diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index c25fc77..00245f4 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func debug() {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			gui.Crash(r, "forge debug()")
+		}
+	}()
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 	for {
 		now := time.Now()
@@ -64,6 +69,11 @@ func debug() {
 			me.reposWinB.SetLabel(tmp)
 		}
 
+		// check for new patches
+		if err := me.forge.GetPatches(); err != nil {
+			log.Info("Get Patchsets Failed", err)
+		}
+
 		log.Printf("finished a forge scan here in (%s)\n", shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
 		time.Sleep(90 * time.Second)
 	}