diff --git a/cli/app/new.go b/cli/app/new.go
index f6c429005..72ec023af 100644
--- a/cli/app/new.go
+++ b/cli/app/new.go
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ var AppNewCommand = &cobra.Command{
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		recipe := internal.ValidateRecipe(args, cmd.Name())
 
+		if err := recipe.EnsureUpToDate(); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf(
+				"failed to ensure repo is up to date for recipe: %s err: %s",
+				recipe.Name,
+				err,
+			)
+		}
+
 		if len(args) == 2 && internal.Chaos {
 			log.Fatal(i18n.G("cannot use [version] and --chaos together"))
 		}