diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/git/src/components/github/repositoryselect.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/git/src/components/github/repositoryselect.tsx
index afbace7e32..5a57cbc0c6 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/git/src/components/github/repositoryselect.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/git/src/components/github/repositoryselect.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const RepositorySelect = (props: RepositorySelectProps) => {
     const repo = context.repositories.find(repo => {
       return repo.id.toString() === value.toString()
     })
-    
+
     if (repo) {
       props.select(repo)
       await actions.remoteBranches(repo.owner.login, repo.name)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const RepositorySelect = (props: RepositorySelectProps) => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <><TokenWarning /><Button onClick={fetchRepositories} className="w-100 mt-1">
+    <><Button onClick={fetchRepositories} className="w-100 mt-1">
       <i className="fab fa-github mr-1"></i>Fetch Repositories from GitHub
     </Button>
       {
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/git/src/lib/gitactions.ts b/libs/remix-ui/git/src/lib/gitactions.ts
index 91587220d0..8ae2202082 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/git/src/lib/gitactions.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/git/src/lib/gitactions.ts
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ export const repositories = async () => {
     } else {
       plugin.call('notification', 'alert', {
         title: 'Error getting repositories',
-        message: `Please check your GitHub token in the GitHub settings. It needs to have access to the repositories.`
+        message: `Please check your GitHub token in the GitHub settings... cannot connect to GitHub`
       })
       dispatch(setRepos([]))
     }
@@ -558,12 +558,8 @@ export const remoteCommits = async (url: string, branch: string, length: number)
     } else {
       sendToGitLog({
         type: 'error',
-        message: `Please check your GitHub token in the GitHub settings. It needs to have access to the commits.`
+        message: `Please check your GitHub token in the GitHub settings.`
       })
-      //plugin.call('notification', 'alert', {
-      //  title: 'Error getting commits',
-      //  message: `Please check your GitHub token in the GitHub settings. It needs to have access to the commits.`
-      //})
     }
   } catch (e) {
     console.log(e)
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/git/src/state/gitreducer.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/git/src/state/gitreducer.tsx
index 400d3052b3..d344a6c4ca 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/git/src/state/gitreducer.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/git/src/state/gitreducer.tsx
@@ -182,10 +182,19 @@ export const gitReducer = (state: gitState = defaultGitState, action: Action): g
             }
 
         case 'SET_LOG':
+            const previousLog = [...state.log]
+            // check if the new message is the same as the last
+            if (previousLog.length > 0 && previousLog[previousLog.length - 1].message === action.payload.message) {
+                return {
+                   ...state,
+                    log: previousLog
+                }
+            }
             return {
                ...state,
-                log: [...state.log, action.payload]
+                log: [...previousLog, action.payload]
             }
+ 
 
         case 'CLEAR_LOG':
             return {