diff --git a/pkg/recipe/compose.go b/pkg/recipe/compose.go
index 736e5f70..f8506841 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/compose.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func (r Recipe) GetVersionLabelLocal() (string, error) {
 
 	for _, service := range config.Services {
 		for label, value := range service.Deploy.Labels {
+			log.Debugf("checking deploy label '%s'", label)
 			if strings.HasPrefix(label, "coop-cloud") && strings.Contains(label, "version") {
 				return value, nil
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/git.go b/pkg/recipe/git.go
index 7a695fd3..afac7e1e 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/git.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/git.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureExists() error {
 // EnsureVersion checks whether a specific version exists for a recipe.
 func (r Recipe) EnsureVersion(version string) (bool, error) {
 	isChaosCommit := false
+	log.Debugf("Ensuring version '%s'", version)
 
 	if err := gitPkg.EnsureGitRepo(r.Dir); err != nil {
 		return isChaosCommit, err
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureVersion(version string) (bool, error) {
 		return isChaosCommit, err
 	}
 
-	tags, err := repo.Tags()
+	tags, err := repo.References()
 	if err != nil {
 		return isChaosCommit, err
 	}
@@ -117,11 +118,11 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureVersion(version string) (bool, error) {
 
 	worktree, err := repo.Worktree()
 	if err != nil {
-		return isChaosCommit, nil
+		return isChaosCommit, err
 	}
 
 	if err := worktree.Checkout(opts); err != nil {
-		return isChaosCommit, nil
+		return isChaosCommit, err
 	}
 
 	log.Debugf("successfully checked %s out to %s in %s", r.Name, tagRef.Short(), r.Dir)
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureUpToDate() error {
 	opts := &git.PullOptions{
 		Force:         true,
 		ReferenceName: branch,
-		SingleBranch:  true,
+		SingleBranch:  false,
 	}
 
 	if err := worktree.Pull(opts); err != nil {