diff --git a/bin/registryReport.solo b/bin/registryReport.solo
index 11bea646..fbcded84 100755
--- a/bin/registryReport.solo
+++ b/bin/registryReport.solo
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env superdoit_solo
 options
 {
-	SuperDoitOptionalOptionWithRequiredArg long: 'registry'.
+	SuperDoitOptionalOptionWithRequiredArg long: 'registry' short: 'r'.
 	SuperDoitOptionalOptionWithRequiredArg long: 'projectSet'.
 	SuperDoitOptionalOptionWithRequiredArg long: 'stone'.
 	SuperDoitOptionalOptionWithRequiredArg long: 'template'.
diff --git a/bin/updateProjectSet.solo b/bin/updateProjectSet.solo
index af0ec2a2..f8b2fdb6 100755
--- a/bin/updateProjectSet.solo
+++ b/bin/updateProjectSet.solo
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $basename --registry=bosch --projectSet=dev \
             --projectName=Rowan \
             --gitUrl=git@github.com:GemTalk/Rowan.git
-  # simplest definition using a file: url to specify spec location
+  # simplest definition using a git url to specify spec location
   $basename --registry=bosch --projectSet=dev \
             --projectName=Rowan \
             --gitUrl=git@github.com:GemTalk/Rowan.git
diff --git a/src/GsDevKit_stones-Core.package/GDKProjectSet.class/instance/cloneOrUpdateProject.remoteName.in.pull..st b/src/GsDevKit_stones-Core.package/GDKProjectSet.class/instance/cloneOrUpdateProject.remoteName.in.pull..st
index 0f8a60b4..0c34c7a8 100644
--- a/src/GsDevKit_stones-Core.package/GDKProjectSet.class/instance/cloneOrUpdateProject.remoteName.in.pull..st
+++ b/src/GsDevKit_stones-Core.package/GDKProjectSet.class/instance/cloneOrUpdateProject.remoteName.in.pull..st
@@ -30,14 +30,17 @@ cloneOrUpdateProject: projectName remoteName: remoteName in: gitRootPath pull: p
 				show: '  Set ' , projectName , ' revision to ' , revision.
 			gitTool
 				gitcheckoutIn: gitProjectRef
-				with: ' -B ' , revision , ' ' , remoteName , '/' , revision.
+				with: ' -B ' , remoteName , '/' , revision.
 			pull
 				ifTrue: [ 
 					Transcript
 						cr;
 						show:
 								'  Pull ' , projectName , ' revision ' , revision , ' from remote ' , origin.
-					gitTool gitpullIn: gitProjectRef fullName remote: remoteName branch: revision ] ].
+					gitTool
+						gitpullIn: gitProjectRef fullName
+						remote: remoteName
+						branch: revision ] ].
 	cloned
 		ifTrue: [ 
 			(gitUrls keys reject: [ :each | each = remoteName ])