diff --git a/admin-tools/setup-master.sh b/admin-tools/setup-master.sh
index a76c89ba..6300f0f9 100755
--- a/admin-tools/setup-master.sh
+++ b/admin-tools/setup-master.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 mydir=$(dirname $bs)
 fulldir=$(readlink -f $mydir)
 cd $fulldir/..
-(cd ../python-spark && git checkout master && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION) && \
-    (cd ../python-xdis && git checkout master && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION) && \
-    git checkout master && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION
+(cd ../python-spark && git checkout master && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION) && git pull && \
+    (cd ../python-xdis && git checkout master && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION) && git pull && \
+    git checkout master && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION && git pull
 cd $owd
diff --git a/admin-tools/setup-python-2.4.sh b/admin-tools/setup-python-2.4.sh
index f4665ab7..5226f9d2 100755
--- a/admin-tools/setup-python-2.4.sh
+++ b/admin-tools/setup-python-2.4.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 mydir=$(dirname $bs)
 fulldir=$(readlink -f $mydir)
 cd $fulldir/..
-(cd ../python-spark && git checkout python-2.4 && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION) && \
-    (cd ../python-xdis && git checkout python-2.4 && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION) && \
-    git checkout python-2.4 &&  pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION
+(cd ../python-spark && git checkout python-2.4 && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION) && git pull && \
+    (cd ../python-xdis && git checkout python-2.4 && pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION) && git pull && \
+    git checkout python-2.4 &&  pyenv local $PYTHON_VERSION && git pull
 cd $owd