diff --git a/.github/workflows/save_articles.yml b/.github/workflows/save_articles.yml
index 063b166..ec2b943 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/save_articles.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/save_articles.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./ # Path to the directory containing the action.yml
         with:
           devApiKey: ${{ secrets.DEV_TOKEN }}
-          outputDir: "./articles"
+          # outputDir: "./"
           branch: "core_functionalities"
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 955b722..54aebff 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async function DevSync() {
         }
         const apiKey = core.getInput("devApiKey");
         const outputDir = core.getInput("outputDir") || "/"; // Default is the root directory
-        const branch = core.getInput("branch");
+        const branch = core.getInput("branch") || "main";
         const conventionalCommits = core.getInput("conventional_commits") === "true";
         const articles = await (0, fetchDevToArticles_1.fetchDevToArticles)(apiKey);
         (0, createMarkdownFile_1.createMarkdownFile)(articles, outputDir, branch, conventionalCommits);
@@ -123,11 +123,14 @@ created_at: "${article.published_timestamp}"
 ---
 
 `;
+            core.notice("start of file path");
             fs.writeFileSync(filePath, markdownContent);
             // Commit and push the new markdown file to the specified branch
-            // await gitAdd(filePath)
-            // await gitCommit(commitMessage, gitConfig)
-            // await gitPush(branch, gitConfig)
+            await (0, git_1.gitAdd)(filePath);
+            core.notice("Attempting to add files to git...");
+            await (0, git_1.gitCommit)(commitMessage, git_1.gitConfig);
+            core.notice("Files added to git.");
+            await (0, git_1.gitPush)(branch, git_1.gitConfig);
             core.notice(`Markdown file created and committed: ${filePath}`);
         }
         else {
diff --git a/dist/utils/createMarkdownFile.js b/dist/utils/createMarkdownFile.js
index da04a5d..d5449db 100644
--- a/dist/utils/createMarkdownFile.js
+++ b/dist/utils/createMarkdownFile.js
@@ -56,11 +56,14 @@ created_at: "${article.published_timestamp}"
 ---
 
 `;
+            core.notice("start of file path");
             fs.writeFileSync(filePath, markdownContent);
             // Commit and push the new markdown file to the specified branch
-            // await gitAdd(filePath)
-            // await gitCommit(commitMessage, gitConfig)
-            // await gitPush(branch, gitConfig)
+            await (0, git_1.gitAdd)(filePath);
+            core.notice("Attempting to add files to git...");
+            await (0, git_1.gitCommit)(commitMessage, git_1.gitConfig);
+            core.notice("Files added to git.");
+            await (0, git_1.gitPush)(branch, git_1.gitConfig);
             core.notice(`Markdown file created and committed: ${filePath}`);
         }
         else {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ec260b1..70746c7 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function DevSync() {
 
     const apiKey = core.getInput("devApiKey")
     const outputDir = core.getInput("outputDir") || "/" // Default is the root directory
-    const branch = core.getInput("branch")
+    const branch = core.getInput("branch") || "main"
     const conventionalCommits = core.getInput("conventional_commits") === "true"
 
     const articles = await fetchDevToArticles(apiKey)
diff --git a/src/utils/createMarkdownFile.ts b/src/utils/createMarkdownFile.ts
index 1060599..271b7e3 100644
--- a/src/utils/createMarkdownFile.ts
+++ b/src/utils/createMarkdownFile.ts
@@ -47,16 +47,17 @@ created_at: "${article.published_timestamp}"
 
 `
 
+      core.notice("start of file path")
       fs.writeFileSync(filePath, markdownContent)
 
       // Commit and push the new markdown file to the specified branch
       await gitAdd(filePath)
 
-      console.log("Attempting to add files to git...")
+      core.notice("Attempting to add files to git...")
 
       await gitCommit(commitMessage, gitConfig)
 
-      console.log("Files added to git.")
+      core.notice("Files added to git.")
       await gitPush(branch, gitConfig)
 
       core.notice(`Markdown file created and committed: ${filePath}`)