diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e738273..079c1c7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+sapphrc (1.2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * fix some problematic synchronization (hopefully)
+
+ -- Penelope Gwen <support@pogmom.me>  Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:34:22 -0600
+
 sapphrc (1.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * fixed broken updown logic
diff --git a/lib/sapphrc/version b/lib/sapphrc/version
index d3827e7..5625e59 100644
--- a/lib/sapphrc/version
+++ b/lib/sapphrc/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0
+1.2
diff --git a/usr/bin/sapphrc_backup b/usr/bin/sapphrc_backup
index 8e58211..9f65b1a 100755
--- a/usr/bin/sapphrc_backup
+++ b/usr/bin/sapphrc_backup
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ do
   echo "${backup_homedir}"
   rsync -arvSH --files-from="${include_list}" --exclude-from="${exclude_list}" --exclude '.config/sapphrc/' "${HOME}" "${backup_homedir}"
 done
+
+find ${HOME}/.config/sapphrc/backups/ -name *.swp -type f -exec rm {} \;
diff --git a/usr/bin/sapphrc_restore b/usr/bin/sapphrc_restore
index c22d130..d97e318 100755
--- a/usr/bin/sapphrc_restore
+++ b/usr/bin/sapphrc_restore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ source /lib/sapphrc/sapphrc-font
 validate_backupdir
 
 cd "$HOME/.config/sapphrc/backups"
+git config pull.rebase false
 git pull --no-edit
 
 sapphrc_config="$HOME/.config/sapphrc"
diff --git a/usr/bin/sapphrc_updown b/usr/bin/sapphrc_updown
index 8594dc4..625e11e 100755
--- a/usr/bin/sapphrc_updown
+++ b/usr/bin/sapphrc_updown
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ gs="$(git status | grep -i 'modified')"
 git fetch origin
 reslog=$(git log HEAD..origin/main --oneline)
 
-if [[ "${gs}" == *"modified"* && "${reslog}" != "" ]];then
-#local AND remote changes exist
-  echo "local backup reposity conflict with remote - please manually fix this!"
-  exit 1
+echo $gs
+echo " "
+echo $reslog
+
+if [[ "${reslog}" == "" ]];then
+#remote changes exist
+  sapphrc_restore
 elif [[ $gs == *"modified"* ]];then
 #local changes exist
   sapphrc_push
-elif [[ "${reslog}" == "" ]];then
-#remote changes exist
-  sapphrc_restore
 fi
 exit