diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index db33e90..6b25419 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 	case "normal":
 		fmt.Println("on off")
 	case "pull":
-		fmt.Println("-force check")
+		fmt.Println("--force check")
 	case "patch":
 		fmt.Println("check get list repos submit show")
 	case "user":
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1d68ae8..2b33665 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@ func main() {
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
+	if argv.Help != nil {
+		doHelp()
+		okExit("")
+	}
+
+	if argv.Dirty != nil {
+		doDirty()
+		okExit("")
+	}
+
 	if argv.Normal != nil {
 		if argv.Normal.On != nil {
 			if me.forge.Config.Mode == forgepb.ForgeMode_NORMAL {
@@ -151,6 +161,7 @@ func main() {
 			log.Info("normal mode on")
 			okExit("")
 		}
+
 		if argv.Normal.Off != nil {
 			if me.forge.Config.Mode != forgepb.ForgeMode_NORMAL {
 				log.Info("you were aleady not in the normal state")
@@ -174,6 +185,7 @@ func main() {
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
+
 	// if you are in "normal" mode, always run normal every time to catch accidental errors
 	// for example, if you accidentally changed branches from your user branch
 	if me.forge.Config.Mode == forgepb.ForgeMode_NORMAL {
@@ -182,10 +194,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if argv.Dirty != nil {
-		doDirty()
-		okExit("")
-	}
 
 	if argv.Merge != nil {
 		if argv.Merge.Devel != nil {
@@ -235,16 +243,6 @@ func main() {
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
-	if argv.Help != nil {
-		doHelp()
-		okExit("")
-	}
-
-	// todo: redo this logic using forgepb
-	if configSave {
-		me.forge.ConfigSave()
-		configSave = false
-	}
 
 	// if the user doesn't want to open the GUI and
 	// nothing else was specified to be done,