diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/SnapshotFetcher.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/SnapshotFetcher.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfb28b4031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/SnapshotFetcher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex;
+
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getdoc.SnapshotGetDocRequest;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getforversion.SnapshotData;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getforversion.SnapshotGetForVersionRequest;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getforversion.SnapshotGetForVersionResult;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getsavedvers.SnapshotGetSavedVersRequest;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getsavedvers.SnapshotInfo;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model.Snapshot;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Winston on 07/11/14.
+ */
+public class SnapshotFetcher {
+
+    private final String projectName;
+    private final Map<Integer, Snapshot> snapshots;
+    private final SortedSet<Integer> versions;
+
+    public SnapshotFetcher(String projectName, Map<Integer, Snapshot> snapshots) {
+        this.projectName = projectName;
+        this.snapshots = snapshots;
+        versions = new TreeSet<Integer>();
+    }
+
+    public List<Snapshot> fetchNewSnapshots() throws Throwable {
+        List<Snapshot> newSnapshots = new LinkedList<Snapshot>();
+        while (getNew(newSnapshots));
+        return newSnapshots;
+    }
+
+    private boolean getNew(List<Snapshot> newSnapshots) throws Throwable {
+        SnapshotGetDocRequest getDoc = new SnapshotGetDocRequest(projectName);
+        SnapshotGetSavedVersRequest getSavedVers = new SnapshotGetSavedVersRequest(projectName);
+
+        getDoc.request();
+        getSavedVers.request();
+
+        Set<Integer> fetchedIDs = new HashSet<Integer>();
+        Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos = new HashMap<Integer, SnapshotInfo>();
+
+        int latestVersionID = putLatestDoc(getDoc, fetchedIDs, fetchedSnapshotInfos);
+
+        putSavedVers(getSavedVers, fetchedIDs, fetchedSnapshotInfos);
+
+        List<Integer> idsToUpdate = getIDsToUpdate(fetchedIDs);
+
+        versions.addAll(fetchedIDs);
+        versions.add(latestVersionID);
+
+        return updateIDs(idsToUpdate, fetchedSnapshotInfos, newSnapshots);
+    }
+
+    private void putFetchedResult(SnapshotInfo snapshotInfo, Set<Integer> ids, Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> snapshotInfos) {
+        int versionID = snapshotInfo.getVersionId();
+        snapshotInfos.put(versionID, snapshotInfo);
+        ids.add(versionID);
+    }
+
+    private int putLatestDoc(SnapshotGetDocRequest getDoc, Set<Integer> fetchedIDs, Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos) throws Throwable {
+        int latestVersionID = getDoc.getResult().getVersionID();
+        putFetchedResult(new SnapshotInfo(latestVersionID), fetchedIDs, fetchedSnapshotInfos);
+        return latestVersionID;
+    }
+
+    private void putSavedVers(SnapshotGetSavedVersRequest getSavedVers, Set<Integer> fetchedIDs, Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos) throws Throwable {
+        for (SnapshotInfo snapshotInfo : getSavedVers.getResult().getSavedVers()) {
+            putFetchedResult(snapshotInfo, fetchedIDs, fetchedSnapshotInfos);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<Integer> getIDsToUpdate(Set<Integer> fetchedIDs) {
+        List<Integer> idsToUpdate = new LinkedList<Integer>();
+        for (Integer id : fetchedIDs) {
+            if (!versions.contains(id)) {
+                idsToUpdate.add(id);
+            }
+        }
+        return idsToUpdate;
+    }
+
+    private boolean updateIDs(List<Integer> idsToUpdate, Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos, List<Snapshot> newSnapshots) throws Throwable {
+        if (idsToUpdate.isEmpty()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        System.out.println("Fetching versions: " + idsToUpdate);
+        fetchVersions(idsToUpdate, fetchedSnapshotInfos, newSnapshots);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private void fetchVersions(List<Integer> idsToUpdate, Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos, List<Snapshot> newSnapshots) throws Throwable {
+        List<SnapshotGetForVersionRequest> requests = createFiredRequests(idsToUpdate);
+        processResults(fetchedSnapshotInfos, newSnapshots, requests);
+    }
+
+    private List<SnapshotGetForVersionRequest> createFiredRequests(List<Integer> idsToUpdate) {
+        List<SnapshotGetForVersionRequest> requests = new LinkedList<SnapshotGetForVersionRequest>();
+        for (int id : idsToUpdate) {
+            SnapshotGetForVersionRequest request = new SnapshotGetForVersionRequest(projectName, id);
+            requests.add(request);
+            request.request();
+        }
+        return requests;
+    }
+
+    private void processResults(Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos, List<Snapshot> newSnapshots, List<SnapshotGetForVersionRequest> requests) throws Throwable {
+        for (SnapshotGetForVersionRequest request : requests) {
+            processResult(fetchedSnapshotInfos, newSnapshots, request);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void processResult(Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos, List<Snapshot> newSnapshots, SnapshotGetForVersionRequest request) throws Throwable {
+        SnapshotGetForVersionResult result = request.getResult();
+        SnapshotData data = result.getSnapshotData();
+        Snapshot snapshot = new Snapshot(fetchedSnapshotInfos.get(request.getVersionID()), data);
+        snapshots.put(request.getVersionID(), snapshot);
+        newSnapshots.add(snapshot);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/api/request/getsavedvers/SnapshotInfo.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/api/request/getsavedvers/SnapshotInfo.java
index 8102ea17be..fe3d739942 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/api/request/getsavedvers/SnapshotInfo.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/api/request/getsavedvers/SnapshotInfo.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public class SnapshotInfo {
     private String createdAt;
 
     public SnapshotInfo(int versionID) {
+        this.versionId = versionID;
         comment = "Update on WriteLatex.com.";
         user = new WLUser();
     }
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
index 6f4e791997..0df250b4bd 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model;
 
