diff --git a/repolist.go b/repolist.go
index 61a53f4..0f05bbc 100644
--- a/repolist.go
+++ b/repolist.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user stri
 		newRepo.status.Xterm([]string{"git add --all"})
 		newRepo.status.XtermNohup([]string{"git diff --cached"})
 		newRepo.status.Xterm([]string{"git commit -a"})
+		newRepo.status.Xterm([]string{"git push"})
 		if newRepo.status.CheckDirty() {
 			// commit was not done, restore diff
 			newRepo.status.Xterm([]string{"git restore --staged ."})
diff --git a/submitPatches.go b/submitPatches.go
index 32bedff..e612ded 100644
--- a/submitPatches.go
+++ b/submitPatches.go
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ type patch struct {
 	rs      *repostatus.RepoStatus
 }
 
-
 type patchSummary struct {
-	grid    *gui.Node
-	updateB *gui.Node
-	docsB   *gui.Node
+	grid     *gui.Node
+	updateB  *gui.Node
+	docsB    *gui.Node
+	gitPushB *gui.Node
+	gitPullB *gui.Node
+	checkB   *gui.Node
 
 	totalOL        *gadgets.OneLiner
 	dirtyOL        *gadgets.OneLiner
@@ -49,30 +51,78 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 		s.Update()
 	})
 
-	s.updateB = s.grid.NewButton("List Patches", func() {
+	s.grid.NewButton("List Patches", func() {
 		for i, p := range s.allp {
 			log.Info(i, p.ref, p.rs.String())
 		}
 	})
 
-	s.updateB = s.grid.NewButton("Check repos are working", func() {
+	s.gitPullB = s.grid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
 		me.Disable()
 		defer me.Enable()
 		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			// log.Info("Check repo here:", repo.String())
-			ok, giturl := gowit.CheckRegistered(repo.status)
-			if ok {
-				log.Info("is url correct?", repo.String(), "vs", giturl)
-				repo.giturl = giturl
+			// gitcmd := []string{"git", "fetch", "origin"}
+			gitcmd := []string{"git", "pull"}
+			err, output := repo.status.RunCmd(gitcmd)
+			log.Info("output =", output)
+			if err == nil {
+				log.Info("git fetch worked", repo.String())
 			} else {
-				log.Info("repo check failed", repo.String())
-				repo.giturl = "look in .git/config"
-				s.unknownOL.SetText(repo.String())
-				s.unknownOL.Show()
-				s.unknownSubmitB.Show()
+				log.Info("git fetch failed", repo.String())
 				return
 			}
 		}
+		s.gitPullB.SetText("GOOD")
+	})
+
+	s.gitPushB = s.grid.NewButton("git push", func() {
+		me.Disable()
+		defer me.Enable()
+		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+			gitcmd := []string{"git", "push"}
+			err, output := repo.status.RunCmd(gitcmd)
+			log.Info("output =", output)
+			if err == nil {
+				log.Info("git push worked", repo.String())
+			} else {
+				log.Info("git push failed", repo.String())
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		s.gitPushB.SetText("GOOD")
+	})
+
+	s.checkB = s.grid.NewButton("Check repos are working", func() {
+		me.Disable()
+		defer me.Enable()
+		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+			if repo.giturl != "" {
+				log.Info("repo already checked. do they match?", repo.String())
+				log.Info("go.wit.com =", repo.giturl)
+				log.Info("localurl   =", repo.status.GitURL())
+			} else {
+				ok, giturl := gowit.CheckRegistered(repo.status)
+				if ok {
+					log.Info("is url correct?", repo.String(), "vs", giturl)
+					repo.giturl = giturl
+					if giturl != repo.status.GitURL() {
+						log.Info("repo check failed", repo.String())
+						s.unknownOL.SetText(repo.String())
+						s.unknownOL.Show()
+						s.unknownSubmitB.Show()
+						return
+					}
+				} else {
+					log.Info("repo check failed", repo.String())
+					repo.giturl = "look in .git/config"
+					s.unknownOL.SetText(repo.String())
+					s.unknownOL.Show()
+					s.unknownSubmitB.Show()
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		s.checkB.SetText("GOOD")
 	})
 	s.grid.NextRow()
 
@@ -94,7 +144,7 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			log.Info("what is this?",  s.unknownOL.String())
+			log.Info("what is this?", s.unknownOL.String())
 		}
 	})
 	s.unknownOL.Hide()
@@ -155,8 +205,9 @@ func (s *patchSummary) Update() {
 	}
 	if dirty == 0 {
 		s.totalPatchesOL.SetText(strconv.Itoa(p) + " patches")
-		s.submitB.Enable()
 		s.reason.Enable()
+		// force the user to submit a reason to enable the submit button
+		// s.submitB.Enable()
 	} else {
 		s.totalPatchesOL.SetText(strconv.Itoa(p) + " patches + ? dirty")
 	}