diff --git a/spec/remote.spec.js b/spec/remote.spec.js
index a0cbbd83..942db6ee 100644
--- a/spec/remote.spec.js
+++ b/spec/remote.spec.js
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ describe('Git Remotes', function() {
 
   it('can push with colon refspec', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-      'git clone; gc; git checkout -b foo HEAD~1; git push master:master',
+      'git clone; gc; git checkout -b foo HEAD~1; git push origin master:master',
       '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C2","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"foo":{"target":"C1","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"foo","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
   });
 
   it('can delete branches with colon refspec', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-      'git branch foo; git clone; git push :foo',
+      'git branch foo; git clone; git push origin :foo',
       '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"foo":{"target":"C1","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
   });
@@ -165,21 +165,21 @@ describe('Git Remotes', function() {
 
   it('does push for HEAD as a source though to a new branch', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-      'git clone; git commit; git checkout C2; git push HEAD:foo',
+      'git clone; git commit; git checkout C2; git push origin HEAD:foo',
       '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"o/foo":{"target":"C2","id":"o/foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"C2","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"foo":{"target":"C2","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
   });
 
   it('but it cant delete master on remote', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-      'git branch foo; git clone; git push :master',
+      'git branch foo; git clone; git push origin :master',
       '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"foo":{"target":"C1","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/foo"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"o/foo":{"target":"C1","id":"o/foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"foo":{"target":"C1","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
   });
 
   it('will prune the origin tree when deleting branches', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-      'git checkout -b foo; git commit; git clone; git push :foo',
+      'git checkout -b foo; git commit; git clone; git push origin :foo',
       '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"foo":{"target":"C2","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"foo","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
   });
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe('Git Remotes', function() {
 
   it('pulls to the right branch and destination', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-        'git clone; git checkout -b side o/master;git fakeTeamwork;git pull master:o/master',
+        'git clone; git checkout -b side o/master;git fakeTeamwork;git pull origin master:o/master',
         '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C2","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"side":{"target":"C2","id":"side","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"side","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
   });
@@ -285,35 +285,35 @@ describe('Git Remotes', function() {
 
   it('correctly resolves source during git fetch with params', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-      'git clone; git push master:foo; git fakeTeamwork foo 2; git fetch origin foo^:blah',
+      'git clone; git push origin master:foo; git fakeTeamwork foo 2; git fetch origin foo^:blah',
       '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"o/foo":{"target":"C1","id":"o/foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"blah":{"target":"C2","id":"blah","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"foo":{"target":"C3","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"},"C3":{"parents":["C2"],"id":"C3"}},"HEAD":{"target":"foo","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
   });
 
   it('correctly makes a new branch during fetch despite nothing to download', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-      'git clone; git push master:foo',
+      'git clone; git push origin master:foo',
       '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"o/foo":{"target":"C1","id":"o/foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"foo":{"target":"C1","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
   });
 
 	it('correctly resolves existing commits and upates', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
-      'git clone; git push master:foo; git fakeTeamwork foo 2; git fetch origin foo^:blah;go C0; git fetch origin foo^:master',
+      'git clone; git push origin master:foo; git fakeTeamwork foo 2; git fetch origin foo^:blah;go C0; git fetch origin foo^:master',
       '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"o/foo":{"target":"C1","id":"o/foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"blah":{"target":"C2","id":"blah","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"C0","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"foo":{"target":"C3","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"},"C3":{"parents":["C2"],"id":"C3"}},"HEAD":{"target":"foo","id":"HEAD"}}}'
     );
 	});
 
 	it('doesnt let you fetch to master if you are checked out there', function() {
 		expectTreeAsync(
-			'git clone; git push master:foo; git fakeTeamwork foo 2; git fetch origin foo^:blah; git fetch foo:master',
+			'git clone; git push origin master:foo; git fakeTeamwork foo 2; git fetch origin foo^:blah; git fetch foo:master',
 			'{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"o/foo":{"target":"C1","id":"o/foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"blah":{"target":"C2","id":"blah","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null},"foo":{"target":"C3","id":"foo","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"},"C3":{"parents":["C2"],"id":"C3"}},"HEAD":{"target":"foo","id":"HEAD"}}}'
 		);
 	});
 
 	it('doesnt let you delete branches that dont exist', function() {
 		expectTreeAsync(
-			'git clone; git push :foo',
+			'git clone; git push origin :foo',
 			'{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
 		);
 	});
diff --git a/src/js/git/commands.js b/src/js/git/commands.js
index 013f86bf..57a66043 100644
--- a/src/js/git/commands.js
+++ b/src/js/git/commands.js
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ var assertIsRemoteBranch = function(engine, ref) {
 };
 
 var assertOriginSpecified = function(generalArgs) {
+  if (!generalArgs.length) {
+    return;
+  }
   if (generalArgs[0] !== 'origin') {
     throw new GitError({
       msg: intl.todo(
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ var commandConfig = {
 
       var commandOptions = command.getOptionsMap();
       var generalArgs = command.getGeneralArgs();
-      command.twoArgsImpliedOrigin(generalArgs);
+      command.twoArgsForOrigin(generalArgs);
       assertOriginSpecified(generalArgs);
       // here is the deal -- git pull is pretty complex with
       // the arguments it wants. You can
@@ -331,7 +334,7 @@ var commandConfig = {
       var source;
       var destination;
       var generalArgs = command.getGeneralArgs();
-      command.twoArgsImpliedOrigin(generalArgs);
+      command.twoArgsForOrigin(generalArgs);
       assertOriginSpecified(generalArgs);
 
