diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60e3a64..2e002f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bond livelog --level info
 You can upgrade your selected bond:
 
 ```bash
-bond upgrade --release beta
+bond upgrade beta
 ```
 
 ## Getting Help
diff --git a/bond/commands/select.py b/bond/commands/select.py
index 7c4aafe..e969bf3 100644
--- a/bond/commands/select.py
+++ b/bond/commands/select.py
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ def run(self, args):
                 print("Set %s port %s" % (bond_id, args.ip))
             print("Selected Bond: %s" % BondDatabase().get("selected_bondid"))
             token = check_unlocked_token()
-            if token:
-                print("Set token: %s" % token)
         elif args.clear:
             BondDatabase.pop("selected_bondid", None)
             print("Cleared selected Bond")
diff --git a/bond/commands/upgrade.py b/bond/commands/upgrade.py
index 0dc53d1..fd9556f 100644
--- a/bond/commands/upgrade.py
+++ b/bond/commands/upgrade.py
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@ def register():
     UpgradeCommand()
 
 
-def get_branch(args, target):
-    release = args.release
-    if release:
-        return "trunk" if release == "trunk" else f"{release}-{target}"
+def get_branch_string(branch, target):
+    if branch in ("alpha", "beta", "master"):
+        return f"{branch}-{target}"
+    elif branch == "trunk":
+        return "trunk"
     else:
-        return args.branch.replace("/", "-")
+        return branch.replace("/", "-")
 
 
 def get_latest_version(target, branch):
     url = f"https://s3.amazonaws.com/bond-updates/v2/{target}/{branch}/versions_internal.json"
     rsp = requests.get(url)
     if rsp.status_code != 200:
-        raise Exception(
-            f"Failed to access version info on S3: {url}, {rsp.status_code}"
-        )
+        print("Failed to find an upgrade for target %s on branch %s" % (target, branch))
+        exit(1)
     return json.loads(rsp.content)["versions"][0]
 
 
@@ -42,13 +42,17 @@ def do_upgrade(bondid, version_obj):
         pass
     for _ in range(120):
         time.sleep(1)
-        rsp = bond.proto.get(bondid, topic="sys/upgrade")
+        try:
+            rsp = bond.proto.get(bondid, topic="sys/upgrade")
+        except requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout:
+            sys.stdout.write(".")
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+            continue
         progress = rsp["b"]["progress"]
-        assert rsp["s"] in (200, 204)
+        print(f"Progress: {progress / 10}%")
         if rsp["s"] == 204 or progress == 1000:
             print("Upgrade installed.")
             break
-        print(f"Progress: {progress / 10}%")
     else:
         raise Exception("Download timeout")
     print("Rebooting...")
@@ -62,14 +66,12 @@ def do_upgrade(bondid, version_obj):
         # check for in progress return get on upgrade
         try:
             rsp = bond.proto.get(bondid, topic="sys/version", timeout=2)
-        except:
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout:
             sys.stdout.write(".")
             sys.stdout.flush()
-            rsp = None
-
-        if rsp:
-            print("Reconnected!")
-            break
+            continue
+        print("Reconnected!")
+        break
     else:
         raise Exception("Download timeout")
 
@@ -80,25 +82,18 @@ class UpgradeCommand(BaseCommand):
     subcmd = "upgrade"
     help = "Upgrade your Bond. Choose either a released firmware or a firmware from a specific branch"
     arguments = {
-        "--release": {
-            "help": """the release to use. Using trunk or alpha is not recommended unless
-                       you really know what you're doing, master is the branch released to
-                       the store mobile apps, beta is released to the public beta mobile apps""",
-            "choices": ["trunk", "alpha", "beta", "master"],
+        "branch": {
+            "help": "The branch. Release branches are 'trunk', 'alpha', 'beta', and 'master'. "
+            "'master' is the version distributed by the mobile apps in the app stores, "
+            "'alpha' and 'trunk' are for internal development use, and may be unstable."
         },
         "--target": {
             "help": "override detected target. Useful in development, but may cause irreversible device malfunction!"
         },
-        "--branch": {
-            "help": "choose a specific firmware branch, same deal as alpha: don't use unless you know what you're doing."
-        },
     }
 
     def run(self, args):
         bondid = BondDatabase.get_assert_selected_bondid()
-        if (args.release and args.branch) or not (args.release or args.branch):
-            print("Unable to proceed: choose one and only one of release or branch")
-            exit(1)
         print("Connecting to BOND...")
         sys_version = bond.proto.get(bondid, topic="sys/version")["b"]
         target = sys_version["target"]
@@ -123,7 +118,7 @@ def run(self, args):
                 target = args.target
                 print("Target manually overriden.")
 
-        branch = get_branch(args, target)
+        branch = get_branch_string(args.branch, target)
         print(f"Selected Branch: \t{branch}")
         print(f"Current Version: \t{current_ver}")
         version_obj = get_latest_version(target, branch)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c2733da..3fa64fc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='bond-cli',
-    version='0.0.7',
+    version='0.0.8',
     author='Olibra',
     packages=find_packages(),
     scripts=['bond/bond'],