diff --git a/checkout.go b/checkout.go
index 2b0e3f2..2180c22 100644
--- a/checkout.go
+++ b/checkout.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package gitpb
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) CheckoutDevel() bool {
 func (repo *Repo) CheckoutUser() error {
 	bName := repo.GetUserBranchName()
 	// log.Info("attempting checkout user", repo.GetGoPath(), bName)
-	err := repo.checkoutBranchNew(bName)
+	err := repo.createUserBranchNew(bName)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("attempting checkout user error", repo.GetGoPath(), bName, err)
 	}
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) checkoutBranch(bName string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (repo *Repo) checkoutBranchNew(branch string) error {
+func (repo *Repo) createUserBranchNew(branch string) error {
 	if branch == "" || branch == "uerr" {
 		log.Info("forge.gitpb logic err. branch name was:", branch)
 		return nil
@@ -101,7 +100,14 @@ func (repo *Repo) checkoutBranchNew(branch string) error {
 	}
 
 	if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetDevelBranchName() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("repo must be on devel branch %s", repo.GetGoPath())
+		repo.CheckoutDevel()
+	}
+	repo.Reload()
+
+	if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetDevelBranchName() {
+		log.Info("create user branch will probably fail", repo.GetGoPath())
+		// TODO: FIX THIS
+		// return fmt.Errorf("repo must be on devel branch %s", repo.GetGoPath())
 	}
 
 	// log.Info("forge.gitpb try to create", branch, repo.GetGoPath())
diff --git a/goDep.parseGoSum.go b/goDep.parseGoSum.go
index 0008e9b..14bc319 100644
--- a/goDep.parseGoSum.go
+++ b/goDep.parseGoSum.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ func (repo *Repo) ParseGoSum() bool {
 	// that means, there is not a go.sum file
 	// because the package is completely self contained!
 	if err := repo.setPrimitive(); err != nil {
-		// temporarily enabled this
-		log.Info("gitpb.ParseGoSum()", err)
+		// temporarily enabled this. this is really noisy
+		// log.Info("gitpb.ParseGoSum()", err)
 		return false
 	}
 	if repo.GetGoPrimitive() {
diff --git a/reloadRepoType.go b/reloadRepoType.go
index 0bca691..98ec339 100644
--- a/reloadRepoType.go
+++ b/reloadRepoType.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) goListRepoType() string {
 
 	result, err := repo.RunQuiet(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("go list binary detect failed", err)
+		// log.Info("go list binary detect failed", err)
 		return ""
 	}
 	output := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Join(result.Stdout, "\n"))
diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index d104eb8..6a7b996 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) RunRealtimeVerbose(cmd []string) cmd.Status {
 }
 
 func (repo *Repo) RunQuiet(cmd []string) (*cmd.Status, error) {
-	result := shell.RunQuiet(cmd)
+	result := shell.PathRunQuiet(repo.FullPath, cmd)
 	if result.Error != nil {
 		log.Warn(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd, "wow. golang is cool. an os.Error:", result.Error)
 		return &result, result.Error