag)"