diff --git a/wo/cli/plugins/update.py b/wo/cli/plugins/update.py
index 65d47cb..8dfc330 100644
--- a/wo/cli/plugins/update.py
+++ b/wo/cli/plugins/update.py
@@ -27,16 +27,15 @@ class WOUpdateController(CementBaseController):
 
     @expose(hide=True)
     def default(self):
-        if (not (self.app.pargs.force)):
-            self.update_wordops
-        if (self.app.pargs.force):
-            self.force_update_wordops
-
         filename = "woupdate" + time.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
         WODownload.download(self, [["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/"
                                     "WordOps/WordOps/master/install",
                                     "/tmp/{0}".format(filename),
                                     "update script"]])
+        if (not (self.app.pargs.force)):
+            self.update_wordops
+        if (self.app.pargs.force):
+            self.force_update_wordops
 
     @expose(hide=True)
     def update_wordops(self):