diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/factory.v b/lib/develop/gittools/factory.v
index 78abcd82..7e0e886e 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/factory.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/factory.v
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn new(args_ GitStructureArgsNew) !&GitStructure {
 		}
 		return gs
 	}else{
-		console.print_header("Loading GitStructure for ${args.coderoot}.")
+		console.print_debug("Loading GitStructure for ${args.coderoot}")
 	}
 
 	// Create and load the GitStructure instance.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn new(args_ GitStructureArgsNew) !&GitStructure {
 
 	gs.config()! // will load the config, don't remove
 
-	if gs.repos.keys().len == 0 || args.reload {
+	if args.reload {
 		gs.load(true)!
 	}else{
 		gs.load(false)!
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/gitstructure.v b/lib/develop/gittools/gitstructure.v
index d2e0f97d..012805b1 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/gitstructure.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/gitstructure.v
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ pub fn (mut gitstructure GitStructure) load(reset bool) ! {
 	for _, mut repo in gitstructure.repos {
 		repo.status_update(reset: reset)!
 	}
+	gitstructure.config_save()!
 }
 
 // Recursively loads repositories from the provided path, updating their statuses, does not check the status
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ fn (mut gitstructure GitStructure) repo_init_from_path_(path string, params Repo
 	// Retrieve GitLocation from the path.
 	gl := gitstructure.gitlocation_from_path(mypath.path)!
 
-	console.print_debug("Initializing GitRepo from path: ${mypath.path}")
+	// console.print_debug("Initializing GitRepo from path: ${mypath.path}")
 	// Initialize and return a GitRepo struct.
 	mut r := GitRepo{
 		gs:            &gitstructure
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/gittools_do.v b/lib/develop/gittools/gittools_do.v
index 602610c8..eead39b1 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/gittools_do.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/gittools_do.v
@@ -45,12 +45,10 @@ pub fn (mut gs GitStructure) do(args_ ReposActionsArgs) !string {
 	mut args := args_
 	console.print_debug('git do ${args.cmd}')
 
-	$dbg;
-
-	if args.path == '' && args.url == '' && args.repo == '' && args.account == ''
-		&& args.provider == '' && args.filter == '' {
-		args.path = os.getwd()
-	}
+	// if args.path == '' && args.url == '' && args.repo == '' && args.account == ''
+	// 	&& args.provider == '' && args.filter == '' {
+	// 	args.path = os.getwd()
+	// }
 
 	if args.path != '' {
 		mut curdiro := pathlib.get_dir(path: args.path, create: false)!
@@ -83,8 +81,6 @@ pub fn (mut gs GitStructure) do(args_ ReposActionsArgs) !string {
 	// 	gs.load(true)! // <-- REMOVED
 	// }
 
-	// NEW: Update status only for the relevant repos.
-	console.print_header('Updating status for selected repos...')
 	for mut repo in repos {
 		repo.status_update(reset: args.reload || args.cmd == 'reload')!
 	}
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/repos_print.v b/lib/develop/gittools/repos_print.v
index 78d2825a..35edcec5 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/repos_print.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/repos_print.v
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn (mut gitstructure GitStructure) repos_print(args ReposGetArgs) ! {
 	console.clear()
 	// console.print_lf(1) // Removed to reduce newlines
 
-	header := 'Repositories: ${gitstructure.coderoot}'
+	header := 'Repositories: ${gitstructure.coderoot.path}'
 	console.print_header(header)
 	console.print_lf(1) // Keep one newline after header
 
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_cache.v b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_cache.v
index 483281bb..2a4044b8 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_cache.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_cache.v
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ fn (mut repo GitRepo) cache_set() ! {
 	mut redis_client := redis_get()
 	repo_json := json.encode(repo)
 	cache_key := repo.cache_key()
+	// println("Caching repository ${repo.name} at ${cache_key}")
 	redis_client.set(cache_key, repo_json)!
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ fn (mut repo GitRepo) cache_get() ! {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut repo GitRepo) cache_exists() !bool {
+	mut repo_json := ''
+	mut redis_client := redis_get()
+	cache_key := repo.cache_key()
+	// println("${repo.name} : Checking if cache exists at ${cache_key}")
+	repo_json = redis_client.get(cache_key) or { return false }
+	// println(repo_json)
+	return repo_json.len > 0
+}
+
 // Remove cache
 fn (mut repo GitRepo) cache_delete() ! {
 	mut redis_client := redis_get()
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_load.v b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_load.v
index 3a6ec6b5..fae2b27b 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_load.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_load.v
@@ -18,25 +18,36 @@ pub fn (mut repo GitRepo) status_update(args StatusUpdateArgs) ! {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if args.reset || repo.last_load == 0 {
+		// console.print_debug('${repo.name} : Cache get')
+		repo.cache_get()!
+	}
+
+	// cacheexists:=repo.cache_exists()!
+	// console.print_debug('${repo.name} : Checking if a full load is needed for  cacheexists:${cacheexists} ')
+
 	current_time := int(time.now().unix())
 	// Decide if a full load is needed.
 	if args.reset || repo.last_load == 0
 		|| current_time - repo.last_load >= repo.config.remote_check_period {
+		$dbg;
 		repo.load_internal() or {
 			// Persist the error state to the cache
+			console.print_stderr('Failed to load repository ${repo.name} at ${repo.path()}: ${err}')
 			if repo.status.error == '' {
 				repo.status.error = 'Failed to load repository: ${err}'
 			}
-			repo.cache_set()!
 			return error('Failed to load repository ${repo.name}: ${err}')
 		}
+		repo.cache_set()!
+		// $dbg;
 	}
 }
 
 // load_internal performs the expensive git operations to refresh the repository state.
 // It should only be called by status_update().
 fn (mut repo GitRepo) load_internal() ! {
-	console.print_header('load ${repo.print_key()}')
+	console.print_debug('load ${repo.print_key()}')
 	repo.init()!
 
 	repo.exec('git fetch --all') or {
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_model.v b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_model.v
index eea2b57f..d1c3bcaa 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_model.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_model.v
@@ -38,21 +38,5 @@ pub mut:
 
 pub struct GitRepoConfig {
 pub mut:
-	remote_check_period int = 300 // seconds, 5 min
+	remote_check_period int = 3600 // seconds = 1h
 }
-
-// // just some initialization mechanism
-// fn (mut gitstructure GitStructure) repo_new_from_gitlocation(git_location GitLocation) !&GitRepo {
-// 	mut repo := GitRepo{
-// 		provider:      git_location.provider
-// 		name:          git_location.name
-// 		account:       git_location.account
-// 		gs:            &gitstructure
-// 		status_remote: GitRepoStatusRemote{}
-// 		status_local:  GitRepoStatusLocal{}
-// 		status_wanted: GitRepoStatusWanted{}
-// 	}
-// 	gitstructure.repos[repo.cache_key()] = &repo
-
-// 	return &repo
-// }