diff --git a/src/Artistan/Workbench/Commands/InstallCommand.php b/src/Artistan/Workbench/Commands/InstallCommand.php
index 145c95c..3e1e018 100644
--- a/src/Artistan/Workbench/Commands/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/src/Artistan/Workbench/Commands/InstallCommand.php
@@ -49,17 +49,18 @@ public function fire()
     {
         $this->benchhelper->chStorage();
         $packages = \Config::get('workbench::packages');
+        $destroy = false;
         if($this->option('destroy')){
             if($this->confirm('Are you sure you want to remove all configured workbench packages? [yes|no]'))
             {
-                $this->benchhelper->destroy(array_keys($packages));
+                $destroy=true;
             }
         }
         foreach($packages as $name=>$package){
             $this->info( "PACKAGE: $name" );
             if(isset($package['git'])){
-                $action = $this->benchhelper->getGit($name,$package);
-                if($this->option('remote')){
+                $action = $this->benchhelper->getGit($name,$package,$destroy);
+                if( $this->option('remote') && !empty($package['remotes']) && is_array($package['remotes']) ){
                     $this->info( "remotes" );
                     $this->benchhelper->fetchRemotes($name,$package['remotes']);
                 }
diff --git a/src/Artistan/Workbench/Helpers/BenchHelper.php b/src/Artistan/Workbench/Helpers/BenchHelper.php
index 6291298..9a3254a 100644
--- a/src/Artistan/Workbench/Helpers/BenchHelper.php
+++ b/src/Artistan/Workbench/Helpers/BenchHelper.php
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ public function __construct(&$command){
     /**
      * destroys all workbench packages
      */
-    public function destroy($packages) {
-        $this->cmd->info( "removing all configured packages" );
-        foreach($packages as $name){
-            // check if exists, also do not remove artistan/workbench cause I am working on it!!!
-            while( is_dir( base_path().'/workbench/'.$name) && $name!='artistan/workbench' ){
-                $path = explode('/',$name);
-                $this->exec( 'rm -rf '.base_path().'/workbench/'.$path[0] );
-                clearstatcache ( true, base_path().'/workbench/'.$name );
-            }
+    public function destroy($name) {
+        // check if exists, also do not remove artistan/workbench cause I am working on it!!!
+        while( is_dir( base_path().'/workbench/'.$name) && $name!='artistan/workbench' ){
+            $this->exec( 'rm -rf '.base_path().'/workbench/'.$name );
+            clearstatcache ( true, base_path().'/workbench/'.$name );
         }
     }
 
@@ -116,11 +112,14 @@ public function bower($name='') {
     /**
      * @param $name
      * @param array $package
-     *      array( 'git'=>'' [,'upstream'=>''] )
+     *      array( 'git'=>'' )
+     * @param $destroy
      * @return string
-     * @throws Exception
      */
-    public function getGit($name,array $package) {
+    public function getGit($name,array $package,$destroy) {
+        if($destroy){
+            $this->destroy($name);
+        }
         $this->cmd->info( "get git $name" );
         if(!empty($package['git'])){
             $this->mkdir($name);