diff --git a/draw.go b/draw.go
index c6f2c17..5158f98 100644
--- a/draw.go
+++ b/draw.go
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) runGitCommands() bool {
 		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
 		log.Warn("NEED TO RUN:", s)
 		rs.develMerge.SetText(s)
-		err, b, output := runCmd(rs.repopath, line)
+		err, b, output := RunCmd(rs.repopath, line)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warn("ABEND EXECUTION")
 			log.Warn("error =", err)
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index c4069d9..e26141a 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckBranches() bool {
 		}
 		var cmd []string
 		cmd = append(cmd, "git", "show", "-s", "--format=%ci", hash)
-		_, _, output := runCmd(rs.repopath, cmd)
+		_, _, output := RunCmd(rs.repopath, cmd)
 		// git show -s --format=%ci <hash> will give you the time
 		// log.Warn(fullfile)
 		if hash == hashCheck {
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index e28ce07..05bd372 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ func splitVersion(version string) (a, b, c string) {
 }
 
 func runCmd(path string, parts []string) (error, bool, string) {
+	fulldir := fullpath(path)
+	return RunCmd(fulldir, parts)
+}
+
+func RunCmd(workingpath string, parts []string) (error, bool, string) {
 	if len(parts) == 0 {
 		log.Warn("command line was empty")
 		return errors.New("empty"), false, ""
@@ -127,12 +132,12 @@ func runCmd(path string, parts []string) (error, bool, string) {
 	thing := parts[0]
 	parts = parts[1:]
 
-	log.Verbose("path =", path, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
+	log.Warn("working path =", workingpath, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
 	// Create the command
 	cmd := exec.Command(thing, parts...)
 
 	// Set the working directory
-	cmd.Dir = fullpath(path)
+	cmd.Dir = workingpath
 
 	// Execute the command
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -170,8 +175,6 @@ func IsDirectory(path string) bool {
 	return info.IsDir()
 }
 
-
-
 func VerifyLocalGoRepo(gorepo string) bool {
 	// Get current user
 	usr, err := user.Current()