diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index ff06d6d..9969a23 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/flags"
@@ -55,17 +56,22 @@ func initRepos() (err error) {
 			}
 		}
 		repos[repoName] = repo
+		repoLocks[repoName] = &sync.Mutex{}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func initDockerCli() (err error) {
-	dockerCli, err = command.NewDockerCli()
+	// suppress command outputs (errors are returned as objects)
+	nullFile, _ := os.Open("/dev/null")
+	defer nullFile.Close()
+	dockerCli, err = command.NewDockerCli(command.WithOutputStream(nullFile), command.WithErrorStream(nullFile))
 	if err != nil { 
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not create a docker cli object: %w", err)
 	}
 	err = dockerCli.Initialize(flags.NewClientOptions())
+
 	if err != nil { 
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not initialize docker cli object: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1d1ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var logger *slog.Logger 
+
+func init() {
+	logOptions := &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: slog.LevelInfo,
+	}
+
+	logger = slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, logOptions))
+}
+
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c09d897..cadb388 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"path"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/stack"
@@ -12,19 +12,38 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport/http"
 )
 
-
+var repoLocks map[string]*sync.Mutex = make(map[string]*sync.Mutex)
 
 func main() {
+	logger.Info("starting SwarmCD")
 	for {
+		var waitGroup sync.WaitGroup
+		logger.Info("updating stacks...")	
 		for stackName := range config.StackConfigs {
-			err := updateStack(stackName)
-			logIfError(err)
+			waitGroup.Add(1)
+			go updateStackThread(&waitGroup, stackName)
 		}
+		waitGroup.Wait()
+		logger.Info("waiting for the update interval")
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(config.UpdateInterval) * time.Second)
 	}
 
 }
 
+func updateStackThread(waitGroup *sync.WaitGroup, stackName string) {
+	repoLock := repoLocks[config.StackConfigs[stackName].Repo]
+	repoLock.Lock()
+	defer repoLock.Unlock()
+	logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("updating %s stack", stackName))
+	err := updateStack(stackName)
+	if err != nil{
+		logger.Error(err.Error())
+	} else {
+		logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("done updating %s stack", stackName))
+	}
+	waitGroup.Done()
+}
+
 func updateStack(stackName string) (err error) {
 	err = pullChanges(stackName)
 	if err != nil && err != git.NoErrAlreadyUpToDate {
@@ -33,7 +52,7 @@ func updateStack(stackName string) (err error) {
 	stackConfig := config.StackConfigs[stackName]
 	cmd := stack.NewStackCommand(dockerCli)
 	cmd.SetArgs([]string{
-		"deploy", "-c",
+		"deploy", "--detach", "-c",
 		path.Join(config.ReposPath, stackConfig.Repo, stackConfig.ComposeFile),
 		stackName,
 	})
@@ -52,18 +71,20 @@ func pullChanges(stackName string) (err error) {
 	stackConfig := config.StackConfigs[stackName]
 	repoConfig := config.RepoConfigs[stackConfig.Repo]
 	branch := stackConfig.Branch
+	// repos[stackConfig.Repo].//Branch(branch)//.Fetch(&git.FetchOptions{})
 	workTree, err := repos[stackConfig.Repo].Worktree()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not get %s repo worktree: %w", stackConfig.Repo, err)
 	}
 	err = workTree.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
-		Branch: plumbing.NewBranchReferenceName(branch),
+		Branch: plumbing.ReferenceName("refs/remotes/origin/" + branch),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not checkout branch %s: %w", branch, err)
 	}
 	pullOptions := &git.PullOptions{
 		ReferenceName: plumbing.NewBranchReferenceName(branch),
+		RemoteName: "origin",
 	}
 	if repoConfig.Password != "" && repoConfig.Username != "" {
 		pullOptions.Auth = &http.BasicAuth{
@@ -77,10 +98,3 @@ func pullChanges(stackName string) (err error) {
 	}
 	return 
 }
-
-
-func logIfError(err error) {
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
-	}
-}
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