diff --git a/lib/updater/git_updater.rb b/lib/updater/git_updater.rb
index 0cfdecac..0afb4336 100644
--- a/lib/updater/git_updater.rb
+++ b/lib/updater/git_updater.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ class GitUpdater < Updater
     %x[git #{repo_directory_arguments()} pull]
   end
 
+  def has_local_changes?
+    %x[git #{repo_directory_arguments()} diff --exit-code 2>&1] =~ /diff/ ? true : false
+  end
+
+  def reset_head
+    %x[git #{repo_directory_arguments()} reset --hard HEAD]
+  end
+
   protected
   def repo_directory_arguments
     if @repo_directory
diff --git a/spec/lib/updater/git_updater_spec.rb b/spec/lib/updater/git_updater_spec.rb
index 91293642..153cd0cc 100644
--- a/spec/lib/updater/git_updater_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/updater/git_updater_spec.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,29 @@ describe GitUpdater do
       @git_updater.update().should === "Already up-to-date."
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#has_local_changes?" do
+    after :each do
+      stub_system_command(@git_updater, /^git .* diff --exit-code 2>&1/, @stub_value)
+      @git_updater.has_local_changes?.should === @expected
+    end
+
+    it "should return true if there are local changes" do
+      @stub_value = 'diff'
+      @expected = true
+    end
+
+    it "should return false if there are no local changes" do
+      @stub_value = ''
+      @expected = false
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#reset_head" do
+    it "should reset the local repo" do
+      stub_system_command(@git_updater, /^git .* reset --hard HEAD/, "HEAD is now at")
+      @git_updater.reset_head.should match(/^HEAD is now at/)
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/wpscan.rb b/wpscan.rb
index 1ed907d9..4a0bd989 100755
--- a/wpscan.rb
+++ b/wpscan.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ begin
   # Check for updates
   if wpscan_options.update
     unless @updater.nil?
+      if @updater.has_local_changes?
+        puts "#{red('[!]')} Local file changes detected, an update will override local changes, do you want to continue updating? [y/n]"
+        Readline.readline =~ /^y/i ? @updater.reset_head : raise('Update aborted')
+      end
       puts @updater.update()
     else
       puts "Svn / Git not installed, or wpscan has not been installed with one of them."