diff --git a/attach b/attach
index f75f3be2..c9d28944 100755
--- a/attach
+++ b/attach
@@ -58,3 +58,5 @@ rm $FILENAME
 
 sudo killall -18 steamwebhelper
 sudo killall -18 steam
+
+./scripts/auto-updater &
diff --git a/attach-gdb b/attach-gdb
index ba742100..dc836cae 100755
--- a/attach-gdb
+++ b/attach-gdb
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ gdb -n -q -batch \
 sudo killall -18 steamwebhelper
 sudo killall -18 steam
 
+./scripts/auto-updater &
+
 gdb -n -q -batch \
   -ex "attach $proc" \
   -ex "continue" \
diff --git a/attach-libnamed.sh b/attach-libnamed.sh
index ed33e5c5..e4487df5 100755
--- a/attach-libnamed.sh
+++ b/attach-libnamed.sh
@@ -61,3 +61,5 @@ sudo gdb -n -q -batch \
   -ex "quit"
 
 sudo rm "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/${FILENAME}"
+
+./scripts/auto-updater &
diff --git a/attach-backtrace-scramble.sh b/scripts/attach-backtrace-scramble.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from attach-backtrace-scramble.sh
rename to scripts/attach-backtrace-scramble.sh
diff --git a/scripts/auto-updater b/scripts/auto-updater
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..61f5fa21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/auto-updater
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+LOCKFILE=/tmp/chupdater.lock
+if [ -e ${LOCKFILE} ] && kill -0 `cat ${LOCKFILE}` >/dev/null; then
+    echo -e "\033[1;31m \n \nAuto Updater: Auto Updater already running in the background\n\033[0m"
+    exit
+fi
+
+# make sure the lockfile is removed when we exit and then claim it
+trap "rm -f ${LOCKFILE}; exit" INT TERM EXIT
+echo $$ > ${LOCKFILE}
+
+echo -e "\033[1;34 \n \nAuto Updater: Updating cathook in the background\n\033[0m"
+
+sudo -u $(logname) bash -c 'git fetch && git pull origin >/dev/null && git submodule update --init --recursive' || { echo -e "\033[1;31m \n \nAuto Updater: Failed to pull from github!\n\033[0m"; exit 1; }
+
+pushd build >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+sudo cmake --build . --target data >/dev/null || { echo -e "\033[1;31m \n \nAuto Updater:Failed to update /opt/cathook/data directory\n\033[0m"; exit 1; }
+
+sudo -u $(logname) bash -c  'cmake .. >/dev/null && cmake --build . --target cathook >/dev/null' || { echo -e "\033[1;31m \n \nAuto Updater: Failed to compile cathook\n\033[0m"; exit 1; }
+
+rm -f ${LOCKFILE}
+
+popd >/dev/null
+
+echo -e "\n\n\033[1;34mAuto Updater: Cathook updated successfully\033[0m" && exit 0
diff --git a/tools/updater.sh b/tools/updater.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index dd7a8abf..00000000
--- a/tools/updater.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-printf "\n\n";printf '\e[1;34m%-6s\e' "Your cathook version is out of date! Please reinstall by using \"wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nullworks/One-in-all-cathook-install/master/install-all && bash install-all\"";printf "\n\n"
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