diff --git a/bashScripts/update_and_shutdown_fedora.sh b/bashScripts/update_and_shutdown_fedora.sh
index cf8e3983..10650680 100644
--- a/bashScripts/update_and_shutdown_fedora.sh
+++ b/bashScripts/update_and_shutdown_fedora.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ echo ""
 echo "sudo permissions available. Starting"
 echo ""
 
+
+if which "timeshift" &> /dev/null; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Making snapshot with timeshift"
+    echo ""
+    sudo timeshift --create --comments "Pre Updates"
+else
+    echo ""
+    echo "timeshift is not installed."
+    echo "continuining without making a snapshot"
+    echo ""
+fi
+
+
+echo ""
+echo "Starting Updates"
+echo ""
+
+sudo dnf clean all -y
 sudo dnf check -y
 sudo dnf check-update -y
 sudo dnf update -y
@@ -29,11 +48,10 @@ sudo flatpak update -y
 sudo flatpak repair
 sudo flatpak uninstall --unused -y
 sudo dnf autoremove -y
-sudo dnf clean all -y
 
 
 echo ""
-echo "Press any key withing $SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT seconds to cancel shutdown."
+echo "Press any key within $SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT seconds to cancel shutdown."
 echo ""
 
 if read -t $SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT -n 1; then