diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 81d4665..935c213 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ class Projects():
             self.projects.append(project)
 
         # now do some sanity checks
+        for project in self.projects:
+            if project.get_git_remote() != project.git_url:
+                logging.warning(f"{project} doesn't match remote: {project.get_git_remote()}")
+                exit(1)
+
         all_macro_instances = [project.get_macro_instance() for project in self.projects]
         self.assert_unique(all_macro_instances)
 
diff --git a/orders.py b/orders.py
index ebac4e2..f1abad9 100644
--- a/orders.py
+++ b/orders.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Orders():
 
     def fetch_orders(self):
         orders = self.fetch_stripe_orders() + self.fetch_university_orders() + self.fetch_extra_orders()
+        logging.info(f"total = {len(orders)}")
         self.orders = sorted(orders, key=lambda d: d['time'])
 
     def add_extra_project(self, git_url):
@@ -90,14 +91,17 @@ class Orders():
                 if checkout['payment_status'] == 'paid':
                     if 'github' in checkout['metadata']:
                         git_url = checkout['metadata']['github']
+
+                        if checkout['payment_intent'] in refunded_orders:
+                            logging.warning(f"found a refunded order! {git_url}")
+                            continue
+
                         order = {
                             'git_url' : git_url,
                             'email'   : checkout['customer_details']['email'],
                             'time'    : datetime.fromtimestamp(checkout['created']).replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC),
                             }
                         orders.append(order)
-                        if checkout['payment_intent'] in refunded_orders:
-                            logging.warning(f"found a refunded order! {git_url}")
 
                 # pagination
                 start_id = checkout['id']
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index fea3444..aa94e97 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -188,9 +188,12 @@ class Project():
         assert len(top_verilog) == 1
         return top_verilog[0]
 
+    def get_git_remote(self):
+        return list(git.Repo(self.local_dir).remotes[0].urls)[0]
+
     def clone(self):
         if os.path.exists(self.local_dir):
-            git_remote = list(git.Repo(self.local_dir).remotes[0].urls)[0]
+            git_remote = self.get_git_remote()
             if self.git_url == git_remote:
                 logging.info("git repo already exists and is correct - skipping")
             else: