diff --git a/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs b/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs
index 6341d16..e1bcf6a 100644
--- a/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs
+++ b/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs
@@ -29,35 +29,34 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
         Ok(commit_histories) => commit_histories,
         Err(err) => {
             error!(?err, "Failed to get commit histories");
+            revalidate_positions(addr).await;
             return;
         }
     };
     let Some(main) = commit_histories.main.first().cloned() else {
         warn!("No commits on main branch '{}'", config.branches().main());
+        revalidate_positions(addr).await;
         return;
     };
     // verify that next is an ancestor of dev, and force update to it main if it isn't
     let Some(next) = commit_histories.next.first().cloned() else {
         warn!("No commits on next branch '{}", config.branches().next());
+        revalidate_positions(addr).await;
         return;
     };
     let next_is_ancestor_of_dev = commit_histories.dev.iter().any(|dev| dev == &next);
     if !next_is_ancestor_of_dev {
         info!("Next is not an ancestor of dev - resetting next to main");
-
-        if git
-            .reset(
-                &config.branches().next(),
-                main.into(),
-                ResetForce::Force(next.into()),
-                &repo_details,
-            )
-            .is_ok()
-        {
-            // TODO : (#18) sleep and restart while we don't have webhooks
-            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
-            addr.do_send(super::ValidateRepo)
+        let reset = git.reset(
+            &config.branches().next(),
+            main.into(),
+            ResetForce::Force(next.into()),
+            &repo_details,
+        );
+        if let Err(err) = reset {
+            warn!(?err, "Failed");
         }
+        revalidate_positions(addr).await;
         return;
     }
 
@@ -72,10 +71,12 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             config.branches().main(),
             config.branches().next()
         );
+        revalidate_positions(addr).await;
         return;
     }
     let Some(next) = next_commits.first().cloned() else {
         warn!("No commits on next branch '{}'", config.branches().next());
+        revalidate_positions(addr).await;
         return;
     };
     let dev_has_next = commit_histories
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             config.branches().dev(),
             config.branches().next()
         );
+        revalidate_positions(addr).await;
         return; // dev is not based on next
     }
     let dev_has_main = commit_histories.dev.iter().any(|commit| commit == &main);
@@ -97,10 +99,12 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             config.branches().dev(),
             config.branches().main()
         );
+        revalidate_positions(addr).await;
         return;
     }
     let Some(dev) = commit_histories.dev.first().cloned() else {
         warn!("No commits on dev branch '{}'", config.branches().dev());
+        revalidate_positions(addr).await;
         return;
     };
     addr.do_send(StartMonitoring {
@@ -111,6 +115,12 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
     });
 }
 
+async fn revalidate_positions(addr: Addr<RepoActor>) {
+    // TODO : (#18) sleep and restart while we don't have webhooks
+    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
+    addr.do_send(ValidateRepo)
+}
+
 // advance next to the next commit towards the head of the dev branch
 #[tracing::instrument(fields(next), skip_all)]
 pub async fn advance_next(