diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 5e487599..ea7ac820 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -569,7 +569,11 @@ require_app_version() {
     git fetch -q --all
   fi
 
-  git checkout -q "$VERSION" || error "Can't find version $VERSION"
+  if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    warning "No version specified, dangerously using latest git 😨"
+  else
+    git checkout -q "$VERSION" || error "Can't find version $VERSION"
+  fi
 }
 
 vendor_binary() {
@@ -601,7 +605,8 @@ vendor_binary() {
       ;;
   esac
 
-  wget -qO "$ABRA_VENDOR_DIR/$BINARY" "$RELEASE_URL" && chmod +x "$ABRA_VENDOR_DIR/$BINARY"
+  wget -qO "$ABRA_VENDOR_DIR/$BINARY" "$RELEASE_URL"
+  chmod +x "$ABRA_VENDOR_DIR/$BINARY"
   success "$BINARY is now vendored ☮"
 }
 
@@ -1070,7 +1075,11 @@ sub_app_new (){
   APP_NAME=$abra___app_name
 
   get_recipe_versions "$TYPE"
-  VERSION="${RECIPE_VERSIONS[-1]}"
+  if [ "${#RECIPE_VERSIONS[@]}" = 0 ]; then
+    VERSION=""
+  else
+    VERSION="${RECIPE_VERSIONS[-1]}"
+  fi
 
   require_app_version "$TYPE" "$VERSION"