diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 4ec0e7e40..74eb8ff2c 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -20,11 +20,28 @@ fi
 BRANCH="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}" && git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 
 MODULE_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/_modules"
+# Calculate hash before fetch
+if [[ -d "${MODULE_DIR}" && -n "$(ls -A "${MODULE_DIR}" 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
+  MODULES_HASH_BEFORE=$(find "${MODULE_DIR}" -type f -exec sha256sum {} \; 2>/dev/null | sort | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
+else
+  MODULES_HASH_BEFORE="EMPTY"
+fi
+
+echo -e "\e[33mFetching latest _modules from origin/${BRANCH}…\e[0m"
+git fetch origin "${BRANCH}"
+git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- _modules
+
 if [[ ! -d "${MODULE_DIR}" || -z "$(ls -A "${MODULE_DIR}")" ]]; then
-  echo -e "\e[33m_modules is missing or empty – fetching all Modules from origin/${BRANCH}…\e[0m"
-  git fetch origin "${BRANCH}"
-  git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- _modules
-  echo -e "\e[33mDone. Please restart the script...\e[0m"
+  echo -e "\e[31mError: _modules is still missing or empty after fetch!\e[0m"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+# Calculate hash after fetch
+MODULES_HASH_AFTER=$(find "${MODULE_DIR}" -type f -exec sha256sum {} \; 2>/dev/null | sort | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
+
+# Check if modules changed
+if [[ "${MODULES_HASH_BEFORE}" != "${MODULES_HASH_AFTER}" ]]; then
+  echo -e "\e[33m_modules have been updated. Please restart the update script.\e[0m"
   exit 2
 fi
 
@@ -320,28 +337,6 @@ if [ ! "$DEV" ]; then
     chmod +x update.sh
     EXIT_COUNT+=1
   fi
-
-  MODULE_DIR="$(dirname "$0")/_modules"
-  echo -e "\e[32mChecking for updates in _modules...\e[0m"
-  if [ ! -d "${MODULE_DIR}" ] || [ -z "$(ls -A "${MODULE_DIR}")" ]; then
-    echo -e "\e[33m_modules missing or empty — fetching from origin...\e[0m"
-    git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- _modules
-  else
-    OLD_SUM="$(find "${MODULE_DIR}" -type f -exec sha1sum {} \; | sort | sha1sum)"
-    git fetch origin
-    git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- _modules
-    NEW_SUM="$(find "${MODULE_DIR}" -type f -exec sha1sum {} \; | sort | sha1sum)"
-
-    if [[ "${OLD_SUM}" != "${NEW_SUM}" ]]; then
-      EXIT_COUNT+=1
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  if [ ${EXIT_COUNT} -ge 1 ]; then
-    echo "Changes for the update Script, please run this script again, exiting!"
-    exit 2
-  fi
-
 fi
 
 if [ ! "$FORCE" ]; then