diff --git a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
index d0f4740..7dbf9a6 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Usage:
   dotdrop import    [-ldVb]    [-c <path>] [-p <profile>] <paths>...
   dotdrop compare   [-Vb]      [-c <path>] [-p <profile>]
                                [-o <opts>] [-C <file>...] [-i <pattern>...]
-  dotdrop update    [-fdVb]    [-c <path>] <paths>...
+  dotdrop update    [-fdVb]    [-c <path>] [-p <profile>] <paths>...
   dotdrop listfiles [-VTb]     [-c <path>] [-p <profile>]
   dotdrop list      [-Vb]      [-c <path>]
   dotdrop --help
diff --git a/dotdrop/updater.py b/dotdrop/updater.py
index 129d0e8..6151c57 100644
--- a/dotdrop/updater.py
+++ b/dotdrop/updater.py
@@ -28,6 +28,27 @@ class Updater:
         self.debug = debug
         self.log = Logger()
 
+    def update(self, path, profile):
+        """update the dotfile installed on path"""
+        if not os.path.lexists(path):
+            self.log.err('\"{}\" does not exist!'.format(path))
+            return False
+        left = self._normalize(path)
+        dotfile = self._get_dotfile(left, profile)
+        if not dotfile:
+            return False
+        if self.debug:
+            self.log.dbg('updating {} from {}'.format(dotfile, path))
+
+        right = os.path.join(self.conf.abs_dotpath(self.dotpath), dotfile.src)
+        # expands user
+        left = os.path.expanduser(left)
+        right = os.path.expanduser(right)
+        # go through all files and update
+        if os.path.isdir(path):
+            return self._handle_dir(left, right)
+        return self._handle_file(left, right)
+
     def _normalize(self, path):
         """normalize the path to match dotfile"""
         path = os.path.expanduser(path)
@@ -52,27 +73,6 @@ class Updater:
             return None
         return subs[0]
 
-    def update(self, path, profile):
-        """update the dotfile installed on path"""
-        if not os.path.lexists(path):
-            self.log.err('\"{}\" does not exist!'.format(path))
-            return False
-        left = self._normalize(path)
-        dotfile = self._get_dotfile(left, profile)
-        if not dotfile:
-            return False
-        if self.debug:
-            self.log.dbg('updating {} from {}'.format(dotfile, path))
-
-        right = os.path.join(self.conf.abs_dotpath(self.dotpath), dotfile.src)
-        # expands user
-        left = os.path.expanduser(left)
-        right = os.path.expanduser(right)
-        # go through all files and update
-        if os.path.isdir(path):
-            return self._handle_dir(left, right)
-        return self._handle_file(left, right)
-
     def _is_template(self, path):
         if not Templategen.is_template(path):
             return False