diff --git a/git-cvs2git.sh b/git-cvs2git.sh
index 25582e9..bf7c1e1 100755
--- a/git-cvs2git.sh
+++ b/git-cvs2git.sh
@@ -257,13 +257,26 @@ fi
 cd $GITFiles
 #git init $QUIET $1
 
-# Now delete the remote repo and re-create it and clone it in to local
+# Work out if it is an SMEServer package or a 3rd party one
+if [[ "$NAME" =~ ^(smeserver-|e-smith-).* ]]; then
+  PACKAGETYPE="SMEServer Koozali developed"
+else
+  PACKAGETYPE="3rd Party (Maintained by Koozali)"
+fi  
+
+# Now delete the repo, re-create it and clone it in to local
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Delete $ORGGITEA/$1" ; fi
-curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -X  'DELETE' \
+RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -X  'DELETE' \
 	"$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1" \
 	-H 'accept: application/json' \
-	-H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN"
-	
+	-H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN")
+if [[ $RESPONSE == "204" ]]	; then
+	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository $ORGGITEA/$1 deleted or does not exist" ; fi
+else	
+	echo "************Can NOT delete Repository $ORGGITEA/$1 - results will be unknown - Aborting!"
+	echo "RESPONSE=$RESPONSE"
+	exit 1
+fi
 # and check if it is here.
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Check if $ORGGITEA/$1 is there!" ; fi
 RESPONSE=$(curl $curlsilent -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1")
@@ -275,21 +288,11 @@ else
     GOTREPO=1
 fi
 
-# Work out if it is an SMEServer package or a 3rd party one
-if [[ "$NAME" =~ ^(smeserver-|e-smith-).* ]]; then
-  PACKAGETYPE="SMEServer Koozali developed"
-else
-  PACKAGETYPE="3rd Party (Maintained by Koozali)"
-fi  
-
 #
-# Use the API interface to create the remote repo
+# Create the repo
 #
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Creating repo for $1 $PACKAGETYPE" ; fi
-
-if [[ $GOTREPO -eq 1 ]] ; then 
-	#Create it if it does not exist
-	JSONREPO=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -X 'POST'   "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/orgs/$ORGGITEA/repos"   \
+RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -X 'POST'   "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/orgs/$ORGGITEA/repos"   \
 	-H 'accept: application/json'   \
 	-H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN" \
 	-H 'Content-Type: application/json'   \
@@ -306,31 +309,24 @@ if [[ $GOTREPO -eq 1 ]] ; then
 			"template": false,
 			"trust_model": "Default Trust Model"
 	}')
-	
-	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo $JSONREPO ; fi
+if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo $RESPONSE ; fi
 
-	# and extract the http URL for it
-	HTTP_URL=`echo $JSONREPO | jq -r '.html_url'`
+# and extract the http URL for it
+HTTP_URL=`echo $RESPONSE | jq -r '.html_url'`
 
-	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo $HTTP_URL ; fi
-
-	if [[ -z "${HTTP_URL}"  ]]; then
-	  echo "ERROR*******Repo for $1 appears NOT to have been created "
-	  echo "$JSONREQ"
-	  exit 1
-	fi 
-else
-	# Already there
-	HTTP_URL=$RemoteRepoURL
-	JSONREQ="$1 Already exists"
-fi
+if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo $HTTP_URL ; fi
+if [[ -z "${HTTP_URL}"  ]]; then
+	echo "ERROR*******Repo for $1 appears NOT to have been created "
+	echo "$RESPONSE"
+	exit 1
+fi 
 
 # And check it now exists
 RESPONSE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1")
 if [[ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]]; then
     if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository for $1 exists" ; fi
 else
-    echo "ERROR*******Repository for $1 has not been created ($JSONREQ)"
+    echo "ERROR*******Repository for $1 has not been created ($RESPONSE)"
     exit 1
 fi