diff --git a/up b/up
index 6ba5ebd..329a919 100755
--- a/up
+++ b/up
@@ -37,12 +37,26 @@ while IFS= read -r repo_path || [[ -n "$repo_path" ]]; do
         continue
     fi
 
+    # Check if 'origin' remote exists
+    if ! git remote | grep -q '^origin$'; then
+        echo "Remote 'origin' not found. Attempting to set it up..."
+        # Try to guess the remote URL based on the directory name
+        repo_name=$(basename "$repo_path")
+        remote_url="https://git.sij.ai/sij/$repo_name.git"
+        git remote add origin "$remote_url"
+        echo "Added remote 'origin' with URL: $remote_url"
+    fi
+
     # Get the current branch
     current_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
     # Pull the latest changes from the repository
     echo "Pulling from $current_branch branch..."
-    git pull origin "$current_branch"
+    if ! git pull origin "$current_branch"; then
+        echo "Failed to pull from origin. The remote branch might not exist or there might be conflicts."
+        echo "Skipping further operations for this repository."
+        continue
+    fi
 
     # Add changes to the Git index (staging area)
     echo "Adding all changes..."
@@ -58,7 +72,11 @@ while IFS= read -r repo_path || [[ -n "$repo_path" ]]; do
 
         # Push changes to the remote repository
         echo "Pushing all changes..."
-        git push origin "$current_branch"
+        if ! git push origin "$current_branch"; then
+            echo "Failed to push changes. The remote branch might not exist."
+            echo "Creating remote branch and pushing..."
+            git push -u origin "$current_branch"
+        fi
     fi
 
     echo "Update complete for $repo_path!"