diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 66c1a8e..54c5dd2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ Tapestry currently operates a one month release cycle between releases, see the
 ## [1.0.12] - Unreleased
 
 ### Fixed
+- #272 Disable self-update command if not executed within a phar
 - #148 Frontmatter is now parsed in files with an empty body.
 
 ### Added
-- #157 Added lock file support so Tapestry doesn't run concurrently.
+- #157 Added lock file support so Tapestry doesn't run concurrently
 
 ## [1.0.11] - 2017-11-23
 
diff --git a/src/Providers/CommandServiceProvider.php b/src/Providers/CommandServiceProvider.php
index d871ca5..6b8b699 100644
--- a/src/Providers/CommandServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Providers/CommandServiceProvider.php
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ class CommandServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
      * from the ContainerAwareTrait.
      *
      * @return void
+     * @throws \Psr\Container\ContainerExceptionInterface
+     * @throws \Psr\Container\NotFoundExceptionInterface
      */
     public function register()
     {
         $container = $this->getContainer();
+        $commands = [];
 
         $container->add(InitCommand::class)
             ->withArguments([
@@ -36,26 +39,30 @@ public function register()
                 \Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder::class,
             ]);
 
+        array_push($commands, $container->get(InitCommand::class));
+
         $this->getContainer()->add(BuildCommand::class)
             ->withArguments([
                 Tapestry::class,
                 $this->getContainer()->get('Compile.Steps'),
             ]);
 
-        $container->add(SelfUpdateCommand::class)
-            ->withArguments([
-                \Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem::class,
-                \Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder::class,
-            ]);
+        array_push($commands, $container->get(BuildCommand::class));
+
+        if (strlen(\Phar::running() > 0)) {
+            $container->add(SelfUpdateCommand::class)
+                ->withArguments([
+                    \Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem::class,
+                    \Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder::class,
+                ]);
+
+            array_push($commands, $container->get(SelfUpdateCommand::class));
+        }
 
         $container->share(Application::class)
             ->withArguments([
                 Tapestry::class,
-                [
-                    $container->get(InitCommand::class),
-                    $container->get(BuildCommand::class),
-                    $container->get(SelfUpdateCommand::class),
-                ],
+                $commands,
             ]);
     }
 }