diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9f52c3..5724a5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 data
 __pycache__
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+testing.ipynb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index dedce97..87828c8 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ if clear_button:
     st.session_state["generated"] = []
     st.session_state["chat_history"] = []
 
+
 # file upload and data source inputs
 uploaded_file = st.file_uploader("Upload a file")
 data_source = st.text_input(
@@ -129,7 +130,6 @@ data_source = st.text_input(
     placeholder="Any path or url pointing to a file or directory of files",
 )
 
-
 # generate new chain for new data source / uploaded file
 # make sure to do this only once per input / on change
 if data_source and data_source != st.session_state["data_source"]:
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ if uploaded_file and uploaded_file != st.session_state["uploaded_file"]:
     update_chain()
     delete_uploaded_file(uploaded_file)
 
+
 # container for chat history
 response_container = st.container()
 # container for text box
diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index 409cb6a..2971944 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MAX_TOKENS = 3357
 ENABLE_ADVANCED_OPTIONS = True
 
 DATA_PATH = Path.cwd() / "data"
-DEFAULT_DATA_SOURCE = "git@github.com:gustavz/DataChad.git"
+DEFAULT_DATA_SOURCE = "https://github.com/gustavz/DataChad.git"
 
 REPO_URL = "https://github.com/gustavz/DataChad"
 
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index b5efdac..c058d50 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -197,39 +197,41 @@ def delete_uploaded_file(uploaded_file: UploadedFile) -> None:
 
 
 def handle_load_error(e: str = None) -> None:
-    e = e or "No Loader found for your data source. Consider contributing:  {REPO_URL}!"
-    error_msg = f"Failed to load {st.session_state['data_source']} with Error:\n{e}"
+    error_msg = f"Failed to load '{st.session_state['data_source']}':\n\n{e}"
     st.error(error_msg, icon=PAGE_ICON)
-    logger.info(error_msg)
+    logger.error(error_msg)
     st.stop()
 
 
 def load_git(data_source: str, chunk_size: int = CHUNK_SIZE) -> List[Document]:
     # We need to try both common main branches
     # Thank you github for the "master" to "main" switch
+    # we need to make sure the data path exists
+    if not os.path.exists(DATA_PATH):
+        os.makedirs(DATA_PATH)
     repo_name = data_source.split("/")[-1].split(".")[0]
     repo_path = str(DATA_PATH / repo_name)
+    clone_url = data_source
+    if os.path.exists(repo_path):
+        clone_url = None
     text_splitter = RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter(
         chunk_size=chunk_size, chunk_overlap=0
     )
     branches = ["main", "master"]
     for branch in branches:
-        if os.path.exists(repo_path):
-            data_source = None
         try:
-            docs = GitLoader(repo_path, data_source, branch).load_and_split(
-                text_splitter
-            )
+            docs = GitLoader(repo_path, clone_url, branch).load_and_split(text_splitter)
             break
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.info(f"Error loading git: {e}")
+            logger.error(f"Error loading git: {e}")
     if os.path.exists(repo_path):
         # cleanup repo afterwards
         shutil.rmtree(repo_path)
     try:
         return docs
-    except Exception as e:
-        handle_load_error()
+    except:
+        msg = "Make sure to use HTTPS git repo links"
+        handle_load_error(msg)
 
 
 def load_any_data_source(
@@ -285,7 +287,12 @@ def load_any_data_source(
         logger.info(f"Loaded: {len(docs)} document chucks")
         return docs
     except Exception as e:
-        handle_load_error(e if loader else None)
+        msg = (
+            e
+            if loader
+            else f"No Loader found for your data source. Consider contributing:  {REPO_URL}!"
+        )
+        handle_load_error(msg)
 
 
 def clean_data_source_string(data_source_string: str) -> str:
@@ -378,7 +385,7 @@ def update_chain() -> None:
         )
         st.session_state["chat_history"] = []
     except Exception as e:
-        msg = f"Failed to build chain for data source {st.session_state['data_source']} with error: {e}"
+        msg = f"Failed to build chain for data source '{st.session_state['data_source']}' with error: {e}"
         logger.error(msg)
         st.error(msg, icon=PAGE_ICON)