diff --git a/game.gd b/game.gd
index 273021a..c05047b 100644
--- a/game.gd
+++ b/game.gd
@@ -11,18 +11,23 @@ func _ready():
 	# Copy fake-editor to tmp directory (because the original might be in a .pck file).
 	var fake_editor_outside = tmp_prefix + "fake-editor"
 	fake_editor = "/tmp/fake-editor"
-	var content = game.read_file("res://scripts/fake-editor")
+	var content = game.read_file("res://scripts/fake-editor", "")
+	if content.empty():
+		push_error("fake-editor could not be read.")
 	write_file(fake_editor_outside, content)
 	global_shell.run("chmod u+x " + fake_editor)
 
-func read_file(path):
+func read_file(path, fallback_string):
 	if debug_file_io:
 		print("reading " + path)
 	var file = File.new()
-	file.open(path, File.READ)
-	var content = file.get_as_text()
-	file.close()
-	return content
+	var open_status = file.open(path, File.READ)
+	if open_status == OK:
+		var content = file.get_as_text()
+		file.close()
+		return content
+	else:
+		return fallback_string
 
 func write_file(path, content):
 	if debug_file_io:
diff --git a/levels/02-tree/goal b/levels/02-tree/goal
index f436171..99b538d 100644
--- a/levels/02-tree/goal
+++ b/levels/02-tree/goal
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-echo 'meow' > noises
 git update-index --add noises
 git write-tree
 
diff --git a/levels/03-commit/goal b/levels/03-commit/goal
index 792c523..bcb010d 100644
--- a/levels/03-commit/goal
+++ b/levels/03-commit/goal
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-touch empty_file
-git add .
-git write-tree
 git commit-tree 3185 -m 'Clever commit message'
-
-rm empty_file
-git update-index --remove empty_file
diff --git a/levels/04-parents/goal b/levels/04-parents/goal
index 28249f9..d80163a 100644
--- a/levels/04-parents/goal
+++ b/levels/04-parents/goal
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-git write-tree
 FIRST_COMMIT=$(git commit-tree 4b82 -m 'First commit :O')
 SECOND_COMMIT=$(git commit-tree 4b82 -p $FIRST_COMMIT -m 'Second commit :D')
 THIRD_COMMIT=$(git commit-tree 4b82 -p $SECOND_COMMIT -m 'Third commit \o/')
diff --git a/levels/05-ref/goal b/levels/05-ref/goal
index 1c1690e..01cbb43 100644
--- a/levels/05-ref/goal
+++ b/levels/05-ref/goal
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-echo hello > hello
-echo world > world
-BLOB1=$(git hash-object -w hello)
-BLOB2=$(git hash-object -w world)
-git add .
-TREE=$(git write-tree)
-COMMIT=$(git commit-tree $TREE -m "Initial commit")
 git update-ref refs/a $BLOB1
 git update-ref refs/b $BLOB2
 git update-ref refs/c $TREE
diff --git a/levels/05-ref/start b/levels/05-ref/start
index 1c9caca..3d3857e 100644
--- a/levels/05-ref/start
+++ b/levels/05-ref/start
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 echo hello > hello
 echo world > world
+BLOB1=$(git hash-object -w hello)
+BLOB2=$(git hash-object -w world)
 git add .
 TREE=$(git write-tree)
-git commit-tree $TREE -m "Initial commit"
+COMMIT=$(git commit-tree $TREE -m "Initial commit")
diff --git a/levels/06-symref/goal b/levels/06-symref/goal
index 24b0c6f..e137603 100644
--- a/levels/06-symref/goal
+++ b/levels/06-symref/goal
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-TREE=$(git write-tree)
-COMMIT=$(git commit-tree $TREE -m "Initial commit")
-git update-ref refs/best_commit $COMMIT
-git update-ref refs/worst_commit $COMMIT
 git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/best_commit
diff --git a/main.gd b/main.gd
index 3cc23ff..27084d6 100644
--- a/main.gd
+++ b/main.gd
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ func load_level(id):
 	var goal_script = level_prefix+level+"/goal"
 	var active_script = level_prefix+level+"/start"
 	
