diff --git a/doCheckout.go b/doCheckout.go
index 0f47d60..b5944e6 100644
--- a/doCheckout.go
+++ b/doCheckout.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func doCheckout() error {
 	}
 
 	if argv.Checkout.Devel != nil {
-		if err := me.forge.DoAllCheckoutDevel(argv.Force); err != nil {
+		if err := me.forge.DoAllCheckoutDevelNew(argv.Force); err != nil {
 			badExit(err)
 		}
 		okExit("")
diff --git a/doNormal.go b/doNormal.go
index da28acd..08044ee 100644
--- a/doNormal.go
+++ b/doNormal.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -20,13 +21,13 @@ func doNormal() bool {
 	for path, stat := range stats {
 		dur := stat.End.Sub(stat.Start)
 		if dur > 10*time.Second {
-			log.Infof("%-30v %s checkNormalRepoState() took a long time\n", dur, path)
+			log.Infof("%s checkNormalRepoState() took a long time (%s)\n", path, shell.FormatDuration(dur))
 		}
 		if stat.Err == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		// log.Infof("%-60s, %-60s %v %s\n", stat.Start, stat.End.String(), dur, path)
-		log.Infof("%-30v %s %v\n", dur, path, stat.Err)
+		// log.Infof("%-30v %s %v\n", dur, path, stat.Err)
 		// log.Info("got path", path, stat.Err)
 		count += 1
 	}
@@ -57,16 +58,13 @@ func checkNormalRepoState(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	if repo.GetUserBranchName() == "" {
 		return log.Errorf("user branch name blank")
 	}
-	if _, err := repo.MakeLocalDevelBranch(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	repo.MakeLocalDevelBranch()
+
 	if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetUserBranchName() {
 		configSave = true
-		if err := repo.CheckoutUser(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		_, err := me.forge.ReAdd(repo)
-		return err
+		repo.CheckoutUser()
+		repo.Reload()
+		return log.Errorf("now on user branch")
 	}
 	return nil
 }