diff --git a/lib/core/git_repo.dart b/lib/core/git_repo.dart
index 5e6a83a0..52922bfe 100644
--- a/lib/core/git_repo.dart
+++ b/lib/core/git_repo.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:git_bindings/git_bindings.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/note.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/notes_folder.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/notes_folder_fs.dart';
+import 'package:gitjournal/error_reporting.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/settings.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/utils/logger.dart';
 
@@ -168,14 +169,30 @@ class GitNoteRepository {
     return _addNote(note, "Edited Note");
   }
 
-  Future<void> pull() async {
+  Future<void> fetch() async {
     try {
-      await _gitRepo.pull(
+      await _gitRepo.fetch("origin");
+    } on GitException catch (ex, stackTrace) {
+      Log.e("GitPull Failed", ex: ex, stacktrace: stackTrace);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<void> merge() async {
+    var repo = await git.GitRepository.load(gitDirPath);
+    var branch = await repo.currentBranch();
+    if (branch == null) {
+      logExceptionWarning(Exception("Current Branch null"), StackTrace.current);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await _gitRepo.merge(
+        branch: branch.remoteTrackingBranch(),
         authorEmail: settings.gitAuthorEmail,
         authorName: settings.gitAuthor,
       );
     } on GitException catch (ex, stackTrace) {
-      Log.e("GitPull Failed", ex: ex, stacktrace: stackTrace);
+      Log.e("Git Merge Failed", ex: ex, stacktrace: stackTrace);
     }
   }
 
@@ -189,10 +206,11 @@ class GitNoteRepository {
     } catch (_) {}
 
     try {
-      await _gitRepo.push();
+      await _gitRepo.push("origin");
     } on GitException catch (ex, stackTrace) {
       if (ex.cause == 'cannot push non-fastforwardable reference') {
-        await pull();
+        await fetch();
+        await merge();
         return push();
       }
       Log.e("GitPush Failed", ex: ex, stacktrace: stackTrace);
diff --git a/lib/state_container.dart b/lib/state_container.dart
index 8f2f0f26..969e51bd 100644
--- a/lib/state_container.dart
+++ b/lib/state_container.dart
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ class StateContainer with ChangeNotifier {
 
     Future noteLoadingFuture;
     try {
-      await _gitRepo.pull();
+      await _gitRepo.fetch();
+      await _gitRepo.merge();
 
       appState.syncStatus = SyncStatus.Pushing;
       notifyListeners();
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 96e40626..5515e31b 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ packages:
       name: buffer
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.6"
+    version: "1.0.7"
   cached_network_image:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ packages:
     description:
       path: "."
       ref: HEAD
-      resolved-ref: "27fe7ee9b5713c72dd7a3db3018ff16e6b06945b"
+      resolved-ref: "8e7e782f32f6cb1f39e39036d795f06ddecc56aa"
       url: "https://github.com/GitJournal/dart_git.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.1"
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ packages:
       name: git_bindings
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.0.14"
+    version: "0.0.15"
   git_url_parse2:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e39c7198..c935871e 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies:
   dynamic_theme: ^1.0.0
   flutter_staggered_grid_view: ^0.3.0
   provider: ^3.2.0
-  git_bindings: ^0.0.14
+  git_bindings: ^0.0.15
   dart_git:
     git: https://github.com/GitJournal/dart_git.git
     #path: /Users/vishesh/src/gitjournal/dart_git