diff --git a/branches.go b/branches.go
index 378505e..4c24872 100644
--- a/branches.go
+++ b/branches.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) DeleteLocalDevelBranch() error {
 	if b1 == 0 {
 		cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", repo.GetDevelBranchName()}
 		// log.Info("DEVEL IS IN REMOTE", repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
-		err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+		_, err := repo.RunVerboseOnError(cmd)
 		return err
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("local branch has patches not in remote")
diff --git a/checkout.go b/checkout.go
index f2df501..4b46841 100644
--- a/checkout.go
+++ b/checkout.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) CheckoutMaster() bool {
 	bName := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
 	if bName == "giterr" {
 		cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", "main"} // todo: figure out main
-		repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+		repo.RunVerboseOnError(cmd)
 		os.Exit(-1)
 		// TODO: try to fix this
 		if repo.checkoutBranch("main") {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) CheckoutMaster() bool {
 			return true
 		} else {
 			cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", "main"} // todo: figure out main
-			repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+			repo.RunVerboseOnError(cmd)
 			return false
 		}
 	}