diff --git a/doPull.go b/doPull.go
index bacaf8e..e2d33ae 100644
--- a/doPull.go
+++ b/doPull.go
@@ -4,24 +4,22 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 // is every repo on the devel branch?
-func doGitPull() error {
-	if me.forge.Config.Mode != forgepb.ForgeMode_MASTER {
-		if argv.Force == true {
-			log.Info("okay. you have forced the issue")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("forge requres being on the master branch")
-			log.Info("you must run:")
-			log.Info("")
-			log.Info("forge checkout master")
-			log.Info("")
-			return nil
-		}
+func doPull() error {
+	if me.forge.Config.Mode == forgepb.ForgeMode_NORMAL {
+		log.Info("you must check out the devel or master branches")
+		return nil
+	}
+	if argv.Force == true {
+		log.Info("okay. you have forced the issue")
 	}
 
 	// stats := me.forge.RillFuncError(rillPull)
@@ -39,3 +37,54 @@ func doGitPull() error {
 	return nil
 
 }
+
+func rillPull(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	if repo.IsDirty() {
+		// never do dirty repos
+		return nil
+	}
+	t, _ := repo.LastGitPull()
+	if time.Since(t) < time.Minute*10 && !argv.Force {
+		if argv.Verbose {
+			log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "git pulled too recently", shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(t)))
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	cur := repo.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	if !repo.IsBranchRemote(cur) {
+		if argv.Verbose {
+			log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "branch is not remote", cur)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var cmd []string
+	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "pull")
+	err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "git pull err:", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+/*
+// git fetch origin master:master
+func rillFetchMaster(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetUserBranchName() {
+		// only fetch when branch is on the user branch
+		return nil
+	}
+	branch := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
+	cmd := []string{"git", "fetch", "origin", branch + ":" + branch}
+	err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	return err
+}
+
+func doGitFetch() {
+	me.forge.RillFuncError(rillFetchMaster)
+	count := me.forge.RillReload()
+	if count != 0 {
+		me.forge.ConfigSave()
+	}
+}
+*/
diff --git a/doPullOld.go b/doPullOld.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fc0ef18..0000000
--- a/doPullOld.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
-
-package main
-
-/*
-func rillPull(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	if repo.IsDirty() {
-		// never do dirty repos
-		return nil
-	}
-	t, _ := repo.LastGitPull()
-	if time.Since(t) < time.Minute*10 && !argv.Force {
-		if argv.Verbose {
-			log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "git pulled too recently", shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(t)))
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-	cur := repo.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	if !repo.IsBranchRemote(cur) {
-		if argv.Verbose {
-			log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "branch is not remote", cur)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var cmd []string
-	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "pull")
-	err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "git pull err:", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// git fetch origin master:master
-func rillFetchMaster(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetUserBranchName() {
-		// only fetch when branch is on the user branch
-		return nil
-	}
-	branch := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
-	cmd := []string{"git", "fetch", "origin", branch + ":" + branch}
-	err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
-	return err
-}
-
-func doGitFetch() {
-	me.forge.RillFuncError(rillFetchMaster)
-	count := me.forge.RillReload()
-	if count != 0 {
-		me.forge.ConfigSave()
-	}
-}
-*/
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5227630..af7741d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if argv.Pull != nil {
-		doGitPull()
+		doPull()
 		okExit("")
 	}