diff --git a/doPatch.go b/doPatch.go
index 1abf5b3..23b2f19 100644
--- a/doPatch.go
+++ b/doPatch.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func doPatch() error {
 
 	if argv.Patch.Repos != nil {
 		dumpDirtyRepos()
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// if nothing, show patches & dirty repos
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 05f144e..0285145 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ func main() {
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
+	if forgepb.FirstTimeUser() {
+		log.Info("You are running forge for the first time here")
+	}
 	// load the ~/.config/forge/ config
 	me.forge = forgepb.Init()