diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e97f825..24264d9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ install: goimports vet plugin
 
 plugin:
 	rm -f resources/*.so
-	cp ~/go/lib/gocui.so resources/
+	-cp ~/go/lib/gocui.so resources/
 
 goimports:
 	reset
diff --git a/doCheckout.go b/doCheckout.go
index 7f9a6fa..40522e7 100644
--- a/doCheckout.go
+++ b/doCheckout.go
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ func IsEverythingOnMaster() (int, int, int, error) {
 	return total, count, nope, nil
 }
 
-func IsEverythingOnDevel() (int, int, error) {
+func IsEverythingOnDevel() (int, int, int, error) {
 	var total int
 	var count int
+	var nope int
 
 	// first make sure every repo is on the master branch
 	all := me.forge.Repos.All()
@@ -47,18 +48,20 @@ func IsEverythingOnDevel() (int, int, error) {
 		total += 1
 		if repo.GetDevelBranchName() == repo.GetCurrentBranchName() {
 			count += 1
+		} else {
+			nope += 1
 		}
 	}
-	log.Printf("Devel branch check. %d total repos. %d repos on the devel branch\n", total, count)
 	if total != count {
-		return total, count, ErrorNotAllReposOnDevel
+		return total, count, nope, ErrorNotAllReposOnDevel
 	}
-	return total, count, nil
+	return total, count, nope, nil
 }
 
-func IsEverythingOnUser() (int, int, error) {
+func IsEverythingOnUser() (int, int, int, error) {
 	var total int
 	var count int
+	var nope int
 
 	// first make sure every repo is on the master branch
 	all := me.forge.Repos.All()
@@ -67,13 +70,14 @@ func IsEverythingOnUser() (int, int, error) {
 		total += 1
 		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() == repo.GetUserBranchName() {
 			count += 1
+		} else {
+			nope += 1
 		}
 	}
-	log.Printf("User branch check. %d total repos. %d repos on the user branch\n", total, count)
 	if total != count {
-		return total, count, ErrorNotAllReposOnUser
+		return total, count, nope, ErrorNotAllReposOnUser
 	}
-	return total, count, nil
+	return total, count, nope, nil
 }
 
 func doGitReset() {
@@ -108,13 +112,18 @@ func rillCheckoutUser(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// trys to figure out if there is still something to update
 func doAllCheckoutUser() error {
+	now := time.Now()
 	me.forge.RillFuncError(rillCheckoutUser)
 	count := me.forge.RillReload()
 	if count != 0 {
 		me.forge.ConfigSave()
 	}
-	if _, _, err := IsEverythingOnUser(); err != nil {
+
+	total, count, nope, err := IsEverythingOnUser()
+	log.Printf("User branch check. %d total repos. (%d ok) (%d not on user branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+	if err != nil {
 		// display all repos not on user
 		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
 		all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
@@ -144,13 +153,18 @@ func rillCheckoutDevel(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// is every repo on the devel branch?
 func doAllCheckoutDevel() error {
+	now := time.Now()
 	me.forge.RillFuncError(rillCheckoutDevel)
 	count := me.forge.RillReload()
 	if count != 0 {
 		me.forge.ConfigSave()
 	}
-	if _, _, err := IsEverythingOnDevel(); err != nil {
+
+	total, count, nope, err := IsEverythingOnDevel()
+	log.Printf("Devel branch check. %d total repos. (%d ok) (%d not on user branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+	if err != nil {
 		// display all repos not on user
 		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
 		all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
@@ -198,8 +212,6 @@ func rillCheckoutMaster(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 }
 
 // trys to figure out if there is still something to update
-// todo: redo this logic as it is terrible
-
 func doAllCheckoutMaster() error {
 	now := time.Now()
 	me.forge.RillFuncError(rillCheckoutMaster)
diff --git a/windowSummary.go b/windowSummary.go
index 30c34cb..ac066b7 100644
--- a/windowSummary.go
+++ b/windowSummary.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
-		if _, _, err := IsEverythingOnDevel(); err != nil {
+		if _, _, _, err := IsEverythingOnDevel(); err != nil {
 			log.Info("You can only apply patches to the devel branch")
 			return
 		}