diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index beee036..8d9c311 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type args struct {
 	URL      string       `arg:"--connect"                            help:"gowebd url"`
 	Bash     bool         `arg:"--bash"                               help:"generate bash completion"`
 	BashAuto []string     `arg:"--auto-complete"                      help:"does the actual autocompletion"`
+	Force    bool         `arg:"--force"                              help:"try to strong arm things"`
 }
 
 type EmptyCmd struct {
diff --git a/argvAutocomplete.go b/argvAutocomplete.go
index ac491ad..ca38d95 100644
--- a/argvAutocomplete.go
+++ b/argvAutocomplete.go
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 		fmt.Println("--list --submit --show")
 	case "dirty":
 	case "user":
+		fmt.Println("--force")
 	case "devel":
+		fmt.Println("--force")
 	case "master":
+		fmt.Println("--force")
 	default:
 		if argv.BashAuto[0] == ARGNAME {
 			// list the subcommands here
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 77cd01c..be2f0b6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	if argv.Checkout != nil {
 		if argv.Checkout.User != nil {
-			me.forge.CheckoutUser()
+			if argv.Force {
+				me.forge.CheckoutUserForce()
+			} else {
+				me.forge.CheckoutUser()
+			}
 			me.forge = forgepb.Init()
 			me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
 			argv.Checkout.User.findRepos()
diff --git a/windowRepos.go b/windowRepos.go
index bc84893..7d47c1a 100644
--- a/windowRepos.go
+++ b/windowRepos.go
@@ -159,24 +159,25 @@ func (r *repoWindow) mergeAllDevelToMain() bool {
 	for loop.Scan() {
 		repo := loop.Next()
 		if me.forge.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
-			log.Info("skipping readonly", repo.GetFullPath())
+			// log.Info("skipping readonly", repo.GetFullPath())
 			continue
 		}
 		if repo.IsDirty() {
 			log.Info("skipping dirty", repo.GetFullPath())
 			continue
 		}
-		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetDevelBranchName() {
-			log.Info("not on devel branch", repo.GetFullPath())
+		if repo.GetDevelVersion() != repo.GetUserVersion() {
+			log.Info("devel and user branch are different", repo.GetFullPath())
 			continue
 		}
 		if repo.GetDevelVersion() == repo.GetMasterVersion() {
-			log.Info("devel and master branch are the same", repo.GetFullPath())
+			// log.Info("devel and master branch are the same", repo.GetFullPath())
 			continue
 		}
 		if result, err := repo.MergeDevelToMaster(); err == nil {
 			log.Warn("MERGE WORKED", repo.GetFullPath())
-			continue
+			// continue
+			return true
 		} else {
 			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED ", repo.GetFullPath())
 			log.Warn("err", err)