-	var description = game.read_file(level_prefix+level+"/description")
+	var description_file = level_prefix+level+"/description"
+	var description = game.read_file(description_file, "no description")
 	$LevelDescription.bbcode_text = description
 	$LevelName.text = level
 	
@@ -77,17 +78,19 @@ func load_level(id):
 	# Danger zone!
 	game.global_shell.run("rm -rf '%s'" % active_repository_path)
 	game.global_shell.run("rm -rf '%s'" % goal_repository_path)
-	
-	construct_repo(goal_script, goal_repository_path)
-	construct_repo(active_script, active_repository_path)
+		
+	var goal_script_content = game.read_file(goal_script, "")
+	var active_script_content = game.read_file(active_script, "")
+	construct_repo(active_script_content +"\n"+ goal_script_content, goal_repository_path)
+	construct_repo(active_script_content, active_repository_path)
 	
 	goal_repository.path = goal_repository_path
 	active_repository.path = active_repository_path
 	
 	var win_script = level_prefix+level+"/win"
 	var win_script_target = game.tmp_prefix+"/win"
-	var dir = Directory.new()
-	dir.copy(win_script, win_script_target)
+	var win_script_content = game.read_file(win_script, "exit 1\n")
+	game.write_file(win_script_target, win_script_content)
 	
 	terminal.clear()
 
@@ -98,19 +101,18 @@ func load_next_level():
 	current_level = (current_level + 1) % list_levels().size()
 	load_level(current_level)
 	
-func construct_repo(script, path):
+func construct_repo(script_content, path):
 	# Becase in an exported game, all assets are in a .pck file, we need to put
 	# the script somewhere in the filesystem.
-	var content = ""
-	#if ResourceLoader.exists(script):
-	content = game.read_file(script)
+	
 	var script_path_outside = game.tmp_prefix+"/git-hydra-script"
 	var script_path = "/tmp/git-hydra-script"
-	game.write_file(script_path_outside, content)
+	game.write_file(script_path_outside, script_content)
 	
 	game.global_shell.run("mkdir " + path)
 	game.global_shell.cd(path)
 	game.global_shell.run("git init")
+	game.global_shell.run("git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/main")
 	game.global_shell.run("sh "+script_path)
 	
 func _process(_delta):
@@ -127,7 +129,11 @@ func read_message(filename):
 	$TextEditor.show()
 	input.editable = false
 	var fixme_path = game.tmp_prefix+"/active/"
-	$TextEditor.text = game.read_file(fixme_path+filename)
+	var content = game.read_file(fixme_path+filename, "[ERROR_FAKE_EDITOR]")
+	if content == "[ERROR_FAKE_EDITOR]":
+		push_error("file specified by fake-editor could not be read.")
+		get_tree().quit()
+	$TextEditor.text = content
 	$TextEditor.path = filename
 	$TextEditor.grab_focus()
 
diff --git a/shell.gd b/shell.gd
index 6a8eba1..731ff1d 100644
--- a/shell.gd
+++ b/shell.gd
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class_name Shell
 
 var _cwd
 
-signal output(text)
+#signal output(text)
 
 func _init():
 	_cwd = "/tmp"
diff --git a/tcp_server.gd b/tcp_server.gd
index d25517e..98bfb25 100644
--- a/tcp_server.gd
+++ b/tcp_server.gd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func _ready():
 func start():
 	_s.listen(port)
 
-func _process(delta):
+func _process(_delta):
 	if _s.is_connection_available():
 		if _connected:
 			push_error("Dropping active connection")
diff --git a/terminal.gd b/terminal.gd
index 551bee3..a7fb065 100644
--- a/terminal.gd
+++ b/terminal.gd
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var premade_commands = [
 ]
 
 func _ready():
-	repo.shell.connect("output", self, "receive_output")
+	#repo.shell.connect("output", self, "receive_output")
 
 	for command in premade_commands:
 		command_dropdown.get_popup().add_item(command)