diff --git a/lib/homesick.rb b/lib/homesick.rb
index fb82908..87a1982 100644
--- a/lib/homesick.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick.rb
@@ -44,13 +44,20 @@ class Homesick < Thor
     end
   end
 
+  desc "update NAME", "Update the specified castle"
+  def update(name)
+    check_castle_existance(name, "update")
+
+    inside repos_dir.join(name) do
+      git_pull
+      git_submodule_init
+      git_submodule_update
+    end
+  end
+
   desc "symlink NAME", "Symlinks all dotfiles from the specified castle"
   def symlink(name)
-    unless castle_dir(name).exist?
-      say_status :error, "Could not symlink #{name}, expected #{castle_dir(name)} exist and contain dotfiles", :red
-
-      exit(1)
-    end
+    check_castle_existance(name, "symlink")
 
     inside castle_dir(name) do
       files = Pathname.glob('.*').reject{|a| [".",".."].include?(a.to_s)}
@@ -85,9 +92,16 @@ class Homesick < Thor
     @repos_dir ||= home_dir.join('.homesick', 'repos').expand_path
   end
 
-
   def castle_dir(name)
     repos_dir.join(name, 'home')
   end
 
+  def check_castle_existance(name, action)
+    unless castle_dir(name).exist?
+      say_status :error, "Could not #{action} #{name}, expected #{castle_dir(name)} exist and contain dotfiles", :red
+
+      exit(1)
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/homesick/actions.rb b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
index e92e688..4041ae7 100644
--- a/lib/homesick/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ class Homesick
       system "git submodule --quiet update >/dev/null 2>&1" unless options[:pretend]
     end
 
+    def git_pull(config = {})
+      say_status 'git pull', '', :green unless options[:quiet]
+      system "git pull --quiet" unless options[:pretend]
+    end
+
     def ln_s(source, destination, config = {})
       source = Pathname.new(source)
       destination = Pathname.new(destination)