diff --git a/server/repo/repo.go b/server/repo/repo.go
index d27f4df..bfaa874 100644
--- a/server/repo/repo.go
+++ b/server/repo/repo.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) ResolveContent(state string, URI string) (resolved bool, resol
 	parts := strings.Split(URI, content.PATH_SEPARATOR)
 	log.Debug("repo.ResolveContent: " + URI)
 	for i := len(parts); i > -1; i-- {
-		testURI := strings.Join(parts[0:i], content.PATH_SEPARATOR)		
+		testURI := strings.Join(parts[0:i], content.PATH_SEPARATOR)
 		testURIKey := uriKeyForState(state, testURI)
 		log.Debug("  testing" + testURIKey)
 		if repoNode, ok := repo.URIDirectory[testURIKey]; ok {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) GetRepo() *content.RepoNode {
 }
 
 func uriKeyForState(state string, uri string) string {
-	return state + "-" + uri;
+	return state + "-" + uri
 }
 
 func builDirectory(dirNode *content.RepoNode, directory map[string]*content.RepoNode, uRIDirectory map[string]*content.RepoNode) {
@@ -210,6 +210,23 @@ func wireAliases(directory map[string]*content.RepoNode) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (repo *Repo) Load(newNode *content.RepoNode) {
+	newNode.WireParents()
+
+	newDirectory := make(map[string]*content.RepoNode)
+	newURIDirectory := make(map[string]*content.RepoNode)
+
+	builDirectory(newNode, newDirectory, newURIDirectory)
+	wireAliases(newDirectory)
+
+	// some more validation anyone?
+	//  invalid destination ids
+
+	repo.Node = newNode
+	repo.Directory = newDirectory
+	repo.URIDirectory = newURIDirectory
+}
+
 func (repo *Repo) Update() *responses.Update {
 	updateResponse := responses.NewUpdate()
 
@@ -221,22 +238,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) Update() *responses.Update {
 	startTimeOwn := time.Now()
 	updateResponse.Success = ok
 	if ok {
-
-		newNode.WireParents()
-
-		newDirectory := make(map[string]*content.RepoNode)
-		newURIDirectory := make(map[string]*content.RepoNode)
-
-		builDirectory(newNode, newDirectory, newURIDirectory)
-		wireAliases(newDirectory)
-
-		// some more validation anyone?
-		//  invalid destination ids
-
-		repo.Node = newNode
-		repo.Directory = newDirectory
-		repo.URIDirectory = newURIDirectory
-
+		repo.Load(newNode)
 		updateResponse.Stats.NumberOfNodes = len(repo.Directory)
 		updateResponse.Stats.NumberOfURIs = len(repo.URIDirectory)
 	} else {