diff --git a/patchset.Make.go b/patchset.Make.go
index 3b32bc9..675f5cc 100644
--- a/patchset.Make.go
+++ b/patchset.Make.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 // creates a patchset
 // works from the user branches against the devel branches
-func (f *Forge) SubmitDevelPatchSet(name string) (*Patchset, error) {
+func (f *Forge) MakeDevelPatchSet(name string) (*Patchset, error) {
 	pset := new(Patchset)
 	pset.Name = name
 	if os.Getenv("GIT_AUTHOR_NAME") == "" {
@@ -55,7 +55,14 @@ func (f *Forge) SubmitDevelPatchSet(name string) (*Patchset, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	return pset, nil
+}
 
+func (f *Forge) SubmitDevelPatchSet(name string) (*Patchset, error) {
+	pset, err := f.MakeDevelPatchSet(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if err := f.submitPatchset(pset); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}