diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 1d0a3af663..f3bc9c2d1c 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -904,34 +904,38 @@ if [ "$CURRENT_REPO" != "$DEFAULT_REPO" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-echo -e "\e[32mCommitting current status...\e[0m"
-[[ -z "$(git config user.name)" ]] && git config user.name moo
-[[ -z "$(git config user.email)" ]] && git config user.email moo@cow.moo
-[[ ! -z $(git ls-files data/conf/rspamd/override.d/worker-controller-password.inc) ]] && git rm data/conf/rspamd/override.d/worker-controller-password.inc
-git add -u
-git commit -am "Before update on ${DATE}" > /dev/null
-echo -e "\e[32mFetching updated code from remote...\e[0m"
-git fetch origin #${BRANCH}
-echo -e "\e[32mMerging local with remote code (recursive, strategy: \"${MERGE_STRATEGY:-theirs}\", options: \"patience\"...\e[0m"
-git config merge.defaultToUpstream true
-git merge -X${MERGE_STRATEGY:-theirs} -Xpatience -m "After update on ${DATE}"
-# Need to use a variable to not pass return codes of if checks
-MERGE_RETURN=$?
-if [[ ${MERGE_RETURN} == 128 ]]; then
-  echo -e "\e[31m\nOh no, what happened?\n=> You most likely added files to your local mailcow instance that were now added to the official mailcow repository. Please move them to another location before updating mailcow.\e[0m"
-  exit 1
-elif [[ ${MERGE_RETURN} == 1 ]]; then
-  echo -e "\e[93mPotenial conflict, trying to fix...\e[0m"
-  git status --porcelain | grep -E "UD|DU" | awk '{print $2}' | xargs rm -v
-  git add -A
-  git commit -m "After update on ${DATE}" > /dev/null
-  git checkout .
-  echo -e "\e[32mRemoved and recreated files if necessary.\e[0m"
-elif [[ ${MERGE_RETURN} != 0 ]]; then
-  echo -e "\e[31m\nOh no, something went wrong. Please check the error message above.\e[0m"
-  echo
-  echo "Run $COMPOSE_COMMAND up -d to restart your stack without updates or try again after fixing the mentioned errors."
-  exit 1
+if [ ! $DEV ]; then
+  echo -e "\e[32mCommitting current status...\e[0m"
+  [[ -z "$(git config user.name)" ]] && git config user.name moo
+  [[ -z "$(git config user.email)" ]] && git config user.email moo@cow.moo
+  [[ ! -z $(git ls-files data/conf/rspamd/override.d/worker-controller-password.inc) ]] && git rm data/conf/rspamd/override.d/worker-controller-password.inc
+  git add -u
+  git commit -am "Before update on ${DATE}" > /dev/null
+  echo -e "\e[32mFetching updated code from remote...\e[0m"
+  git fetch origin #${BRANCH}
+  echo -e "\e[32mMerging local with remote code (recursive, strategy: \"${MERGE_STRATEGY:-theirs}\", options: \"patience\"...\e[0m"
+  git config merge.defaultToUpstream true
+  git merge -X${MERGE_STRATEGY:-theirs} -Xpatience -m "After update on ${DATE}"
+  # Need to use a variable to not pass return codes of if checks
+  MERGE_RETURN=$?
+  if [[ ${MERGE_RETURN} == 128 ]]; then
+    echo -e "\e[31m\nOh no, what happened?\n=> You most likely added files to your local mailcow instance that were now added to the official mailcow repository. Please move them to another location before updating mailcow.\e[0m"
+    exit 1
+  elif [[ ${MERGE_RETURN} == 1 ]]; then
+    echo -e "\e[93mPotenial conflict, trying to fix...\e[0m"
+    git status --porcelain | grep -E "UD|DU" | awk '{print $2}' | xargs rm -v
+    git add -A
+    git commit -m "After update on ${DATE}" > /dev/null
+    git checkout .
+    echo -e "\e[32mRemoved and recreated files if necessary.\e[0m"
+  elif [[ ${MERGE_RETURN} != 0 ]]; then
+    echo -e "\e[31m\nOh no, something went wrong. Please check the error message above.\e[0m"
+    echo
+    echo "Run $COMPOSE_COMMAND up -d to restart your stack without updates or try again after fixing the mentioned errors."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+elif [ $DEV ]; then
+  echo -e "\e[33mDEVELOPER MODE: Not creating a git diff and commiting it to prevent development stuff within a backup diff...\e[0m"
 fi
 
 echo -e "\e[32mFetching new images, if any...\e[0m"