diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index fc04bdc..f072906 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -6,22 +6,29 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 func checkRemoteBranches(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	if err := repo.ReloadCheck(); err != nil {
+		log.Info("need to reload", repo.FullPath)
+	}
 	if repo.VerifyRemoteAndLocalBranches(repo.GetDevelBranchName()) {
+	} else {
 		repo.Reload()
 		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
-		return log.Errorf("devel is bad")
+		return log.Errorf("remote devel is out of sync with local")
 	}
 	if repo.VerifyRemoteAndLocalBranches(repo.GetMasterBranchName()) {
+	} else {
 		repo.Reload()
 		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
-		return log.Errorf("master is bad")
+		return log.Errorf("remote master is out of sync with local")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -33,7 +40,17 @@ func doClean() error {
 
 	if argv.Clean.Verify != nil {
 		stats := me.forge.RillRepos(checkRemoteBranches)
-		_ = stats
+		for path, stat := range stats {
+			if stat.Err == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			dur := stat.End.Sub(stat.Start)
+			if dur > time.Second {
+				log.Infof("%s checkRemoteBranches() took a long time (%s) (err=%v)\n", path, shell.FormatDuration(dur), stat.Err)
+			}
+		}
+		// log.Infof("%-60s, %-60s %v %s\n", stat.Start, stat.End.String(), dur, path)
+		// log.Infof("%-30v %s %v\n", dur, path, stat.Err)
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c7db9d7..7606bd5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ func getVersion(repo *gitpb.Repo, name string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(output)
 }
 
+func reloadCheck(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	if err := repo.ReloadCheck(); err != nil {
+		log.Info("need to reload", repo.FullPath)
+		configSave = true
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func main() {
 	me = new(mainType)
 	prep.Bash(ARGNAME, argv.DoAutoComplete) // this line should be:  prep.Bash(argv)
@@ -50,6 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 	me.pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
 	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+	me.forge.RillRepos(reloadCheck)
 	me.forge.ScanGoSrc()
 
 	// initialize patches