-import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.SnapshotDBAPI;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
 /**
  * Created by Winston on 06/11/14.
@@ -24,11 +21,11 @@ public class WLDataModel implements SnapshotDBAPI {
         projects = new HashMap<String, WLProject>();
     }
 
-    private void updateProjectWithName(String name) throws Throwable {
+    private List<Snapshot> updateProjectWithName(String name) throws Throwable {
         if (!projects.containsKey(name)) {
             projects.put(name, new WLProject(name));
         }
-        projects.get(name).update();
+        return projects.get(name).fetchNewSnapshots();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@ public class WLDataModel implements SnapshotDBAPI {
 
     @Override
     public List<Snapshot> getSnapshotsToAddToProject(String name) throws Throwable {
-        updateProjectWithName(name);
-        return projects.get(name).getSnapshotsToAdd();
+        return updateProjectWithName(name);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLProject.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLProject.java
index 3dc5c6d432..038fb82b4d 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLProject.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLProject.java
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.base.Request;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.SnapshotFetcher;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getdoc.SnapshotGetDocRequest;
-import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getdoc.SnapshotGetDocResult;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getforversion.SnapshotData;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getforversion.SnapshotGetForVersionRequest;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getforversion.SnapshotGetForVersionResult;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getsavedvers.SnapshotGetSavedVersRequest;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getsavedvers.SnapshotInfo;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.*;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
 /**
  * Created by Winston on 06/11/14.
@@ -21,82 +17,16 @@ public class WLProject {
 
     private final String name;
     private final Map<Integer, Snapshot> snapshots;
-    private final SortedSet<Integer> versions;
-    private List<Snapshot> snapshotsToAdd;
+    private final SnapshotFetcher snapshotFetcher;
 
     public WLProject(String name) {
         this.name = name;
         snapshots = new HashMap<Integer, Snapshot>();
-        versions = new TreeSet<Integer>();
+        snapshotFetcher = new SnapshotFetcher(name, snapshots);
     }
 
-    public void update() throws Throwable {
-        getNew();
-    }
-
-    private boolean getNew() throws Throwable {
-        SnapshotGetDocRequest getDoc = new SnapshotGetDocRequest(name);
-        SnapshotGetSavedVersRequest getSavedVers = new SnapshotGetSavedVersRequest(name);
-
-        getDoc.request();
-        getSavedVers.request();
-
-        Set<Integer> fetchedIDs = new HashSet<Integer>();
-        Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos = new HashMap<Integer, SnapshotInfo>();
-
-        int latestVersionID = getDoc.getResult().getVersionID();
-        fetchedSnapshotInfos.put(latestVersionID, new SnapshotInfo(latestVersionID));
-        fetchedIDs.add(latestVersionID);
-
-        for (SnapshotInfo snapshotInfo : getSavedVers.getResult().getSavedVers()) {
-            int versionId = snapshotInfo.getVersionId();
-            fetchedSnapshotInfos.put(versionId, snapshotInfo);
-            fetchedIDs.add(versionId);
-        }
-
-        boolean result = false;
-
-        List<Integer> idsToUpdate = new LinkedList<Integer>();
-
-        boolean hasNew = false;
-        for (Integer id : fetchedIDs) {
-            boolean contains = versions.contains(id);
-            result = result || contains;
-            if (!contains) {
-                idsToUpdate.add(id);
-            }
-        }
-
-        versions.addAll(fetchedIDs);
-        versions.add(latestVersionID);
-
-        updateIDs(idsToUpdate, fetchedSnapshotInfos);
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private void updateIDs(List<Integer> idsToUpdate, Map<Integer, SnapshotInfo> fetchedSnapshotInfos) throws Throwable {
-        System.out.println(idsToUpdate);
-        List<SnapshotGetForVersionRequest> requests = new LinkedList<SnapshotGetForVersionRequest>();
-        for (int id : idsToUpdate) {
-            SnapshotGetForVersionRequest request = new SnapshotGetForVersionRequest(name, id);
-            requests.add(request);
-            request.request();
-        }
-        for (SnapshotGetForVersionRequest request : requests) {
-            SnapshotGetForVersionResult result = request.getResult();
-            SnapshotData data = result.getSnapshotData();
-            Snapshot snapshot = new Snapshot(fetchedSnapshotInfos.get(request.getVersionID()), data);
-            snapshots.put(request.getVersionID(), snapshot);
-        }
-        snapshotsToAdd = new LinkedList<Snapshot>();
-        for (int id : idsToUpdate) {
-            snapshotsToAdd.add(snapshots.get(id));
-        }
-    }
-
-    public List<Snapshot> getSnapshotsToAdd() {
-        return snapshotsToAdd;
+    public List<Snapshot> fetchNewSnapshots() throws Throwable {
+        return snapshotFetcher.fetchNewSnapshots();
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/writelatex/model/WLProjectTests.java b/services/git-bridge/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/writelatex/model/WLProjectTests.java
index 5105462b8d..228eb0b4d8 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/writelatex/model/WLProjectTests.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/writelatex/model/WLProjectTests.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class WLProjectTests {
     public void nothingToTest() {
         WLProject project = new WLProject("1826rqgsdb");
         try {
-            project.update();
+            project.fetchNewSnapshots();
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         } catch (ExecutionException e) {