diff --git a/hbs2-git3/app/Main.hs b/hbs2-git3/app/Main.hs
index 39ede6b6..e7a702f9 100644
--- a/hbs2-git3/app/Main.hs
+++ b/hbs2-git3/app/Main.hs
@@ -895,6 +895,11 @@ theDict = do
           rrefs <- importedRefs
           liftIO $ print $ pretty rrefs
 
+
+        entry $ bindMatch "reflog:imported" $ nil_ $ \syn -> lift $ connectedDo do
+          p <- importedCheckpoint
+          liftIO $ print $ pretty p
+
         entry $ bindMatch "reflog:import" $ nil_ $ \syn -> lift $ connectedDo do
           updateReflogIndex
 
@@ -902,12 +907,8 @@ theDict = do
                      >>= orThrowUser "git directory not found"
                      <&> (</> "objects/pack")
 
-          state <- getStatePathM
-
           sto <- getStorage
 
-          let imported = state </> "imported"
-
           prev <- importedCheckpoint
 
           excl <- maybe1 prev (pure mempty) $ \p -> do
diff --git a/hbs2-git3/lib/HBS2/Git3/State/Index.hs b/hbs2-git3/lib/HBS2/Git3/State/Index.hs
index f325becd..c228131a 100644
--- a/hbs2-git3/lib/HBS2/Git3/State/Index.hs
+++ b/hbs2-git3/lib/HBS2/Git3/State/Index.hs
@@ -392,7 +392,10 @@ importedCheckpoint = do
   state <- getStatePathM
   let imported = state </> "imported"
   runMaybeT do
-    f <- liftIO (try @_ @IOError (readFile imported)) >>= toMPlus
+    f <- liftIO (try @_ @IOError (readFile imported <&> headMay . lines))
+      >>= toMPlus
+      >>= toMPlus
+
     toMPlus (fromStringMay @HashRef f)
 
 {- HLINT ignore "Functor law"-}
@@ -439,5 +442,5 @@ updateImportedCheckpoint cp = do
   state <- getStatePathM
   let imported = state </> "imported"
   liftIO $ UIO.withBinaryFileAtomic imported WriteMode $ \fh -> do
-    hPrint fh (show $ pretty cp)
+    hPrint fh (pretty cp)