diff --git a/src/refractr.rs b/src/refractr.rs
index 5f8cb6a..7bd2f99 100644
--- a/src/refractr.rs
+++ b/src/refractr.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ use crate::freak_out;
 use crate::common;
 use crate::config::{Config, ConfigFile};
 
-use git2::{CertificateCheckStatus, Cred, PushOptions, RemoteCallbacks, Repository};
+use git2::{FetchOptions, CertificateCheckStatus, Cred, PushOptions, RemoteCallbacks, Repository};
 use git2::{Error, ErrorCode};
-use git2::build::CheckoutBuilder;
+use git2::build::{RepoBuilder, CheckoutBuilder};
 use hex;
 use sha2::{Sha256, Digest};
 use std::env;
@@ -238,8 +238,16 @@ impl Refractr {
         self.verbose,
         1,
         format!("Cloning repository: {}", &cfg.config.from));
+
+      let cb = RemoteCallbacks::new();
+      let mut fo = FetchOptions::new();
+      fo.download_tags(git2::AutotagOption::All);
+      fo.remote_callbacks(cb);
+      let mut builder = RepoBuilder::new();
+      builder.fetch_options(fo);
+
       let repo_dir = format!("{}/{}", &path_str, repo_name);
-      let repo = match Repository::clone(&cfg.config.from, Path::new(&repo_dir)) {
+      let repo = match builder.clone(&cfg.config.from, Path::new(&repo_dir)) {
         Ok(repo) => repo,
         Err(_) => {
           common::warning(format!("found existing repo at {}, attempting to use", repo_dir));
@@ -255,6 +263,14 @@ impl Refractr {
       };
 
       let repo_fresh = Repository::open(Path::new(&repo_dir)).unwrap();
+      let mut origin = repo_fresh.find_remote("origin").unwrap();
+      let mut refs = Vec::new();
+      let strings = self.get_refs(&cfg.config.branches);
+      for branch in &strings {
+        refs.push(branch.as_str());
+      }
+      origin.fetch(&refs, None, None).unwrap();
+
       let remotes = match self.make_remotes(&repo_fresh, &cfg) {
         Ok(v) => v,
         Err(e) => return Err(e)
@@ -262,6 +278,7 @@ impl Refractr {
       if let Err(e) = self.push_remotes(&cfg.config, &repo, &remotes) {
         return Err(e)
       }
+
       if cfg.config.schedule.enabled {
         loop_repos.push(OpenedRepository {
           repo,