diff --git a/reloadCheckDirty.go b/reloadCheckDirty.go
index c865c21..34bcacb 100644
--- a/reloadCheckDirty.go
+++ b/reloadCheckDirty.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) CheckDirty() bool {
 
 	pbnow := timestamppb.New(time.Now())
 	repo.Times.LastDirty = pbnow
+	repo.Dirty = bad
 	return bad
 
 }