diff --git a/applyPatch.go b/applyPatch.go
index bc40ae3..2124acc 100644
--- a/applyPatch.go
+++ b/applyPatch.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -70,47 +69,6 @@ func countCurrentPatches(repo *gitpb.Repo) int {
 	return len(result.Stdout)
 }
 
-func applyPatchsetOLD(pset *forgepb.Patchset) error {
-	var everythingworked bool = true
-	tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "forge")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// log.Info("got to applyPatches() pset", pset)
-	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())
-	all := pset.Patches.SortByFilename()
-	for all.Scan() {
-		p := all.Next()
-
-		basedir := me.forge.GetGoSrc()
-		if fullname, err := savePatchFile(p, basedir); err != nil {
-			log.Info(fullname, "save failed", err)
-			continue
-		} else {
-			basedir, filename := filepath.Split(fullname)
-			cmd := []string{"git", "am", filename}
-			log.Info("Should run: at", basedir, ":", cmd)
-			log.Info(basedir, filename)
-			result := shell.PathRun(basedir, cmd)
-			for _, line := range result.Stdout {
-				log.Warn("stdout:", line)
-			}
-			for _, line := range result.Stderr {
-				log.Warn("stderr:", line)
-			}
-		}
-		everythingworked = false
-	}
-	if everythingworked {
-		os.RemoveAll(tmpdir) // clean up
-	}
-	log.Info("THIS IS THE END MY FRIEND")
-	return nil
-}
-
 func savePatchFile(p *forgepb.Patch, basedir string) (string, error) {
 	basepath, filename := filepath.Split(p.Filename)
 	fulldir := filepath.Join(basedir, basepath)
diff --git a/windowPatches.go b/windowPatches.go
index 3eb1d7b..470ca10 100644
--- a/windowPatches.go
+++ b/windowPatches.go
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ func makePatchesWin(patches *forgepb.Patches) *stdPatchTableWin {
 			}
 			count += 1
 			if err := applyPatch(repo, filename); err != nil {
+				cmd := []string{"git", "am", "--abort"}
+				err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 				log.Info("warn user of git am error", err)
 				return
 			}
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ func applyPatchNew(p *forgepb.Patch) error {
 	}
 	if err := applyPatch(repo, filename); err != nil {
 		log.Info("warn user of git am error", err)
+		cmd := []string{"git", "am", "--abort"}
+		err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil