diff --git a/lib/functions.sh b/lib/functions.sh
index 3022757..2ef28e2 100644
--- a/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/lib/functions.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ send_alert_backups() {
   echo "Generated by /federated/bin/backuptool" > /federated/apps/mail/data/root/certs/mailfile
   docker exec mail bash -c "mail -r admin@$DOMAIN -a \"Content-type: text/html\" -s \"backuptool failed to run on $EXTERNALIP - low disk\" $ALERTS_EMAIL < /root/certs/mailfile"
 }
+send_alert_upgrade() {
+  . /etc/federated
+  EXTERNALIP=`dig @resolver4.opendns.com myip.opendns.com +short 2> /dev/null`
+  echo "Generated by /federated/bin/upgrade" > /federated/apps/mail/data/root/certs/mailfile
+  docker exec mail bash -c "mail -r admin@$DOMAIN -a \"Content-type: text/html\" -s \"upgrade failed to run on $EXTERNALIP - couldn't pull from git\" $ALERTS_EMAIL < /root/certs/mailfile"
+}
 add_cron() {
 cat > /etc/logrotate.d/federated <<EOF
 /federated/logs/*.log {
@@ -99,9 +105,12 @@ upgrade_federated() {
 
   API_TOKEN="6f3d11bee38b636e593aba295d661b9908b42134"
   cd /federated && git pull https://installcore:$API_TOKEN@code.federated.company/federatedcomputer/Core
-  [ $? -ne 0 ] && fail "Git pull not working on update of federated."
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    send_alert_upgrade
+    fail "Git pull not working on update of federated."
+  fi
 
-    echo -ne "\n* Checking installed app versions with latest-versions."
+  echo -ne "\n* Checking installed app versions with latest-versions."
 
   [ ! -f "/federated/lib/latest-versions" ] && fail "File /federated/lib/latest-version doesn't exist."
   APP_DOTS='......................'