diff --git a/git-flow-feature b/git-flow-feature
index 226730a..ebbb035 100644
--- a/git-flow-feature
+++ b/git-flow-feature
@@ -281,16 +281,17 @@
 	require_clean_working_tree
 
 	# update local repo with remote changes first, if asked
-	if has "$ORIGIN/$BRANCH" "$(git_remote_branches)"; then
+	if has "$ORIGIN/$BRANCH" $(git_remote_branches); then
 		if flag fetch; then
 			git fetch -q "$ORIGIN" "$BRANCH"
+			git fetch -q "$ORIGIN" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH"
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	if has "$ORIGIN/$BRANCH" "$(git_remote_branches)"; then
+	if has "$ORIGIN/$BRANCH" $(git_remote_branches); then
 		require_branches_equal "$BRANCH" "$ORIGIN/$BRANCH"
 	fi
-	if has "$ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH" "$(git_remote_branches)"; then
+	if has "$ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH" $(git_remote_branches); then
 		require_branches_equal "$DEVELOP_BRANCH" "$ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH"
 	fi