diff --git a/branches.go b/branches.go
index d4849d5..2f72127 100644
--- a/branches.go
+++ b/branches.go
@@ -204,6 +204,51 @@ func (f *Forge) makeUserBranches() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func testReload(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	if !repo.DidRepoChange() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	repo.Reload()
+	return log.Errorf("repo changed")
+}
+
+func (f *Forge) DoAllCheckoutDevelNew(force bool) error {
+	f.makeDevelBranches()
+
+	// first run git checkout
+	stats := f.RillFuncError(rillCheckoutDevel)
+	for path, stat := range stats {
+		dur := stat.End.Sub(stat.Start)
+		if dur > 1*time.Second {
+			log.Infof("%s git checkout took a long time (%s)\n", path, shell.FormatDuration(dur))
+		}
+		if stat.Err == nil {
+			// there was no error
+			continue
+		}
+		// didn't change to devel
+	}
+
+	var counter int
+	// recreate the repo protobuf
+	stats = f.RillFuncError(testReload)
+	for path, stat := range stats {
+		dur := stat.End.Sub(stat.Start)
+		if dur > 1*time.Second {
+			log.Infof("%s # Reload took a long time (%s)\n", path, shell.FormatDuration(dur))
+		}
+		if stat.Err == nil {
+			// repo didn't reload
+			continue
+		}
+		// repo reloaded
+		counter += 1
+	}
+	log.Info("reloaded", counter, "repos")
+	f.configSave = true
+	return nil
+}
+
 // is every repo on the devel branch?
 func (f *Forge) DoAllCheckoutDevel(force bool) error {
 	now := time.Now()