diff --git a/bin/_ttbp.py b/bin/_ttbp.py
index c1c4e7c..c57ae50 100644
--- a/bin/_ttbp.py
+++ b/bin/_ttbp.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ p = inflect.engine()
 
 ## user globals
 USER = os.path.basename(os.path.expanduser("~"))
-
 PATH = os.path.join("/home", USER, ".ttbp")
 PUBLIC = os.path.join("/home", USER, "public_html")
 WWW = os.path.join(PATH, "www")
@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@ def check_init():
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"),".ttbp")):
         print(chatter.say("greet")+", "+USER+".\n")
 
+        '''
         ## ttbprc validation
         while not os.path.isfile(TTBPRC):
             setup_repair()
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ def check_init():
             SETTINGS = json.load(open(TTBPRC))
         except ValueError:
             setup_repair()
+        '''
+
+        ## ttbp env validation
+        if not valid_setup():
+            setup_repair()
 
         ## version checker
         mismatch = build_mismatch()
@@ -256,6 +261,33 @@ def gen_header():
     """
     return header
 
+def valid_setup():
+    '''
+    Checks to see if user has a sane ttbp environment.
+    '''
+
+    global SETTINGS
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(TTBPRC):
+        return False
+
+    try:
+        SETTINGS = json.load(open(TTBPRC))
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+
+    if core.publishing():
+        if not SETTINGS.get("publish dir"):
+            return False
+
+        if not os.path.exists(WWW):
+            return False
+
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(WWW, SETTINGS.get("pubish dir"))):
+            return False
+
+    return True
+
 def setup_repair():
     '''
     setup repair function
@@ -296,6 +328,7 @@ def setup():
 
     # publishing selection
     SETTINGS.update({"publishing":select_publishing()})
+    core.reload_ttbprc(SETTINGS)
     update_publishing()
     redraw("blog publishing: "+str(core.publishing()))
 
diff --git a/bin/core.py b/bin/core.py
index 0926ec9..31ec8f9 100644
--- a/bin/core.py
+++ b/bin/core.py
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ def load(ttbprc={}):
 
     load_files()
 
+def reload_ttbprc(ttbprc={}):
+    '''
+    reloads new ttbprc into current session
+    '''
+
+    global SETTINGS
+
+    SETTINGS = ttbprc
+
 def load_files():
     '''
     file loader
@@ -83,6 +92,9 @@ def load_files():
 
     for filename in os.listdir(DATA):
         if nopub(filename):
+            link = os.path.join(WWW, os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]+".html")
+            if os.path.exists(link):
+                subprocess.call(["rm", link])
             continue
         filename = os.path.join(DATA, filename)
         if os.path.isfile(filename) and valid(filename):