diff --git a/install_nvchad.sh b/install_nvchad.sh
index 8ab096c..0eaa314 100755
--- a/install_nvchad.sh
+++ b/install_nvchad.sh
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ if [ -d "$NVIM_CONFIG/.git" ]; then
     EXISTING_REMOTE=$(git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" remote get-url "$REMOTE_NAME" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
     if [ "$EXISTING_REMOTE" = "$REPO" ]; then
         echo "NvChad config already installed — pulling latest..."
-        git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" stash
+        local stashed=false
+        if ! git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" diff --quiet || ! git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" diff --cached --quiet; then
+            git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" stash
+            stashed=true
+        fi
         git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" pull "$REMOTE_NAME" "$BRANCH"
-        git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" stash pop 2>/dev/null || true
+        $stashed && git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" stash pop || true
         deploy_nvim
         echo "Done."
         exit 0