diff --git a/build b/build
index 3877965..62f4ee6 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Create all the different builds for refractr
 
 version=$(cat Cargo.toml | grep -m1 version | awk -F' ' '{print $3}' | sed 's|"||g')
+major_version=$(echo $version | awk -F'.' '{print $1}')
 uid=$(id -u)
 gid=$(id -g)
 cargo update
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@ docker tag refractr:$version refractr:latest
 if test "$1" = "push"; then
   docker tag refractr:$version git.brysonsteck.xyz/brysonsteck/refractr:latest
   docker tag refractr:$version git.brysonsteck.xyz/brysonsteck/refractr:$version
+  docker tag refractr:$version git.brysonsteck.xyz/brysonsteck/refractr:$major_version
   docker push -a git.brysonsteck.xyz/brysonsteck/refractr
   docker image rm git.brysonsteck.xyz/brysonsteck/refractr:latest
   docker image rm git.brysonsteck.xyz/brysonsteck/refractr:$version
+  docker image rm git.brysonsteck.xyz/brysonsteck/refractr:$major_version
 fi
 
 # rust build
diff --git a/src/refractr.rs b/src/refractr.rs
index b20511c..f98ca0c 100644
--- a/src/refractr.rs
+++ b/src/refractr.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ pub struct Refractr {
 
 struct OpenedRepository {
   repo: Repository,
-  path: String,
   remotes: Vec<String>,
   cfg: Config,
   ssh: bool,
@@ -91,9 +90,7 @@ impl Refractr {
     refs_branches
   }
 
-  fn fast_forward(&self, repo_dir: &str, branches: &Vec<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let repo = Repository::open(repo_dir)?;
-
+  fn fast_forward(&self, repo: &Repository, branches: &Vec<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     common::verbose(self.verbose, 2, format!("Pulling origin"));
     repo.find_remote("origin")?.fetch(&branches, None, None)?;
 
@@ -301,7 +298,7 @@ impl Refractr {
                 );
               }
 
-              let _ = self.fast_forward(&repos[i].path, &repos[i].cfg.branches);
+              let _ = self.fast_forward(&repos[i].repo, &repos[i].cfg.branches);
               if let Err(e) = self.push_remotes(&repos[i].cfg, &repos[i].repo, &repos[i].remotes) {
                 common::error(e, ExitCode::PushError)
               };
@@ -406,16 +403,15 @@ impl Refractr {
             "found existing repo at {}, attempting to use",
             repo_dir
           ));
-          match self.fast_forward(&repo_dir, &cfg.config.branches) {
-            Ok(_) => {
-              if let Ok(repo) = Repository::open(Path::new(&repo_dir)) {
-                repo
-              } else {
+          match Repository::open(Path::new(&repo_dir)) {
+            Ok(r) => match self.fast_forward(&r, &cfg.config.branches) {
+              Ok(_) => r,
+              Err(e) => {
                 return Err(ReturnData {
                   code: ExitCode::RepositoryError,
-                  msg: format!("failed to obtain existing repo"),
+                  msg: format!("failed to fast forward existing repo: {}", e),
                 });
-              }
+              },
             },
             Err(e) => {
               return Err(ReturnData {
@@ -462,7 +458,6 @@ impl Refractr {
       if cfg.config.schedule.enabled {
         loop_repos.push(OpenedRepository {
           repo,
-          path: repo_dir,
           remotes,
           cfg: cfg.config,
           ssh,