diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index f67bc63..5cfa9eb 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"os/user"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -20,9 +19,12 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentBranchVersion() string {
 	return rs.currentVersion.String()
 }
 
+/*
+// this isn't right
 func (rs *RepoStatus) LastTagAge() (time.Time, string) {
 	return time.Now(), rs.lasttag.String()
 }
+*/
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetLastTagVersion() string {
 	return rs.lasttag.String()
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
 func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutBranch(bname string) bool {
 	if rs.CheckDirty() {
 		log.Log(INFO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
-		log.Info("bname is dirty", bname, rs.Path())
+		log.Info(bname, "is dirty", rs.Path())
 		return false
 	}
 	if !rs.TagExists(bname) {
diff --git a/gitConfig.go b/gitConfig.go
index e49c2b7..519d294 100644
--- a/gitConfig.go
+++ b/gitConfig.go
@@ -249,3 +249,12 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) processBranch(branch string) {
 	rs.gitConfig.versions[newhash] = name
 	log.Log(INFO, "      hash: version", name)
 }
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) BranchExists(branch string) bool {
+	hash, ok := rs.gitConfig.hashes[branch]
+	if ok {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, rs.Path(), "found branch", branch, hash)
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}