diff --git a/argvAutoshell.go b/argvAutoshell.go
index 826837b..b01b691 100644
--- a/argvAutoshell.go
+++ b/argvAutoshell.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 	case "normal":
 		fmt.Println("on off")
 	case "pull":
-		fmt.Println("dirty clean list patches --force")
+		fmt.Println("-force check")
 	case "patch":
 		fmt.Println("check get list repos submit show")
 	case "user":
diff --git a/doPull.go b/doPull.go
index 60139ab..8303ff8 100644
--- a/doPull.go
+++ b/doPull.go
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ import (
 
 // is every repo on the devel branch?
 func doPull() error {
+	if argv.Pull.Check != nil {
+		// stats := me.forge.RillFuncError(rillPull)
+		log.Info("TODO: actually git pull here? this is a bad idea. stopping.")
+		submit := gitpb.NewRepos()
+		for repo := range me.forge.Repos.IterByFullPath() {
+			newrepo := new(gitpb.Repo)
+			newrepo.MasterHash = repo.MasterHash
+			newrepo.DevelHash = repo.DevelHash
+			newrepo.Namespace = repo.Namespace
+			newrepo.URL = repo.URL
+			submit.Append(newrepo)
+		}
+		submit.HttpPost(myServer(), "check")
+	}
+
+	// below this, you must not be in 'normal' mode
 	if me.forge.Config.Mode == forgepb.ForgeMode_NORMAL {
 		log.Info("you must check out the devel or master branches")
 		return nil
@@ -32,18 +48,7 @@ func doPull() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// stats := me.forge.RillFuncError(rillPull)
-	log.Info("TODO: actually git pull here? this is a bad idea. stopping.")
-	submit := gitpb.NewRepos()
-	for repo := range me.forge.Repos.IterByFullPath() {
-		newrepo := new(gitpb.Repo)
-		newrepo.MasterHash = repo.MasterHash
-		newrepo.DevelHash = repo.DevelHash
-		newrepo.Namespace = repo.Namespace
-		newrepo.URL = repo.URL
-		submit.Append(newrepo)
-	}
-	submit.HttpPost(myServer(), "check")
+	log.Info("do a pull check here?")
 	return nil
 
 }