diff --git a/repo.merge.go b/repo.merge.go
index 41d3cc6..fe1e0ed 100644
--- a/repo.merge.go
+++ b/repo.merge.go
@@ -69,25 +69,25 @@ func (r *Repo) MergeToMaster() (*cmd.Status, error) {
 	log.Info("MergeToMaster() merging from", devel, "into", master)
 
 	cmd := []string{"git", "merge", devel}
-	result, err := r.RunQuiet(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
+	result := r.RunRealtimeVerbose(cmd)
+	if result.Error != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "MergeToMaster() failed", r.GetFullPath())
-		return result, err
+		return nil, result.Error
 	}
 
 	if r.GetReadOnly() {
 		r.Reload() // rescan the repo
 		// master branch is read only. you can not git push
-		return result, nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	// it seems like we have write access. lets find out!
 	cmd = []string{"git", "push"}
-	result, err = r.RunQuiet(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
+	result = r.RunRealtimeVerbose(cmd)
+	if result.Error != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "GitPushToMaster() failed", r.GetFullPath())
-		return result, err
+		return nil, result.Error
 	}
 	r.Reload() // rescan the repo
-	return result, nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index ffe43fb..27252d4 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) RunRealtime(cmd []string) cmd.Status {
 }
 
 func (repo *Repo) RunRealtimeVerbose(cmd []string) cmd.Status {
-	log.Log(NOW, "cd", repo.GetFullPath(), ";", cmd)
+	log.Log(NOW, "EXEC: cd", repo.GetFullPath(), ";", cmd)
 	return shell.PathRunRealtime(repo.GetFullPath(), cmd)
 }