diff --git a/etc/turbo-hipster/config.yaml b/etc/turbo-hipster/config.yaml
index ad86e66..062848e 100644
--- a/etc/turbo-hipster/config.yaml
+++ b/etc/turbo-hipster/config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 zuul_server:
   gerrit_site: http://review.openstack.org
-  zuul_site: http://119.9.13.90
   git_origin: git://git.openstack.org/
   gearman_host: 119.9.13.90
   gearman_port: 4730
diff --git a/tests/etc/config.yaml b/tests/etc/config.yaml
index e43b024..e06cbdb 100644
--- a/tests/etc/config.yaml
+++ b/tests/etc/config.yaml
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 zuul_server:
-    git_url: /home/josh/var/lib/zuul/git/
-    gearman_host: localhost
-    gearman_port: 0
+  gerrit_site: http://review.openstack.org
+  git_origin: git://git.openstack.org/
+  gearman_host: localhost
+  gearman_port: 0
 
 debug_log: /home/josh/var/log/turbo-hipster/debug.log
 jobs_working_dir: /home/josh/var/lib/turbo-hipster/jobs
 git_working_dir: /home/josh/var/lib/turbo-hipster/git
 pip_download_cache: /home/josh/var/cache/pip
 plugins:
-    - name: real_db_upgrade
-      datasets_dir": /home/josh/var/lib/turbo-hipster/datasets
-      job: real-db-upgrade_nova_mysql
+  - name: real_db_upgrade
+    datasets_dir": /home/josh/var/lib/turbo-hipster/datasets
+    job: real-db-upgrade_nova_mysql
 
 publish_logs:
-    type: local
-    path: /home/josh/var/www/results/
-    prepend_url: http://localhost/results/
+  type: local
+  path: /home/josh/var/www/results/
+  prepend_url: http://localhost/results/
diff --git a/tests/etc/default-config.yaml b/tests/etc/default-config.yaml
index b2e17dc..34d3dca 100644
--- a/tests/etc/default-config.yaml
+++ b/tests/etc/default-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 zuul_server:
   gerrit_site: http://review.openstack.org
-  zuul_site: http://119.9.13.90
   git_origin: git://git.openstack.org/
   gearman_host: localhost
   gearman_port: 0
diff --git a/tests/etc/jjb-config.yaml b/tests/etc/jjb-config.yaml
index bcc341c..ce96702 100644
--- a/tests/etc/jjb-config.yaml
+++ b/tests/etc/jjb-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 zuul_server:
   gerrit_site: http://review.openstack.org
-  zuul_site: http://119.9.13.90
   git_origin: git://git.openstack.org/
   gearman_host: localhost
   gearman_port: 0
diff --git a/tests/etc/shutdown-config.yaml b/tests/etc/shutdown-config.yaml
index 9175873..56162e4 100644
--- a/tests/etc/shutdown-config.yaml
+++ b/tests/etc/shutdown-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 zuul_server:
   gerrit_site: http://review.openstack.org
-  zuul_site: http://119.9.13.90
   git_origin: git://git.openstack.org/
   gearman_host: localhost
   gearman_port: 0
diff --git a/turbo_hipster/lib/gerrit-git-prep.sh b/turbo_hipster/lib/gerrit-git-prep.sh
index 16b4aaf..1b9e546 100755
--- a/turbo_hipster/lib/gerrit-git-prep.sh
+++ b/turbo_hipster/lib/gerrit-git-prep.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
-# Stolen from http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-infra/config/plain/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh but has been hacked to be AWESOME!
+# Stolen from http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-infra/config/plain/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh
 
 GERRIT_SITE=$1
-ZUUL_SITE=$2
-GIT_ORIGIN=$3
+GIT_ORIGIN=$2
 
 if [ -z "$GERRIT_SITE" ]
 then
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$ZUUL_SITE" ]
+if [ -z "$ZUUL_URL" ]
 then
-  echo "The zuul site name (eg 'http://zuul.openstack.org') must be the second argument."
+  echo "The ZUUL_URL must be provided."
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -27,8 +26,16 @@ fi
 
 if [ -z "$ZUUL_REF" ]
 then
-    echo "This job may only be triggered by Zuul."
-    exit 1
+    if [ -n "$BRANCH" ]
+    then
+        echo "No ZUUL_REF so using requested branch $BRANCH from origin."
+        ZUUL_REF=$BRANCH
+        # use the origin since zuul mergers have outdated branches
+        ZUUL_URL=$GIT_ORIGIN
+    else
+        echo "Provide either ZUUL_REF or BRANCH in the calling enviromnent."
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [ ! -z "$ZUUL_CHANGE" ]
@@ -48,8 +55,6 @@ then
         git clone $GIT_ORIGIN/$ZUUL_PROJECT .
     fi
 fi
-git checkout master
-git pull
 git remote set-url origin $GIT_ORIGIN/$ZUUL_PROJECT
 
 # attempt to work around bugs 925790 and 1229352
@@ -66,25 +71,25 @@ if ! git clean -x -f -d -q ; then
     git clean -x -f -d -q
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$ZUUL_NEWREV" ]
+if echo "$ZUUL_REF" | grep -q ^refs/tags/
 then
-    git fetch $ZUUL_SITE/p/$ZUUL_PROJECT $ZUUL_REF
+    git fetch --tags $ZUUL_URL/$ZUUL_PROJECT
+    git checkout $ZUUL_REF
+    git reset --hard $ZUUL_REF
+elif [ -z "$ZUUL_NEWREV" ]
+then
+    git fetch $ZUUL_URL/$ZUUL_PROJECT $ZUUL_REF
     git checkout FETCH_HEAD
     git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
-    if ! git clean -x -f -d -q ; then
-        sleep 1
-        git clean -x -f -d -q
-    fi
 else
     git checkout $ZUUL_NEWREV
     git reset --hard $ZUUL_NEWREV
-    if ! git clean -x -f -d -q ; then
-        sleep 1
-        git clean -x -f -d -q
-    fi
 fi
-git branch -D working || true
-git checkout -b working
+
+if ! git clean -x -f -d -q ; then
+    sleep 1
+    git clean -x -f -d -q
+fi
 
 if [ -f .gitmodules ]
 then
diff --git a/turbo_hipster/lib/models.py b/turbo_hipster/lib/models.py
index 742fa54..b5c6b8e 100644
--- a/turbo_hipster/lib/models.py
+++ b/turbo_hipster/lib/models.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class ShellTask(Task):
         cmd = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                         'gerrit-git-prep.sh'))
         cmd += ' ' + self.worker_server.config['zuul_server']['gerrit_site']
-        cmd += ' ' + self.worker_server.config['zuul_server']['zuul_site']
+        cmd += ' ' + self.worker_server.config['zuul_server']['git_origin']
         utils.execute_to_log(cmd, self.shell_output_log, env=git_args,
                              cwd=local_path)
         self.git_path = local_path