diff --git a/builder/monitor.py b/builder/monitor.py
index f44464f..39b9d68 100644
--- a/builder/monitor.py
+++ b/builder/monitor.py
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ class Monitor(RedisBase):
         subprocess.run(base + ["use", "tubearchivist"], check=True)
         subprocess.run(base + ["inspect", "--bootstrap"], check=True)
 
+    def check_stored(self):
+        """check for any stored task since last watch"""
+        task = self.get_tasks()
+        if task["tasks"]:
+            print("found stored task:")
+            for task_name in task["tasks"]:
+                print(task_name)
+                Builder(task_name).run()
+
     def watch(self):
         """watch for messages"""
         print("waiting for tasks")
@@ -110,13 +119,16 @@ class Builder(RedisBase):
 
     def build(self):
         """build the container"""
-        if not self.task_detail["clone"]:
-            build_command = self.task_detail["build"]
+        command_list = self.task_detail["build"]
+        if all(isinstance(i, list) for i in command_list):
+            for command in command_list:
+                print(f"running: {command}")
+                subprocess.run(command, check=True)
         else:
-            build_command = ["docker", "buildx"] + self.task_detail["build"]
-            build_command.append(os.path.join(self.CLONE_BASE, self.task))
-
-        subprocess.run(build_command, check=True)
+            command = ["docker", "buildx"] + self.task_detail["build"]
+            command.append(os.path.join(self.CLONE_BASE, self.task))
+            print(f"running: {command}")
+            subprocess.run(command, check=True)
 
     def remove_task(self):
         """remove task from redis queue"""
@@ -127,6 +139,7 @@ class Builder(RedisBase):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     handler = Monitor()
     handler.bootstrap()
+    handler.check_stored()
     try:
         handler.watch()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/tubearchivist/web/src/webhook_base.py b/tubearchivist/web/src/webhook_base.py
index 05b280d..8f3da31 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/web/src/webhook_base.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/web/src/webhook_base.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ class WebhookBase:
                 "-t", "bbilly1/tubearchivist:$VERSION", "--push"
             ],
             "sync_es": [
-                "docker", "image", "pull", "elasticsearch:$VERSION", "&&",
-                "docker", "tag", "elasticsearch:$VERSION", "bbilly1/tubearchivist-es", "&&",
-                "docker", "tag", "elasticsearch:$VERSION", "bbilly1/tubearchivist-es:$VERSION", "&&",
-                "docker", "push", "bbilly1/tubearchivist-es", "&&",
-                "docker", "push", "bbilly1/tubearchivist-es:$VERSION"
+                ["docker", "image", "pull", "elasticsearch:$VERSION"],
+                ["docker", "tag", "elasticsearch:$VERSION", "bbilly1/tubearchivist-es"],
+                ["docker", "tag", "elasticsearch:$VERSION", "bbilly1/tubearchivist-es:$VERSION"],
+                ["docker", "push", "bbilly1/tubearchivist-es"],
+                ["docker", "push", "bbilly1/tubearchivist-es:$VERSION"],
             ],
             "discord_unstable_hook": environ.get("DOCKER_UNSTABLE_HOOK_URL"),
             "discord_release_hook": environ.get("GITHUB_RELEASE_HOOK_URL"),
diff --git a/tubearchivist/web/src/webhook_github.py b/tubearchivist/web/src/webhook_github.py
index 4386ce4..b7e1178 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/web/src/webhook_github.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/web/src/webhook_github.py
@@ -437,13 +437,20 @@ class TaskHandler(RedisBase):
         if not self.tag_name:
             return self.repo_conf.get(task_name)
 
-        command = self.repo_conf.get(task_name)
-        for idx, command_part in enumerate(command):
-            if "$VERSION" in command_part:
-                subed = command_part.replace("$VERSION", self.tag_name)
-                command[idx] = subed
+        all_commands = self.repo_conf.get(task_name)
 
-        return command
+        if all(isinstance(i, list) for i in all_commands):
+            to_build_commands = []
+            for command in all_commands:
+                to_build_commands.append(self._replace_version(command))
+        else:
+            to_build_commands = self._replace_version(all_commands)
+
+        return to_build_commands
+
+    def _replace_version(self, command):
+        """replace version in str"""
+        return [i.replace("$VERSION", self.tag_name) for i in command]
 
     def set_pub(self):
         """set message to pub"""