diff --git a/lib/src/commands/init.dart b/lib/src/commands/init.dart
index 2676c2cd..f3c3296a 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/init.dart
+++ b/lib/src/commands/init.dart
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class InitCommand extends Command {
 
   @override
   run() async {
-    Directory projectDir = new Directory(
-        argResults.rest.isEmpty ? "." : argResults.rest[0]);
+    Directory projectDir =
+        new Directory(argResults.rest.isEmpty ? "." : argResults.rest[0]);
     print("Creating new Angel project in ${projectDir.absolute.path}...");
     await _cloneRepo(projectDir);
     // await preBuild(projectDir);
@@ -136,52 +136,51 @@ class InitCommand extends Command {
       var boilerplate = prompts.choose(
           'Choose a project type before continuing', boilerplates);
 
-      print(
-          'Cloning "${boilerplate.name}" boilerplate from "${boilerplate.url}"...');
-
-      Process git;
-
-      if (boilerplate.ref == null) {
-        git = await Process.start(
-          "git",
-          ["clone", "--depth", "1", boilerplate.url, projectDir.absolute.path],
-          mode: ProcessStartMode.inheritStdio,
-        );
-      } else {
-        // git clone --single-branch -b branch host:/dir.git
-        git = await Process.start(
-          "git",
-          [
-            "clone",
-            "--depth",
-            "1",
-            "--single-branch",
-            "-b",
-            boilerplate.ref,
-            boilerplate.url,
-            projectDir.absolute.path
-          ],
-          mode: ProcessStartMode.inheritStdio,
-        );
-      }
-
-      if (await git.exitCode != 0) {
-        throw new Exception("Could not clone repo.");
-      }
-
-      /*
-      if (boilerplate.ref != null) {
-        git = await Process
-            .start("git", ["checkout", 'origin/${boilerplate.ref}']);
-
-        stdout.addStream(git.stdout);
-        stderr.addStream(git.stderr);
+      // Ultimately, we want a clone of every boilerplate locally on the system.
+      var boilerplateRootDir = Directory(p.join(angelDir.path, 'boilerplates'));
+      var boilerplateDir = Directory(p.join(boilerplateRootDir.path,
+          p.basenameWithoutExtension(boilerplate.url)));
+      await boilerplateRootDir.create(recursive: true);
 
+      // If there is no clone existing, clone it.
+      if (!await boilerplateDir.exists()) {
+        print(
+            'Cloning "${boilerplate.name}" boilerplate from "${boilerplate.url}"...');
+        var git = await Process.start(
+            "git",
+            [
+              "clone",
+              "--depth",
+              "1",
+              boilerplate.url,
+              boilerplateDir.absolute.path
+            ],
+            mode: ProcessStartMode.inheritStdio);
         if (await git.exitCode != 0) {
-          throw new Exception("Could not checkout branch ${boilerplate.ref}.");
+          throw new Exception("Could not clone repo.");
         }
       }
-      */
+
+      // Next, check out the given branch.
+      var branch = boilerplate.ref ?? 'master';
+      var git = await Process.start("git", ["checkout", 'origin/$branch'],
+          mode: ProcessStartMode.inheritStdio,
+          workingDirectory: boilerplateDir.absolute.path);
+      if (await git.exitCode != 0) {
+        throw new Exception("Could not checkout branch $branch.");
+      }
+
+      // Next, pull from git.
+      git = await Process.start("git", ["pull", 'origin/$branch'],
+          mode: ProcessStartMode.inheritStdio,
+          workingDirectory: boilerplateDir.absolute.path);
+      if (await git.exitCode != 0) {
+        throw new Exception(
+            "Update of $branch failed. Attempting to continue with existing contents.");
+      }
+
+      // Next, just copy everything into the given directory.
+      await copyDirectory(boilerplateDir, projectDir);
 
       if (boilerplate.needsPrebuild) {
         await preBuild(projectDir).catchError((_) => null);
diff --git a/lib/src/commands/make/maker.dart b/lib/src/commands/make/maker.dart
index 38c57121..09bf1bd9 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/make/maker.dart
+++ b/lib/src/commands/make/maker.dart
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ Future depend(Iterable<MakerDependency> deps) async {
     }
   }
 
-  var missingDeps = deps.where((d) => !d.dev).toList()..sort();
-  var missingDevDeps = deps.where((d) => d.dev).toList()..sort();
+  var missingDeps = missing.where((d) => !d.dev).toList()..sort();
+  var missingDevDeps = missing.where((d) => d.dev).toList()..sort();
+  var totalCount = missingDeps.length + missingDevDeps.length;
 
-  if (missingDeps.isNotEmpty || missingDevDeps.isNotEmpty) {
-    var totalCount = missingDeps.length + missingDevDeps.length;
+  if (totalCount > 0) {
     print(yellow.wrap(totalCount == 1
         ? 'You are missing one dependency.'
-        : 'You are missing ${missing.length} dependencies.'));
+        : 'You are missing $totalCount dependencies.'));
     print(yellow.wrap(
         'Update your `pubspec.yaml` to add the following dependencies:\n'));
 
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Future depend(Iterable<MakerDependency> deps) async {
 
     printMissing('dependencies', missingDeps);
     printMissing('dev_dependencies', missingDevDeps);
+    print('\n');
   }
 
 //  if (isPresent) {
diff --git a/lib/src/util.dart b/lib/src/util.dart
index 46d48fd0..e57e41f3 100644
--- a/lib/src/util.dart
+++ b/lib/src/util.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:io/ansi.dart';
+import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:pubspec_parse/pubspec_parse.dart';
 //import 'package:yamlicious/yamlicious.dart';
 
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ String get homeDirPath =>
 
 Directory get homeDir => new Directory(homeDirPath);
 
+Directory get angelDir => Directory(p.join(homeDir.path, '.angel'));
+
 Future<Pubspec> loadPubspec([Directory directory]) {
   directory ??= Directory.current;
   var file = new File.fromUri(directory.uri.resolve('pubspec.yaml'));
@@ -21,6 +24,23 @@ Future<Pubspec> loadPubspec([Directory directory]) {
       .then((yaml) => new Pubspec.parse(yaml, sourceUrl: file.uri));
 }
 
+// From: https://gist.github.com/tobischw/98dcd2563eec9a2a87bda8299055358a
+Future<void> copyDirectory(Directory source, Directory destination) async {
+  await for (var entity in source.list(recursive: false)) {
+    if (entity is Directory) {
+      var newDirectory =
+          Directory(p.join(destination.absolute.path, p.basename(entity.path)));
+      print('Copying dir "${entity.path}" -> "${newDirectory.path}..."');
+      await newDirectory.create();
+      await copyDirectory(entity.absolute, newDirectory);
+    } else if (entity is File) {
+      var newPath = p.join(destination.path, p.basename(entity.path));
+      print('Copying file "${entity.path}" -> "$newPath"');
+      await entity.copy(newPath);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 Future savePubspec(Pubspec pubspec) async {
   // TODO: Save pubspec for real?
   //var text = toYamlString(pubspec);