diff --git a/crates/cli/src/repo/handlers/validate_repo.rs b/crates/cli/src/repo/handlers/validate_repo.rs
index 2e77d3f..0f75188 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/repo/handlers/validate_repo.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/repo/handlers/validate_repo.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::{
 use git_next_core::git::{
     self,
     validation::positions::{validate, Error, Positions},
+    UserNotification,
 };
 
 impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
@@ -63,26 +64,19 @@ impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
         };
         logger(self.log.as_ref(), "have repo config");
 
-        info!("collecting git graph log");
-        let git_log = git::graph::log(&self.repo_details);
-        info!(?git_log, "collected git graph log");
-        self.update_tui_log(git_log.clone());
-        info!("sent to ui git graph log");
-
-        match validate(
-            &**open_repository,
-            &self.repo_details,
-            &repo_config,
-            git_log,
-        ) {
-            Ok(Positions {
-                main,
-                next,
-                dev,
-                dev_commit_history,
-                next_is_valid,
-            }) => {
+        match validate(&**open_repository, &self.repo_details, &repo_config) {
+            Ok((
+                Positions {
+                    main,
+                    next,
+                    dev,
+                    dev_commit_history,
+                    next_is_valid,
+                },
+                git_log,
+            )) => {
                 debug!(%main, %next, %dev, "positions");
+                self.update_tui_log(git_log);
                 if next_is_valid && next != main {
                     do_send(&ctx.address(), CheckCIStatus::new(next), self.log.as_ref());
                 } else if next != dev {
@@ -119,6 +113,11 @@ impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
             }
             Err(Error::UserIntervention(user_notification)) => {
                 self.alert_tui(format!("[USER INTERVENTION: {user_notification}]"));
+                if let UserNotification::CICheckFailed { log, .. }
+                | UserNotification::DevNotBasedOnMain { log, .. } = &user_notification
+                {
+                    self.update_tui_log(log.clone());
+                }
                 notify_user(
                     self.notify_user_recipient.as_ref(),
                     user_notification,
diff --git a/crates/core/src/git/validation/positions.rs b/crates/core/src/git/validation/positions.rs
index b264ab2..d0bb0f8 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/git/validation/positions.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/git/validation/positions.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use tracing::{debug, instrument};
+use tracing::{debug, info, instrument};
 
 //
 use crate::{
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ pub fn validate(
     open_repository: &dyn OpenRepositoryLike,
     repo_details: &git::RepoDetails,
     repo_config: &RepoConfig,
-    log: git::graph::Log,
-) -> Result<Positions> {
+) -> Result<(Positions, git::graph::Log)> {
     let main_branch = repo_config.branches().main();
     let next_branch = repo_config.branches().next();
     let dev_branch = repo_config.branches().dev();
     // Collect Commit Histories for `main`, `next` and `dev` branches
     open_repository.fetch()?;
+    let git_log = git::graph::log(repo_details);
+
     let commit_histories = get_commit_histories(open_repository, repo_config)?;
     // branch tips
     let main = commit_histories
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn validate(
                 main_branch,
                 dev_commit: dev,
                 main_commit: main,
-                log,
+                log: git_log,
             },
         ));
     }
@@ -80,23 +81,38 @@ pub fn validate(
         &main,
     ) {
         tracing::info!("Main not on same commit as next, or it's parent - resetting next to main",);
-        return reset_next_to_main(open_repository, repo_details, &main, &next, &next_branch);
+        return Err(reset_next_to_main(
+            open_repository,
+            repo_details,
+            &main,
+            &next,
+            &next_branch,
+        ));
     }
     // verify that next is an ancestor of dev, else reset it back to main if dev not ahead of main
     if is_not_based_on(&commit_histories.dev, &next)
         && commit_histories.main.first() == commit_histories.dev.first()
     {
         tracing::info!("Next is not an ancestor of dev - resetting next to main");
-        return reset_next_to_main(open_repository, repo_details, &main, &next, &next_branch);
+        return Err(reset_next_to_main(
+            open_repository,
+            repo_details,
+            &main,
+            &next,
+            &next_branch,
+        ));
     }
     let next_is_valid = is_based_on(&commit_histories.dev, &next);
-    Ok(git::validation::positions::Positions {
-        main,
-        next,
-        dev,
-        dev_commit_history: commit_histories.dev,
-        next_is_valid,
-    })
+    Ok((
+        git::validation::positions::Positions {
+            main,
+            next,
+            dev,
+            dev_commit_history: commit_histories.dev,
+            next_is_valid,
+        },
+        git_log,
+    ))
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
@@ -106,22 +122,20 @@ fn reset_next_to_main(
     main: &git::Commit,
     next: &git::Commit,
     next_branch: &BranchName,
-) -> Result<Positions> {
-    git::push::reset(
+) -> Error {
+    if let Err(err) = git::push::reset(
         open_repository,
         repo_details,
         next_branch,
         &main.clone().into(),
         &git::push::Force::From(next.clone().into()),
-    )
-    .map_err(|err| {
+    ) {
         Error::NonRetryable(format!(
             "Failed to reset branch '{next_branch}' to commit '{next}': {err}"
         ))
-    })?;
-    Err(Error::Retryable(format!(
-        "Branch {next_branch} has been reset"
-    )))
+    } else {
+        Error::Retryable(format!("Branch {next_branch} has been reset"))
+    }
 }
 
 fn is_not_based_on(commits: &[git::commit::Commit], needle: &git::Commit) -> bool {