diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
index b1905f9863..a22841d789 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
@@ -186,9 +186,15 @@ def sdk_update(args, config, basepath, workspace):
                 return 0
             # Update metadata
             logger.debug("Updating metadata via git ...")
-            # Try using 'git pull', if failed, use 'git clone'
+            #Check for the status before doing a fetch and reset
             if os.path.exists(os.path.join(basepath, 'layers/.git')):
-                ret = subprocess.call("git pull %s/layers/.git" % updateserver, shell=True, cwd=layers_dir)
+                out = subprocess.check_output("git status --porcelain", shell=True, cwd=layers_dir)
+                if not out:
+                    ret = subprocess.call("git fetch --all; git reset --hard", shell=True, cwd=layers_dir)
+                else:
+                    logger.error("Failed to update metadata as there have been changes made to it. Aborting.");
+                    logger.error("Changed files:\n%s" % out);
+                    return -1
             else:
                 ret = -1
             if ret != 0:
diff --git a/scripts/oe-publish-sdk b/scripts/oe-publish-sdk
index e6cb7af861..55872f2f93 100755
--- a/scripts/oe-publish-sdk
+++ b/scripts/oe-publish-sdk
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ def publish(args):
 
     # Setting up the git repo
     if not is_remote:
-        cmd = 'set -e; mkdir -p %s/layers; cd %s/layers; if [ ! -e .git ]; then git init .; mv .git/hooks/post-update.sample .git/hooks/post-update; fi; git add -A .; git commit -q -m "init repo" || true; git update-server-info' % (destination, destination)
+        cmd = 'set -e; mkdir -p %s/layers; cd %s/layers; if [ ! -e .git ]; then git init .; mv .git/hooks/post-update.sample .git/hooks/post-update; echo "*.pyc\n*.pyo" > .gitignore; fi; git add -A .; git config user.email "oe@oe.oe" && git config user.name "OE" && git commit -q -m "init repo" || true; git update-server-info' % (destination, destination)
     else:
-        cmd = "ssh %s 'set -e; mkdir -p %s/layers; cd %s/layers; if [ ! -e .git ]; then git init .; mv .git/hooks/post-update.sample .git/hooks/post-update; fi; git add -A .; git commit -q -m \"init repo\" || true; git update-server-info'" % (host, destdir, destdir)
+        cmd = "ssh %s 'set -e; mkdir -p %s/layers; cd %s/layers; if [ ! -e .git ]; then git init .; mv .git/hooks/post-update.sample .git/hooks/post-update; echo '*.pyc\n*.pyo' > .gitignore; fi; git add -A .; git config user.email 'oe@oe.oe' && git config user.name 'OE' && git commit -q -m \"init repo\" || true; git update-server-info'" % (host, destdir, destdir)
     ret = subprocess.call(cmd, shell=True)
     if ret == 0:
         logger.info('SDK published successfully')