diff --git a/app/classes/routine/Routine.js b/app/classes/routine/Routine.js
index 98c4aa4..bc46c23 100644
--- a/app/classes/routine/Routine.js
+++ b/app/classes/routine/Routine.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Routine extends Injectable {
 
         let step_no = 1
         for ( const step of result.steps ) {
+            if ( with_logging ) this.output.info('', 0)
             this.output.info(`(${step_no}/${result.steps.length}) ${step.step.display()}`, with_logging ? 0 : 10)
             step_no += 1
 
diff --git a/app/classes/state/fs/PermissionState.js b/app/classes/state/fs/PermissionState.js
index 143b197..898ea89 100644
--- a/app/classes/state/fs/PermissionState.js
+++ b/app/classes/state/fs/PermissionState.js
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ class PermissionState extends State {
     }
 
     async check() {
-        const path = await this._path()
-        const permissions = `${await path.permissions()}`.trim()
-        const target = `${this._config.level}`.trim()
-        return permissions === target
+        try {
+            const path = await this._path()
+            const permissions = `${await path.permissions()}`.trim()
+            const target = `${this._config.level}`.trim()
+            return permissions === target
+        } catch (e) {}
+        return false
     }
 
     async reverse() {
diff --git a/app/classes/state/git/PullState.js b/app/classes/state/git/PullState.js
index df5705b..5095fdf 100644
--- a/app/classes/state/git/PullState.js
+++ b/app/classes/state/git/PullState.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 const AbstractGitState = require('./AbstractGitState')
 
 class PullState extends AbstractGitState {
+    #ran_once = false
+
     static get services() {
         return [...super.services, 'output']
     }
@@ -9,11 +11,12 @@ class PullState extends AbstractGitState {
         if ( !(await this.check()) ) {
             const repo = await this._repo()
             await repo.pull(this._config.target)
+            this.#ran_once = true
         }
     }
 
     async check() {
-        return true // TODO support a better check here
+        return this.#ran_once // TODO support a better check here
     }
 
     async reverse() {