diff --git a/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod b/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod
index bb39058..4170ea5 100644
--- a/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod
+++ b/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ BEGIN
   Strings.Append(" pull ", cmd);
   Strings.Append(url, cmd);
   i := Platform.System(cmd);
-  Out.Int(i, 0);
 END pull;
 
 PROCEDURE syncTree*(url: ARRAY OF CHAR);
diff --git a/src/vpkInstaller.Mod b/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
index 666cba9..b9552d3 100644
--- a/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
@@ -75,14 +75,13 @@ BEGIN
       REPEAT
         k := keys.GetString(keys, j);
         v := values.GetString(values, j);
+        srcPath := vpkEnv.getSrcRelPath(dep.name^, v^);
+        cmd := vpkEnv.mkCmd(k^, srcPath^);
+        Out.String(cmd^); Out.Ln;
         res := Platform.Chdir(builddir^);
         IF res # 0 THEN
           Out.String("failed to change directory to "); Out.String(builddir^); Out.Ln; Out.String("this should never happen."); Out.Ln; HALT(66);
         END;
-        srcPath := vpkEnv.getSrcRelPath(dep.name^, v^);
-        Out.String(srcPath^); Out.Ln;
-        cmd := vpkEnv.mkCmd(k^, srcPath^);
-        Out.String(cmd^);
         res := Platform.System(cmd^);
         IF res # 0 THEN Out.String("failed to run build command"); Out.Ln END;
         INC(j)