diff --git a/ct/librenms.sh b/ct/librenms.sh
index e5dd91fc9..7404dd93e 100644
--- a/ct/librenms.sh
+++ b/ct/librenms.sh
@@ -29,10 +29,21 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
   setup_mariadb
+  ensure_dependencies git
+  if [[ ! -d /opt/librenms/.git ]]; then
+    msg_info "Initializing LibreNMS git metadata"
+    LIBRENMS_VERSION=$(cat ~/.librenms 2>/dev/null)
+    cd /opt/librenms
+    git init -q
+    git remote add origin https://github.com/librenms/librenms.git
+    git fetch --depth 1 origin "refs/tags/v${LIBRENMS_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null ||
+      git fetch --depth 1 origin "refs/tags/${LIBRENMS_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    git checkout -qf FETCH_HEAD 2>/dev/null || true
+    chown -R librenms:librenms .git
+    msg_ok "Initialized LibreNMS git metadata"
+  fi
   msg_info "Updating LibreNMS"
-  su librenms
-  cd /opt/librenms
-  ./daily.sh
+  $STD su - librenms -s /bin/bash -c 'cd /opt/librenms && ./daily.sh'
   msg_ok "Updated LibreNMS"
   exit
 }
diff --git a/install/librenms-install.sh b/install/librenms-install.sh
index 9fa2a0f27..b50472227 100644
--- a/install/librenms-install.sh
+++ b/install/librenms-install.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y \
   acl \
   fping \
+  git \
   graphviz \
   imagemagick \
   mtr-tiny \
@@ -64,6 +65,16 @@ EOF
 chown -R librenms:librenms /opt/librenms
 chmod 771 /opt/librenms
 chmod -R ug=rwX /opt/librenms/bootstrap/cache /opt/librenms/storage /opt/librenms/logs /opt/librenms/rrd
+if [[ ! -d /opt/librenms/.git ]]; then
+  LIBRENMS_VERSION=$(cat ~/.librenms 2>/dev/null)
+  cd /opt/librenms
+  git init -q
+  git remote add origin https://github.com/librenms/librenms.git
+  git fetch --depth 1 origin "refs/tags/v${LIBRENMS_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null ||
+    git fetch --depth 1 origin "refs/tags/${LIBRENMS_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || true
+  git checkout -qf FETCH_HEAD 2>/dev/null || true
+  chown -R librenms:librenms .git
+fi
 msg_ok "Configured LibreNMS"
 
 msg_info "Configure MariaDB"