diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index c05f77c..d71908d 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
    # a simple way to manage your todo list
    # Usage:
-   #  todo                    -- edit ~/todo
+   #  todo                    -- pull latest repo version and edit ~/todo
    #  todo auto               -- commit and push ~/todo with message 'todo'
    #  todo [any git command]  -- manage todo for easy syncing, assuming ~/todo is
    #                                a symlink that points to a file in a git repo
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
       todo_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath ~/todo)")"
       if [ -z "$@" ];then
          cd "$(dirname "$(realpath ~/todo)")"
+         git pull
          $EDITOR ~/todo 
       elif [ "$@" = 'auto' ];then
          cd "$todo_dir"