diff --git a/lib/henson/cli.rb b/lib/henson/cli.rb
index e9f1f65..e8fc4e5 100644
--- a/lib/henson/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/henson/cli.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def initialize(*)
       "Only output warnings and errors."
     method_option "debug", :type => :boolean, :banner =>
       "Turn on verbose output."
+    method_option "no-symlink", :type => :boolean, :banner =>
+      "Copy shared modules instead of symlink"
     method_option "local", :type => :boolean, :banner =>
       "Only check local cache source for modules."
     method_option "no-cache", :type => :boolean, :banner =>
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ def install
       Installer.clean!    if options[:clean]
 
       Henson.settings[:path] = options[:path] if options[:path]
+      Henson.settings[:symlink] = false if options[:"no-symlink"]
 
       Installer.install!
     end
diff --git a/lib/henson/installer.rb b/lib/henson/installer.rb
index f62df61..101ae04 100644
--- a/lib/henson/installer.rb
+++ b/lib/henson/installer.rb
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ def self.evaluate_puppetfile! file
     # mod - The PuppetModule to fetch.
     def self.fetch_module! mod
       if mod.needs_fetching?
+        Henson.ui.info "#{mod.name} is being updated"
         mod.fetch!
       else
-        Henson.ui.debug "#{mod} does not need fetching"
+        Henson.ui.debug "#{mod} #{mod.name} does not need fetching"
       end
     end
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ def self.fetch_module! mod
     # mod - The PuppetModule to install.
     def self.install_module! mod
       if mod.needs_installing?
+        Henson.ui.info "#{mod.name} is being installed"
         mod.install!
       else
         install_path = "#{Henson.settings[:path]}/#{mod.name}"
diff --git a/lib/henson/settings.rb b/lib/henson/settings.rb
index bfa74cb..53ede1a 100644
--- a/lib/henson/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/henson/settings.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ def initialize options = {}
       self.merge!(
         :quiet      => false,
         :verbose    => false,
+        :symlink    => true,
         :puppetfile => "#{Dir.pwd}/Puppetfile",
         :path       => "#{Dir.pwd}/shared",
         :cache_path => "#{Dir.pwd}/.henson/cache",
diff --git a/lib/henson/source/git.rb b/lib/henson/source/git.rb
index ee7c653..c8c4b27 100644
--- a/lib/henson/source/git.rb
+++ b/lib/henson/source/git.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def == other
         end
       end
 
-      attr_reader :name, :repo, :options
+      attr_reader :name, :repo, :options, :target_revision_without_origin
 
       def initialize name, repo, opts = {}
         @name    = name
@@ -50,16 +50,19 @@ def initialize name, repo, opts = {}
           @target_revision = "origin/master"
           @ref_type = :branch
         end
+        @target_revision_without_origin = @target_revision.to_s.gsub(/origin\//,'')
       end
 
       def fetched?
-        File.directory? fetch_path
+        return false unless File.directory? fetch_path
+        return false unless resolved_target_revision_fetched?
+        commit_id_fetched? remote_commit_id
       end
 
       def fetch!
         if File.directory? fetch_path
           in_repo do
-            git "fetch", "--force", "--quiet", "--tags", "origin", "'refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*'"
+            git "fetch", "--force", "--quiet", "--tags", "origin", "'refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*'"
           end
         else
           Henson.ui.debug "Fetching #{name} from #{repo}"
@@ -80,7 +83,20 @@ def install!
       end
 
       def installed?
-        current_revision == resolved_target_revision
+        return false unless current_revision == resolved_target_revision
+        remote_commit_id == local_commit_id
+      end
+
+      def remote_commit_id
+        @remote_commit_id ||= in_repo do
+          Revision.new(git(%W(ls-remote --exit-code origin #{target_revision_without_origin})).split(/\s+/)[0])
+        end
+      end
+
+      def local_commit_id
+        in_repo do
+          Revision.new(git(%W(ls-remote --exit-code . #{target_revision_without_origin})).split(/\s+/)[0])
+        end
       end
 
       def versions
@@ -117,7 +133,7 @@ def satisfiable_versions_for_requirement requirement
         fetch! unless fetched?
 
         if @ref_type == :tag || @ref_type == :branch
-          versions.select { |v| v =~ Regexp.new(target_revision.gsub(/^origin\//, "")) }
+          versions.select { |v| v =~ Regexp.new(target_revision_without_origin) }
         else
           versions.map { |v| v.gsub(/^origin\//, "") }
         end
@@ -125,7 +141,7 @@ def satisfiable_versions_for_requirement requirement
 
       def satisfies? requirement
         if @ref_type == :tag || @ref_type == :branch
-          versions.member? target_revision.gsub(/^origin\//, "").to_s
+          versions.member? target_revision_without_origin.to_s
         else
           versions.member? resolved_target_revision.to_s
         end
@@ -133,6 +149,7 @@ def satisfies? requirement
 
       private
       def git *args
+        Henson.ui.debug "#{name}: git #{args.join(' ')}\n"
         `git #{args.join(" ")}`
       rescue Errno::ENOENT
         raise GitNotInstalled if exit_status.nil?
@@ -170,6 +187,20 @@ def target_revision
         @target_revision
       end
 
+      def commit_id_fetched? commit_id
+        in_repo do
+          git("rev-parse", '--verify', '-q', "#{commit_id}")
+          $?.success?
+        end
+      end
+
+      def resolved_target_revision_fetched?
+        in_repo do
+          git("rev-parse", '--verify', '-q', "#{target_revision}^{commit}")
+          $?.success?
+        end
+      end
+
       def resolved_target_revision
         in_repo do
           Revision.new(git("rev-parse", "#{target_revision}^{commit}").strip)
diff --git a/lib/henson/source/path.rb b/lib/henson/source/path.rb
index 9b7eb49..3078516 100644
--- a/lib/henson/source/path.rb
+++ b/lib/henson/source/path.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@ def fetch!
       end
 
       def install!
-        Henson.ui.debug "Symlinking #{path} to #{install_path}"
-        FileUtils.ln_sf path, install_path.to_path
+        if Henson.settings[:symlink]
+          Henson.ui.debug "Symlinking #{path} to #{install_path}"
+          FileUtils.ln_sf path, install_path.to_path
+        else
+          Henson.ui.debug "Installing #{name} from #{path} into #{Henson.settings[:path]}..."
+          Henson.ui.info  "Installing #{name} from #{path}..."
+          FileUtils.cp_r path, Henson.settings[:path]
+        end
       end
 
       def versions