diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index 36f0982..83e2c5b 100644
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ def write_and_commit(files, message):
 
     These need refactoring
     """
+    print(files)
     git = settings.GIT
+    commands = []
     try:
         for filepath, content, encoding in files:
             cwd = filepath.parent
@@ -126,10 +128,13 @@ def write_and_commit(files, message):
                 raise WriteAndCommitError(
                     f"CANNOT  save this file.\nPERMISSIONS incorrectly set on server for this file {filename}. Ask a nerd to fix this."
                 )
-
-            cp_diff = subprocess.run([git, "diff", filename], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+            cmd_diff = [git, "diff", filename]
+            cp_diff = subprocess.run(cmd_diff, cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+            commands.append(cmd_diff)
             if cp_diff.returncode == 0:
-                cp_add = subprocess.run([git, "add", filename], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+                cmd_add = [git, "add", filename]
+                cp_add = subprocess.run(cmd_add, cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+                commands.append(cmd_add)
                 if cp_add.returncode != 0:
                     msgdata = (
                         "Ask a nerd to fix this.\n\n"
@@ -145,18 +150,35 @@ def write_and_commit(files, message):
                     )
             else:
                 print(f"No change {filepath}")
-        filenames = [filepath.name for filepath, content, encoding in files]
-        subprocess.run([git, "commit"] + filenames + ["-m", message], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
-        cp_status = subprocess.run([git, "status"] + filenames, cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
-        #This produces return code = 1 if it commits OK, but when the repo still needs to be pushed to origin/expoweb
-        if not cp_status.stdout or len(cp_status.stdout) < 2 or cp_status.stdout.split("\n")[-2] != "nothing to commit, working tree clean":
+        filepaths = [filepath for filepath, content, encoding in files]
+        cmd_commit = [git, "commit"] + filepaths + ["-m", message]
+        cm_status = subprocess.run(cmd_commit, cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        commands.append(cmd_commit)
+        if cm_status == 0:
             msgdata = (
+                "Commands: " + str(commands) +
                 "Ask a nerd to fix this.\n\n"
-                + cp_status.stderr
+                + "Stderr: " + cp_status.stderr
                 + "\n\n"
-                + cp_status.stdout
-                + "\n\nreturn code: "
-                + str(cp_status.returncode)
+                + "Stdout: " + cp_status.stdout
+                + "\n\nreturn code: " + str(cp_status.returncode)
+            )
+            raise WriteAndCommitError(
+                f"Error committing. Edits saved, added to git, but NOT committed.\n\n"
+                + msgdata
+            )     
+        cmd_status = [git, "status"] + filepaths   
+        cp_status = subprocess.run(cmd_status, cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        commands.append(cp_status)
+        #This produces return code = 1 if it commits OK, but when the repo still needs to be pushed to origin/expoweb
+        if (not cp_status.stdout) or len(cp_status.stdout) < 2 or cp_status.stdout.split("\n")[-2] != "nothing to commit, working tree clean":
+            msgdata = (
+                str(commands) +
+                "Ask a nerd to fix this.\n\n"
+                + "Stderr: " + cp_status.stderr
+                + "\n\n"
+                + "Stdout: " + cp_status.stdout
+                + "\n\nreturn code: " + str(cp_status.returncode)
             )
             raise WriteAndCommitError(
                 f"Error code with git on server for this file {filename}. Edits saved, added to git, but NOT committed.\n\n"