diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 9af80f7..6d424b0 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
+	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 )
 
 // Configuration stores information retrieved from a configuration file
@@ -20,31 +20,39 @@ type Configuration struct {
 }
 
 // getStringFromTable retrieves a string from a table on the lua stack using the key passed in.
-func getStringFromTable(L *lua.LState, lobj lua.LValue, key string, out *string) error {
+func getStringFromTable(L *lua.LState, lobj lua.LValue, key string, out *string) (bool, error) {
 	lv := L.GetTable(lobj, lua.LString(key))
-	if text, ok := lv.(lua.LString); ok {
+	if text, ok := lv.(lua.LString); ok { // Value is string
 		*out = string(text)
-	} else {
-		return errors.New("Failed to get string from table using key '" + key + "'")
+	} else if _, ok := lv.(*lua.LNilType); !ok { // Value is not a string, and is not nil
+		return true, errors.New("'" + key + "' is not a string")
+	} else { // Value is nil
+		return false, errors.New("'" + key + "' is nil")
 	}
-	return nil
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 // getIntFromTable retrieves an integer from a table on the Lua stack using the key passed in.
-func getIntFromTable(L *lua.LState, lobj lua.LValue, key string, out *int64) error {
+func getIntFromTable(L *lua.LState, lobj lua.LValue, key string, out *int64) (bool, error) {
 	lv := L.GetTable(lobj, lua.LString(key))
-	if int, ok := lv.(lua.LNumber); ok {
+	if int, ok := lv.(lua.LNumber); ok { // Value is number
 		*out = int64(int)
-	} else {
-		return errors.New("Failed to get integer from table using key '" + key + "'")
+	} else if _, ok := lv.(*lua.LNilType); !ok { // Value is not a number, and is not nil
+		return true, errors.New("'" + key + "' is not a number")
+	} else { // Value is nil
+		return false, errors.New("'" + key + "' is nil")
 	}
-	return nil
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 // getTableFromTable retrieves a nested table from the Lua stack using the key passed in.
-func getTableFromTable(L *lua.LState, lobj lua.LValue, key string, out *lua.LValue) {
-	*out = L.GetTable(lobj, lua.LString(key))
-
+func getTableFromTable(L *lua.LState, lobj lua.LValue, key string, out *lua.LValue) bool {
+	lv := L.GetTable(lobj, lua.LString(key))
+	*out = lv
+	if _, ok := lv.(*lua.LNilType); ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
 }
 
 // parseConfig parses the JSON configuration file at 'path' and stores the contents in 'config'
@@ -57,26 +65,26 @@ func parseConfig(path string, config *Configuration) {
 	table := L.Get(-1) // Get the table returned by the config file
 
 	// Main config
-	if err := getStringFromTable(L, table, "sites_dir", &config.sites_dir); err != nil {
+	if _, err := getStringFromTable(L, table, "sites_dir", &config.sites_dir); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	if err := getIntFromTable(L, table, "port", &config.port); err != nil {
+	if _, err := getIntFromTable(L, table, "port", &config.port); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	// Matrix config
 	var matrix lua.LValue
 	getTableFromTable(L, table, "matrix", &matrix)
-	if err := getStringFromTable(L, matrix, "homeserver", &config.matrix.homeserver); err != nil {
+	if _, err := getStringFromTable(L, matrix, "homeserver", &config.matrix.homeserver); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	if err := getStringFromTable(L, matrix, "username", &config.matrix.username); err != nil {
+	if _, err := getStringFromTable(L, matrix, "username", &config.matrix.username); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	if err := getStringFromTable(L, matrix, "password", &config.matrix.password); err != nil {
+	if _, err := getStringFromTable(L, matrix, "password", &config.matrix.password); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	if err := getStringFromTable(L, matrix, "room_id", &config.matrix.room_id); err != nil {
+	if _, err := getStringFromTable(L, matrix, "room_id", &config.matrix.room_id); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 168fe76..3524849 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ func handler(data map[string]interface{}) {
 			deploy_error.SendOverMatrix()
 			return
 		}
+		new_site, exists, err := getSite(site.name)
+		if err != nil || !exists {
+			newDeployError(1, "main", "Failed to update site data on a site we just created!", fmt.Sprint(err))
+		}
+		site = new_site
 		sendMessage(MatrixMessage{text: "⚪️ Restarting server..."})
 		if deploy_error := site.Restart(); deploy_error.code != 0 {
 			deploy_error.SendOverMatrix()
diff --git a/site.go b/site.go
index db97987..4f87c8e 100644
--- a/site.go
+++ b/site.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ type Site struct {
 type SiteConfig struct {
 	port int64
 	name string
+	git  struct {
+		branch string
+	}
 }
 
 // getSite gets a specific site and returns a Site struct and a bool indicating whether a site was found.
@@ -57,11 +60,24 @@ func (site *Site) getConfig() (bool, error) {
 	table := L.Get(-1) // Get the table returned by the config file
 
 	// Parse the config
-	var config SiteConfig
+	config := SiteConfig{}
 	log.Printf("Loading per-site config %s", path)
 
-	getStringFromTable(L, table, "name", &config.name)
-	getIntFromTable(L, table, "port", &config.port)
+	warning := fmt.Sprintf("🟠 %s : Site config warning : ", site.getName())
+
+	if _, err := getStringFromTable(L, table, "name", &config.name); err != nil { // Name
+		sendMessage(MatrixMessage{text: warning + fmt.Sprint(err)})
+	}
+	if _, err := getIntFromTable(L, table, "port", &config.port); err != nil { // Port
+		sendMessage(MatrixMessage{text: warning + fmt.Sprint(err)})
+	}
+	raw_gitt := L.GetTable(table, lua.LString("git")) // Attempt to get 'git' table
+	if gitt, ok := raw_gitt.(*lua.LTable); ok {
+		getStringFromTable(L, gitt, "branch", &config.git.branch)
+	} else if _, ok := raw_gitt.(*lua.LNilType); !ok { // If 'git' is neither a table or nil (undefined),
+		sendMessage(MatrixMessage{text: warning + "'git' is neither a table or nil!"})
+	}
+	log.Print(config)
 
 	site.config = config