diff --git a/docs/getting-started/syncing.md b/docs/getting-started/syncing.md
index 45bf9f30e..4d1373609 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/syncing.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/syncing.md
@@ -50,6 +50,37 @@ git push origin master --force
 
 This will overwrite the `master` branch of your fork.
 
+## Keeping your branch up to date
+
+Sometimes, your forked branch may get out of date. To get it up to date it,
+carry out the following steps:
+
+Rebase from upstream once again:
+
+```shell
+git checkout master
+git pull --rebase upstream master
+```
+
+Checkout your feature branch locally and merge master back into your branch:
+
+```shell
+git checkout <feature-branch-name>
+git merge master
+```
+
+Merge any conflicts in editor if necessary:
+
+```shell
+git commit -m "Fix merge conflicts"
+```
+
+Push the changes back to your origin feature branch:
+
+```shell
+git push origin <feature-branch-name>
+```
+
 ## Additional resources
 
 - [Syncing a fork](https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/)
diff --git a/scripts/sync_fork.sh b/scripts/sync_fork.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 808003f01..6098a8857
--- a/scripts/sync_fork.sh
+++ b/scripts/sync_fork.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
+
 # sync this fork with upstream to get the latest changes
-git remote add upstream https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to
+URL="https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to";
+if ! git config remote.upstream.url > /dev/null; then
+  echo "Adding remote ${URL}"
+  git remote add upstream $URL
+fi
 git fetch upstream
 git checkout master
 git merge upstream/master
-