diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index c9af9cd..ce87f7f 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ func doRepoCleanDevel(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	}
 	if err := justDeleteTheDevelBranchAlready(repo); err != nil {
 		log.Info("justDeleteTheDevel() err", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
+		bname := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+		s := fmt.Sprintf("delete this odd devel %bname branch %s?", bname, repo.FullPath)
+		if fhelp.QuestionUser(s) {
+			repo.RunVerbose([]string{"git", "branch", "-D", bname})
+			// repo.RunVerbose([]string{"git", "checkout", bname})
+		}
 		configSave = true
 		return err
 	}