diff --git a/api/queries_branch_issue_reference.go b/api/queries_branch_issue_reference.go
index c14f4c800..2dd9cffcc 100644
--- a/api/queries_branch_issue_reference.go
+++ b/api/queries_branch_issue_reference.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
+import "fmt"
+
 type BranchIssueReference struct {
 	ID                 int
 	BranchName         string
@@ -10,25 +12,19 @@ type BranchIssueReference struct {
 
 func CreateBranchIssueReference(client *Client, repo *Repository, params map[string]interface{}) (*BranchIssueReference, error) {
 	query := `
-	mutation BranchIssueReferenceCreate($input: CreateBranchIssueReferenceInput!) {
-		mutation($issueId: ID!, $oid: GitObjectID!, $name: String, $repositoryId: ID) {
+		mutation CreateLinkedBranch($issueId: ID!, $oid: GitObjectID!, $name: String, $repositoryId: ID) {
 			createLinkedBranch(input: {
 			  issueId: $issueId,
 			  name: $name,
-			  oid: $oid
+			  oid: $oid,
 			  repositoryId: $repositoryId
 			}) {
 				linkedBranch {
-					ref {
-						name
-						repository {
-							name
-						}
-					}
+					id
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	}`
+	`
 
 	inputParams := map[string]interface{}{
 		"repositoryId": repo.ID,
@@ -39,9 +35,6 @@ func CreateBranchIssueReference(client *Client, repo *Repository, params map[str
 			inputParams[key] = val
 		}
 	}
-	variables := map[string]interface{}{
-		"input": inputParams,
-	}
 
 	result := struct {
 		createLinkedBranch struct {
@@ -49,7 +42,8 @@ func CreateBranchIssueReference(client *Client, repo *Repository, params map[str
 		}
 	}{}
 
-	err := client.GraphQL(repo.RepoHost(), query, variables, &result)
+	fmt.Printf("query variables %#v", inputParams)
+	err := client.GraphQL(repo.RepoHost(), query, inputParams, &result)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/api/queries_pr.go b/api/queries_pr.go
index 18217a583..99f054b28 100644
--- a/api/queries_pr.go
+++ b/api/queries_pr.go
@@ -295,10 +295,7 @@ func CreatePullRequest(client *Client, repo *Repository, params map[string]inter
 			inputParams[key] = val
 		}
 	}
-	variables := map[string]interface{}{
-		"input": inputParams,
-	}
-
+	variables := inputParams
 	result := struct {
 		CreatePullRequest struct {
 			PullRequest PullRequest
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop.go
index 95be27218..26c832ab5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop.go
@@ -63,22 +63,17 @@ func NewCmdDevelop(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*DevelopOptions) error) *cobra.
 }
 
 func developRun(opts *DevelopOptions) (err error) {
-	fmt.Printf("starting\n")
 	httpClient, err := opts.HttpClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "got the http client\n")
 	apiClient := api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient)
 	baseRepo, err := opts.BaseRepo()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "got the baseRepo")
 	opts.IO.StartProgressIndicator()
-	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "running")
 	repo, err := api.GitHubRepo(apiClient, baseRepo)
-	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "found your repo %s\n", repo.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -88,9 +83,12 @@ func developRun(opts *DevelopOptions) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "found %s for ref %s, and found default branch oid %s\n", oid, opts.BaseBranch, default_branch_oid)
+	if oid == "" {
+		oid = default_branch_oid
+	}
+
 	// get the id of the issue repo
-	issue, _, err := shared.IssueFromArgWithFields(httpClient, opts.BaseRepo, opts.IssueNumber, []string{"id", "number", "title", "state"})
+	issue, _, err := shared.IssueFromArgWithFields(httpClient, opts.BaseRepo, opts.IssueSelector, []string{"id", "number", "title"})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop_test.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41f3cbd37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/develop/develop_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package develop
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestNewCmdDevelop(t *testing.T) {
+
+}