diff --git a/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleFetcherGit.cs b/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleFetcherGit.cs
index 4ab3b6ea..1ef1ef24 100755
--- a/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleFetcherGit.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleFetcherGit.cs
@@ -39,19 +39,15 @@ namespace SparkleLib.Git {
                     return this.cached_salt;
 
                 // Check if the repo's salt is stored in a branch...
-                SparkleGit git = new SparkleGit (TargetFolder, "branch -a");
-                git.StartAndWaitForExit ();
-
-                string [] branches = git.StartAndReadStandardOutput ().Split ("\n".ToCharArray ());
-				Regex salt_regex = new Regex ("remotes/origin/salt-(.+)");
+                SparkleGit git   = new SparkleGit (TargetFolder, "ls-remote --heads");
+                string branches  = git.StartAndReadStandardOutput ();
+                Regex salt_regex = new Regex ("refs/heads/salt-([0-9a-f]+)");
                 
-				foreach (string branch in branches) {
-					Match salt_match = salt_regex.Match (branch);
+				Match salt_match = salt_regex.Match (branches);
 
-					if (salt_match.Success) {
-						this.cached_salt = salt_match.Groups [1].Value;
-                        break;
-                    }
+				if (salt_match.Success) {
+					this.cached_salt = salt_match.Groups [1].Value;
+                    SparkleLogger.LogInfo ("SALT", salt_match.Groups [1].Value);
                 }
 
                 // ...if not, create a new salt for the repo
@@ -179,9 +175,6 @@ namespace SparkleLib.Git {
             this.git.WaitForExit ();
 
             if (this.git.ExitCode == 0) {
-				SparkleGit git_fetch = new SparkleGit (TargetFolder, "fetch --all");
-				git_fetch.StartAndWaitForExit ();
-
                 while (percentage < 100) {
                     percentage += 25;
 
diff --git a/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs b/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
index e427bc1e..0d50c8e3 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace SparkleLib.Git {
                 string salt_file_path = new string [] { LocalPath, ".git", "salt" }.Combine ();
 
                 // If the repo is encrypted, create a branch to 
-                // store the in and push it to the host
+                // store the salt in and push it to the host
                 if (File.Exists (salt_file_path)) {
                     string salt = File.ReadAllText (salt_file_path).Trim ();
 
diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleWrappers.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleWrappers.cs
index b14e1d0f..ca108513 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleWrappers.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleWrappers.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,32 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
         public Uri RemoteUrl;
 
         public List<SparkleChange> Changes = new List<SparkleChange> ();
+
+        public string ToMessage ()
+        {
+            string message = "added ‘{0}’";
+            
+            switch (Changes [0].Type) {
+            case SparkleChangeType.Edited:  message = "edited ‘{0}’"; break;
+            case SparkleChangeType.Deleted: message = "deleted ‘{0}’"; break;
+            case SparkleChangeType.Moved:   message = "moved ‘{0}’"; break;
+            }
+            
+            if (Changes.Count == 1) {
+                return message = string.Format (message, Changes [0].Path);
+                
+            } else if (Changes.Count > 1) {
+                message = string.Format (message, Changes [0].Path);
+                
+                if ((Changes.Count - 1) == 1)
+                    return string.Format (message + " and one other event", Changes.Count - 1);
+                else
+                    return string.Format (message + " and {0} other events", Changes.Count - 1);
+                
+            } else {
+                return "did something magical";
+            }
+        }
     }