diff --git a/client/equo b/client/equo
index f44fc2728..8c27c10a4 100644
--- a/client/equo
+++ b/client/equo
@@ -123,11 +123,23 @@ try:
 
     elif (options[0] == "install") or (options[0] == "remove") or (options[0] == "deptest") or (options[0] == "world"):
         if options[0] == "install":
-            entropyTools.applicationLockCheck("install")
+            cr = entropyTools.applicationLockCheck("install", gentle = True)
+	    if (cr):
+		print_warning(red("Running with ")+bold("--pretend")+red("..."))
+		if "--pretend" not in options:
+		    options.append("--pretend")
         elif options[0] == "remove":
-            entropyTools.applicationLockCheck("remove")
+            cr = entropyTools.applicationLockCheck("remove", gentle = True)
+	    if (cr):
+		print_warning(red("Running with ")+bold("--pretend")+red("..."))
+		if "--pretend" not in options:
+		    options.append("--pretend")
 	elif options[0] == "world":
-	    entropyTools.applicationLockCheck("remove")
+	    cr = entropyTools.applicationLockCheck("world", gentle = True)
+	    if (cr):
+		print_warning(red("Running with ")+bold("--pretend")+red("..."))
+		if "--pretend" not in options:
+		    options.append("--pretend")
         rc = equoTools.package(options)
         sys.exit(rc)
 
diff --git a/client/equoTools.py b/client/equoTools.py
index 3e53f694a..e2c06aa76 100644
--- a/client/equoTools.py
+++ b/client/equoTools.py
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ def filterSatisfiedDependencies(dependencies, deepdeps = False):
 '''
 def generateDependencyTree(atomInfo, emptydeps = False, deepdeps = False):
 
-    print ":::: enter ::::"
+    #print ":::: enter ::::"
 
     treecache = {}
     unsatisfiedDeps = getDependencies(atomInfo)
@@ -699,10 +699,10 @@ def generateDependencyTree(atomInfo, emptydeps = False, deepdeps = False):
 	    treecache[undep] = True
 	
 	if (not tree[treedepth]):
-	    print darkgreen("satisfied: ")+str(tree[treedepth])
+	    #print darkgreen("satisfied: ")+str(tree[treedepth])
 	    break
 	else:
-	    print red("not satisfied: ")+str(tree[treedepth])
+	    #print red("not satisfied: ")+str(tree[treedepth])
 	    # cycle again, load unsatisfiedDeps
 	    unsatisfiedDeps = []
 	    for dep in tree[treedepth]:
@@ -1645,7 +1645,6 @@ def printPackageInfo(idpackage, dbconn, clientSearch = False, strictOutput = Fal
         clientDbconn = openClientDatabase()
         if (clientDbconn != -1):
             pkginstalled = clientDbconn.atomMatch(dep_getkey(pkgatom), matchSlot = pkgslot)
-	    print pkginstalled
             if (pkginstalled[1] == 0):
 		idx = pkginstalled[0]
 	        # found
@@ -1730,7 +1729,6 @@ def worldUpdate(ask = False, pretend = False, verbose = False, onlyfetch = False
 
     if (not upgrade):
 	branches = [etpConst['branch']]
-	print "NOT YET IMPLEMENTED: update function not working, try adding 'upgrade' to the opts"
     else:
 	branches = etpConst['branches']
     # FIXME: handle ask, pretend, verbose, onlyfetch
@@ -1951,7 +1949,7 @@ def installPackages(packages = [], atomsdata = [], ask = False, pretend = False,
 
     if (runQueue):
 	if (ask or pretend):
-	    print_info(red(" @@ ")+blue("These are the packages that would be merged:"))
+	    print_info(red(" @@ ")+blue("These are the packages that would be ")+bold("merged:"))
 	for packageInfo in runQueue:
 	    try:
 	        dbconn = openRepositoryDatabase(packageInfo[1])
@@ -2000,8 +1998,6 @@ def installPackages(packages = [], atomsdata = [], ask = False, pretend = False,
 		    idx = pkginstalled[0]
 		    installedVer = clientDbconn.retrieveVersion(idx)
 		    installedTag = clientDbconn.retrieveVersionTag(idx)
-		    if not installedTag:
-		        installedTag = "NoTag"
 		    installedRev = clientDbconn.retrieveRevision(idx)
 		    actionQueue[pkgatom]['remove'] = idx
 		    actionQueue[pkgatom]['removeatom'] = clientDbconn.retrieveAtom(idx)
diff --git a/libraries/entropyTools.py b/libraries/entropyTools.py
index a3ee0d33f..84948da62 100644
--- a/libraries/entropyTools.py
+++ b/libraries/entropyTools.py
@@ -56,11 +56,15 @@ def isRoot():
         return True
     return False
 
-def applicationLockCheck(option = None):
+def applicationLockCheck(option = None, gentle = False):
     if (etpConst['applicationlock']):
 	print_error(red("Another instance of Equo is running. Action: ")+bold(str(option))+red(" denied."))
 	print_error(red("If I am lying (maybe). Please remove ")+bold(etpConst['pidfile']))
-	sys.exit(10)
+	if (not gentle):
+	    sys.exit(10)
+	else:
+	    return True
+    return False
 
 def getRandomNumber():
     return int(str(random.random())[2:7])