diff --git a/load_tooltips.sh b/load_tooltips.sh
index 422192b..79881a8 100755
--- a/load_tooltips.sh
+++ b/load_tooltips.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -euo pipefail
+
 echo "=== GCZ — TOOLTIP PIPELINE EXECUTION ==="
 
-cd /var/www/html/Runewager || exit 1
+cd /var/www/html/Runewager
 
 echo "[1] Pulling latest from origin main..."
-git pull origin main || exit 1
+git pull origin main
 
 echo "[2] Ensuring data directory exists..."
 mkdir -p /var/www/html/Runewager/data
@@ -22,16 +24,18 @@ grep -qxF "data/tooltips.json" .gitignore || echo "data/tooltips.json" >> .gitig
 echo "[7] Staging .gitignore only..."
 git add .gitignore
 
-echo "[8] Committing..."
-git commit -m "GCZ: ensure tooltips.json exists, ignore it, and run load_tooltips.sh"
+if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+    echo "[8] No changes to commit; skipping git commit/push."
+else
+    echo "[8] Committing..."
+    git commit -m "GCZ: ensure tooltips.json exists, ignore it, and run load_tooltips.sh"
 
-echo "[9] Pushing to origin main..."
-git push origin main
+    echo "[9] Pushing to origin main..."
+    git push origin main
+fi
 
 echo "=== GCZ — DONE ==="
 
-set -euo pipefail
-
 OUT="/var/www/html/Runewager/data/tooltips.json"
 mkdir -p "$(dirname "$OUT")"