diff --git a/branches.go b/branches.go
index 0a13361..aea2caa 100644
--- a/branches.go
+++ b/branches.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (f *Forge) DoAllCheckoutMaster() error {
 	f.RillFuncError(rillCheckoutMaster)
 	count := f.RillReload()
 	if count != 0 {
-		f.ConfigSave()
+		config.SetChanged("repos", true)
 	}
 
 	total, count, nope, err := f.IsEverythingOnMaster()
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (f *Forge) DoAllCheckoutUser(force bool) error {
 	f.RillFuncError(rillCheckoutUser)
 	count := f.RillReload()
 	if count != 0 {
-		f.ConfigSave()
+		config.SetChanged("repos", true)
 	}
 
 	total, count, nope, err := f.IsEverythingOnUser()
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (f *Forge) DoAllCheckoutDevel(force bool) error {
 	f.RillFuncError(rillCheckoutDevel)
 	count := f.RillReload()
 	if count != 0 {
-		f.ConfigSave()
+		config.SetChanged("repos", true)
 	}
 
 	total, count, nope, err := f.IsEverythingOnDevel()
diff --git a/forgeConfig.config.go b/forgeConfig.config.go
index 6b7f084..b5080a6 100644
--- a/forgeConfig.config.go
+++ b/forgeConfig.config.go
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ func (cfg *ForgeConfigs) ConfigSave() error {
 }
 
 func (cfg *ForgeConfigs) DumpENV() {
-	log.Infof("RepoPB file: cfg.ReposPB=%s FORGE_REPOSPB=%s\n", cfg.ReposPB, os.Getenv("FORGE_REPOSPB"))
+	if cfg.ReposPB != os.Getenv("FORGE_REPOSPB") {
+		log.Infof("RepoPB file problem: cfg.ReposPB=%s != FORGE_REPOSPB=%s\n", cfg.ReposPB, os.Getenv("FORGE_REPOSPB"))
+	}
 }
 
 // load the ~/.config/forge/ files