diff --git a/doCheckout.go b/doCheckout.go
index b168da3..85f73b3 100644
--- a/doCheckout.go
+++ b/doCheckout.go
@@ -140,18 +140,27 @@ func doAllCheckoutDevel() error {
 }
 
 func rillCheckoutMaster(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	if repo.GetUserVersion() != repo.GetDevelVersion() {
-		// don't switch braches if the user branch has uncommitted patches
-		return nil
-	}
-	if repo.GetDevelVersion() != repo.GetMasterVersion() {
-		// don't switch braches if the devel branch does not match master (needs merge)
+	if repo.IsDirty() {
+		// never do dirty repos
 		return nil
 	}
 	if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() == repo.GetMasterBranchName() {
 		// repo is already on master
 		return nil
 	}
+	if repo.GetUserVersion() != repo.GetDevelVersion() {
+		// don't switch branches if the user branch has uncommitted patches
+		return nil
+	}
+	if me.forge.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
+		// skip other checks for readonly repos
+		repo.CheckoutMaster()
+		return nil
+	}
+	if repo.GetDevelVersion() != repo.GetMasterVersion() {
+		// don't switch braches if the devel branch does not match master (needs merge)
+		return nil
+	}
 	repo.CheckoutMaster()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index dcd782b..154be88 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ func userToDevelRequiresGitPush(repo *gitpb.Repo, branchName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("user branch not clean to delete %d %d", missing, b2)
 	}
 	if missing == 0 {
-		log.Info("THIS MEANS THE LOCAL BRANCH IS OK TO DELETE missing =", missing)
-		return nil
+		// log.Info("THIS MEANS THE LOCAL BRANCH IS OK TO DELETE missing =", missing)
+		log.Info("THIS IS REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW. must to git push / git merge missing =", missing, b2)
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("user branch not clean to delete. maybe it is? devel might be ahead of user branch. %d %d", missing, b2)
 }