diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4d95ad..ef5c249 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ doesn't need to 'learn' anything, and it can do SCM-specific stuff like:
 
 The default alias for `git_index` is 'c', which might stand for 'code'
 
-You will first need to configure your repository directory by setting `GIT_REPO_DIR` in `~/.git.sbmrc`.
+You will first need to configure your repository directory by setting `GIT_REPO_DIR` in `~/.git.scmbrc`.
 
 Then, build the index:
 
diff --git a/lib/git/branch_shortcuts.sh b/lib/git/branch_shortcuts.sh
index dc21a57..0a195f2 100644
--- a/lib/git/branch_shortcuts.sh
+++ b/lib/git/branch_shortcuts.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function _scmb_git_branch_shortcuts {
   # Fall back to normal git branch, if any unknown args given
   if [[ "$($_git_cmd branch | wc -l)" -gt 300 ]] || ([[ -n "$@" ]] && [[ "$@" != "-a" ]]); then
     exec_scmb_expand_args $_git_cmd branch "$@"
-    return 1
+    return $?
   fi
 
   # Use ruby to inject numbers into git branch output
diff --git a/lib/git/repo_index.sh b/lib/git/repo_index.sh
index 4ec8dd1..fa60797 100644
--- a/lib/git/repo_index.sh
+++ b/lib/git/repo_index.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function is_git_dirty {
     [[ $($GIT_BINARY status 2> /dev/null | tail -n1) != "nothing to commit (working directory clean)" ]] && echo "*"
  }
 function parse_git_branch {
-    $GIT_BINARY branch --no-color 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e "s/* \(.*\)/\1/"
+    git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null
 }
 
 # If the working directory is clean, update the git repository. Otherwise, show changes.
diff --git a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.rb b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.rb
index 51611db..7b27e66 100644
--- a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.rb
+++ b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ puts "%s#%s On branch: %s#{@branch}#{difference}%s  %s|  [%s*%s]%s => $#{ENV["gi
 ]
 
 def has_modules?
-  @has_modules ||= File.exists?(File.join(@project_root, '.gitmodules'))
+  @has_modules ||= File.exist?(File.join(@project_root, '.gitmodules'))
 end
 
 # Index modification states
diff --git a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
index 54b3191..a8616ce 100644
--- a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
+++ b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ theirs(){ _git_resolve_merge_conflict "their" "$@"; }
 # * Execute prerequisite commands if message given, abort if not
 # * Pipe commit message to 'git commit'
 # * Add escaped commit command and unescaped message to bash history.
-git_commit_prompt() {
+git_commit_prompt() (
   local commit_msg
   local saved_commit_msg
   if [ -f "/tmp/.git_commit_message~" ]; then
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ git_commit_prompt() {
     # Delete saved commit message if commit was successful
     rm -f "/tmp/.git_commit_message~"
   fi
-}
+)
 
 # Prompt for commit message, then commit all modified and untracked files.
-git_commit_all() {
+git_commit_all() (
   fail_if_not_git_repo || return 1
   changes=$(git status --porcelain | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
   if [ "$changes" -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ git_commit_all() {
   else
     echo "# No changed files to commit."
   fi
-}
+)
 
 # Add paths or expanded args if any given, then commit all staged changes.
-git_add_and_commit() {
+git_add_and_commit() (
   fail_if_not_git_repo || return 1
   git_silent_add_shortcuts "$@"
   changes=$(git diff --cached --numstat | wc -l)
@@ -296,4 +296,4 @@ git_add_and_commit() {
   else
     echo "# No staged changes to commit."
   fi
-}
+)
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29