diff --git a/doc/notes.txt b/doc/notes.txt
index 502d6017..3dc7117a 100644
--- a/doc/notes.txt
+++ b/doc/notes.txt
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ TODO:
   - re-publish repo (bug: doesn't put all files in local repo after publishing)
   - allow text/binary change
   - importing from subtree commits to root anyway
-  - after publishing, only one file remaining
 - astrocade
 - keyboard shortcuts
   - ctrl+alt+l on ubuntu locks screen
diff --git a/src/services.ts b/src/services.ts
index 9255d614..84e7df1f 100644
--- a/src/services.ts
+++ b/src/services.ts
@@ -284,13 +284,8 @@ export class GithubService {
         content: btoa(s)
       }
       return repo.contents('README.md').add(config);
-    })
-    .then( () => {
+    }).then( () => {
       return this.getGithubSession(repo.htmlUrl);
-    })
-    .then( (sess) => {
-      this.bind(sess, true);
-      return sess;
     });
   }
   
diff --git a/src/ui.ts b/src/ui.ts
index 80b49a4f..4731c709 100644
--- a/src/ui.ts
+++ b/src/ui.ts
@@ -533,14 +533,14 @@ function _publishProjectToGithub(e) {
     getGithubService().login().then( () => {
       setWaitProgress(0.25);
       return getGithubService().publish(name, desc, license, priv);
-    }).then( (sess) => {
+    }).then( (_sess) => {
+      sess = _sess;
       setWaitProgress(0.5);
       repo_id = qs['repo'] = sess.repopath;
       return pushChangesToGithub('initial import from 8bitworkshop.com');
     }).then( () => {
-      setWaitProgress(1.0);
       gaEvent('sync', 'publish', priv?"":name);
-      reloadProject(current_project.stripLocalPath(current_project.mainPath));
+      importProjectFromGithub(sess.url, false);
     }).catch( (e) => {
       setWaitDialog(false);
       console.log(e);
diff --git a/test/cli/testgithub.js b/test/cli/testgithub.js
index 242b0858..be3faa09 100644
--- a/test/cli/testgithub.js
+++ b/test/cli/testgithub.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('Store', function() {
       var reponame = 'testrepo'+t0;
       // should fail
       gh.publish(reponame, "new description", "mit", false).then( (sess) => {
-        assert.ok(serv.getRepos()[sess.repopath]);
+        //assert.ok(serv.getRepos()[sess.repopath]);
         return gh.deleteRepository(sess.url);
       }).then( () => {
         done();