diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4288aec..afe6922 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ plugin:
 	rm -f resources/*.so
 	cp ../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so resources/
 
-andlabs:
+andlabs: install
 	forge --gui andlabs
 
 gocui: install
diff --git a/applyPatch.go b/applyPatch.go
index f1beba9..5ad452d 100644
--- a/applyPatch.go
+++ b/applyPatch.go
@@ -12,34 +12,33 @@ import (
 )
 
 // saves the patches in ~/.config/forge/currentpatches/
-func savePatchset(pset *forgepb.Patchset) bool {
-	log.Info("applyPatches() NAME", pset.Name)
-	log.Info("applyPatches() COMMENT", pset.Comment)
-	log.Info("applyPatches() GIT_AUTHOR_NAME", pset.GetGitAuthorName())
-	log.Info("applyPatches() GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL", pset.GetGitAuthorEmail())
-	log.Info("applyPatches() Branch Name", pset.GetStartBranchName())
-	log.Info("applyPatches() Start Hash", pset.GetStartBranchHash())
+func savePatchset(pset *forgepb.Patchset) error {
+	log.Info("savePatches() NAME", pset.Name)
+	log.Info("savePatches() COMMENT", pset.Comment)
+	log.Info("savePatches() GIT_AUTHOR_NAME", pset.GetGitAuthorName())
+	log.Info("savePatches() GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL", pset.GetGitAuthorEmail())
+	log.Info("savePatches() Branch Name", pset.GetStartBranchName())
+	log.Info("savePatches() Start Hash", pset.GetStartBranchHash())
 
 	var count int
 	var bad int
+	var lasterr error
 	all := pset.Patches.SortByFilename()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		p := all.Next()
-		// basedir := me.forge.GetGoSrc()
 		basedir := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("FORGE_CONFIG"), "currentpatches")
 		if fullname, err := savePatchFile(p, basedir); err != nil {
 			log.Info(fullname, "save failed", err)
-			continue
-		} else {
 			bad += 1
+			lasterr = err
 		}
 		count += 1
 	}
 	log.Info("pset has", count, "total patches, ", bad, "bad save patches")
 	if bad == 0 {
-		return true
+		return lasterr
 	}
-	return false
+	return nil
 }
 
 // returns bad if patches can not be applied
diff --git a/doPull.go b/doPull.go
index 41e7815..93e9c0b 100644
--- a/doPull.go
+++ b/doPull.go
@@ -14,12 +14,19 @@ func rillPull(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	t, _ := repo.LastGitPull()
-	if time.Since(t) < time.Minute*10 {
+	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")
diff --git a/windowPatches.go b/windowPatches.go
index bcb41bb..793afb8 100644
--- a/windowPatches.go
+++ b/windowPatches.go
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ func (r *patchesWindow) addPatchset(line string) {
 			log.Info(name, "was nil")
 			return
 		}
-		if !savePatchset(pset) {
-			log.Info("Save: some patches are bad", name)
+		if err := savePatchset(pset); err != nil {
+			log.Info("Save: some patches are bad", name, err)
 			return
 		}
 	})