diff --git a/src/bin/repo.rs b/src/bin/repo.rs
index c604da73..b54a3cf5 100644
--- a/src/bin/repo.rs
+++ b/src/bin/repo.rs
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ fn parse_args(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<(CliConfig, CliCommand, Vec<CookRecip
                 .flatten()
             {
                 if let Some(SourceRecipe::Git { rev, branch, .. }) = &mut recipe.recipe.source {
-                    *rev = Some(gitrev);
+                    *rev = Some(gitrev.clone());
                     *branch = None;
                 } else {
                     println!(
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ fn parse_args(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<(CliConfig, CliCommand, Vec<CookRecip
                         recipe.name.as_str()
                     );
                 }
+                recipe.pinned = true;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/recipe.rs b/src/recipe.rs
index 051f8b2d..fd084c93 100644
--- a/src/recipe.rs
+++ b/src/recipe.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ pub struct CookRecipe {
     /// If false, it's listed on install config
     pub is_deps: bool,
     pub rule: String,
+    /// whether if this recipe is pinned from cookbook.lock
+    pub pinned: bool,
 }
 
 impl Recipe {
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ impl CookRecipe {
             target,
             is_deps: false,
             rule: "".into(),
+            pinned: false,
         })
     }
 
@@ -426,6 +429,10 @@ impl CookRecipe {
     }
 
     pub fn reload_recipe(&mut self) -> Result<(), PackageError> {
+        if self.pinned {
+            // TODO: print?
+            return Ok(());
+        }
         self.recipe = Self::from_path(&self.dir, true, self.name.is_host())?.recipe;
         let _ = self.apply_filesystem_config(&self.rule.clone());
         Ok(())