diff --git a/.autocrate.yaml b/.autocrate.yaml
index f1cec2b..22f520b 100644
--- a/.autocrate.yaml
+++ b/.autocrate.yaml
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ api:
     type: github
     repository: autocrate
     auth:
-      user: PlexSheep
+      user: plexsheep
       pass:
         !env TOKEN_GH
-  cscherr:
-    type: forgejo
-    endpoint: https://git.cscherr.de
-    repository: autocrate
-    auth:
-      user: PlexSheep
-      pass:
-        !env TOKEN_CSCHERR
+  # cscherr:
+  #   type: forgejo
+  #   endpoint: https://git.cscherr.de
+  #   repository: autocrate
+  #   auth:
+  #     user: PlexSheep
+  #     pass:
+  #       !env TOKEN_CSCHERR
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 04aa38a..0165dbd 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use libpt::log::{debug, error, trace};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use url::Url;
 
-use crate::error::*;
+use crate::{error::*, git};
 
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod packages;
@@ -295,14 +295,7 @@ impl Debug for Config {
 
 impl Config {
     pub fn load(cli: &Cli) -> Result<Self> {
-        let repo = match git2::Repository::open_from_env() {
-            Ok(repo) => repo,
-            Err(_err) => {
-                let err = ConfigError::GitRepoNotFound.into();
-                error!("{err}");
-                return Err(err);
-            }
-        };
+        let repo = git::get_repo()?;
         let mut path = repo.path().to_path_buf();
         path.pop(); // we want the real root, not the `.git` dir
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 346544a..805c0c4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use autocrate::{
     release::release,
     serverapi::ApiCollection,
 };
+use libpt::log::{debug, error, trace};
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
@@ -39,5 +40,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             todo!()
         }
     };
+    if let Some(err) = status {
+        error!("{err}");
+        trace!("{:#?}", err.source());
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/serverapi/github.rs b/src/serverapi/github.rs
index c07e3b1..d112117 100644
--- a/src/serverapi/github.rs
+++ b/src/serverapi/github.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use libpt::log::debug;
 use octocrab;
 
 use super::{PublishContext, ReleaseContext, ServerApi};
@@ -21,18 +22,18 @@ impl Github {
 #[async_trait]
 impl ServerApi for Github {
     async fn push_release(&mut self, rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
-        let _response = octocrab::instance()
-            .repos(rc.username, rc.repository)
-            .releases()
+        debug!("release context: {rc:#?}");
+        let t1 = octocrab::instance();
+        let t2 = t1.repos(rc.username, rc.repository);
+        let t = t2.releases();
+        let req = t
             .create(&rc.tag)
             .target_commitish(&rc.commit_sig)
             .name(&rc.tag)
             .body(&rc.text)
             .draft(rc.draft)
-            .prerelease(rc.prerelease)
-            .send()
-            .await
-            .map_err(ServerApiError::from)?;
+            .prerelease(rc.prerelease);
+        req.send().await.map_err(ServerApiError::from)?;
         Ok(())
     }
     async fn push_release_artifact(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {