diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 470882b..76a6fd5 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"os/user"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GitPull() error {
 			found = true
 		}
 	}
-	if ! found {
+	if !found {
 		return errors.New("git config error")
 	}
 	var cmd []string
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) IsDirty() bool {
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
+	var start string = rs.dirtyLabel.String()
 	cmd := []string{"git", "status"}
 	path := rs.realPath.String()
 	err, b, out := RunCmd(path, cmd)
@@ -206,6 +208,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
 		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status err =", err)
 		log.Error(err, "CheckDirty() git status error")
 		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("error")
+		if start != "error" {
+			rs.NoteChange("repo git status is in error " + fmt.Sprint(err))
+		}
 		rs.dirty = true
 		return true
 	}
@@ -216,6 +221,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
 		log.Log(INFO, "CheckDirty() b =", b, "path =", path, "out =", out)
 		log.Log(INFO, "CheckDirty() no", rs.realPath.String())
 		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("no")
+		if start != "no" {
+			rs.NoteChange("repo is no longer dirty")
+		}
 		rs.dirty = false
 		return false
 	}
@@ -229,6 +237,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
 	log.Log(INFO, "CheckDirty() is normal err =", err)
 
 	rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("dirty")
+	if start != "dirty" {
+		rs.NoteChange("repo is now dirty")
+	}
 	rs.dirty = true
 	return true
 
diff --git a/merge.go b/merge.go
index 559c5af..48d99fd 100644
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) IsUserBranch() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DeleteUserBranch(force bool) bool {
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, "figure out what to do here")
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) ResetBranches() bool {
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, "figure out what to do here")
+	return false
+}
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) MergeUserToDevel() bool {
 	startbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
 	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()