       var firstArg = generalArgs[1];
@@ -677,7 +680,7 @@ var commandConfig = {
       // git push is pretty complex in terms of
       // the arguments it wants as well... get ready!
       var generalArgs = command.getGeneralArgs();
-      command.twoArgsImpliedOrigin(generalArgs);
+      command.twoArgsForOrigin(generalArgs);
       assertOriginSpecified(generalArgs);
 
       var firstArg = generalArgs[1];
diff --git a/src/js/models/commandModel.js b/src/js/models/commandModel.js
index 2e93f6ca..d565d69e 100644
--- a/src/js/models/commandModel.js
+++ b/src/js/models/commandModel.js
@@ -140,11 +140,8 @@ var Command = Backbone.Model.extend({
     }
   },
 
-  twoArgsImpliedOrigin: function(args) {
+  twoArgsForOrigin: function(args) {
     this.validateArgBounds(args, 0, 2);
-    if (args.length < 2) {
-      args.unshift('origin');
-    }
   },
 
   // this is a little utility class to help arg validation that happens over and over again
diff --git a/src/levels/index.js b/src/levels/index.js
index a168d41c..727945f7 100644
--- a/src/levels/index.js
+++ b/src/levels/index.js
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ exports.levelSequences = {
     require('./remote/tracking').level,
     require('./remote/pushArgs').level,
     require('./remote/pushArgs2').level,
-    require('./remote/fetchArgs').level
+    require('./remote/fetchArgs').level,
+    require('./remote/sourceNothing').level
   ]
 };
 
diff --git a/src/levels/remote/sourceNothing.js b/src/levels/remote/sourceNothing.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12161090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/levels/remote/sourceNothing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+exports.level = {
+  "goalTreeString": "{\"branches\":{\"master\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"master\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":\"o/master\"},\"o/master\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"o/master\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":null},\"bar\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"bar\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":null}},\"commits\":{\"C0\":{\"parents\":[],\"id\":\"C0\",\"rootCommit\":true},\"C1\":{\"parents\":[\"C0\"],\"id\":\"C1\"}},\"HEAD\":{\"target\":\"master\",\"id\":\"HEAD\"},\"originTree\":{\"branches\":{\"master\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"master\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":null}},\"commits\":{\"C0\":{\"parents\":[],\"id\":\"C0\",\"rootCommit\":true},\"C1\":{\"parents\":[\"C0\"],\"id\":\"C1\"}},\"HEAD\":{\"target\":\"master\",\"id\":\"HEAD\"}}}",
+  "solutionCommand": "git push origin :foo;git fetch origin :bar",
+  "startTree": "{\"branches\":{\"master\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"master\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":\"o/master\"},\"o/master\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"o/master\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":null},\"o/foo\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"o/foo\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":null}},\"commits\":{\"C0\":{\"parents\":[],\"id\":\"C0\",\"rootCommit\":true},\"C1\":{\"parents\":[\"C0\"],\"id\":\"C1\"}},\"HEAD\":{\"target\":\"master\",\"id\":\"HEAD\"},\"originTree\":{\"branches\":{\"master\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"master\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":null},\"foo\":{\"target\":\"C1\",\"id\":\"foo\",\"remoteTrackingBranchID\":null}},\"commits\":{\"C0\":{\"parents\":[],\"id\":\"C0\",\"rootCommit\":true},\"C1\":{\"parents\":[\"C0\"],\"id\":\"C1\"}},\"HEAD\":{\"target\":\"master\",\"id\":\"HEAD\"}}}",
+  "name": {
+    "en_US": "Source of nothing"
+  },
+  "hint": {
+    "en_US": "The branch command is disabled for this level so you'll have to use fetch!"
+  },
+  "startDialog": {
+    "en_US": {
+      "childViews": [
+        {
+          "type": "ModalAlert",
+          "options": {
+            "markdowns": [
+              "### Oddities of `<source>`",
+              "",
+              "Git abuses the `<source>` parameter in two weird ways. These two abuses come from the fact that you can technically specify \"nothing\" as a valid `source` for both git push and git fetch. The way you specify nothing is via an empty argument:",
+              "",
+              "* `git push origin :side`",
+              "* `git fetch origin :bugFix`",
+              "",
+              "Let's see what these do..."
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "GitDemonstrationView",
+          "options": {
+            "beforeMarkdowns": [
+              "What does pushing \"nothing\" to a remote branch do? It deletes it!"
+            ],
+            "afterMarkdowns": [
+              "There, we successfully deleted the `foo` branch on remote by pushing the concept of \"nothing\" to it. That kinda makes sense..."
+            ],
+            "command": "git push origin :foo",
+            "beforeCommand": "git clone; git push origin master:foo"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "GitDemonstrationView",
+          "options": {
+            "beforeMarkdowns": [
+              "Finally, fetching \"nothing\" to a place locally actually makes a new branch"
+            ],
+            "afterMarkdowns": [
+              "Very odd / bizarre, but whatever. That's git for you!"
+            ],
+            "command": "git fetch origin :bar",
+            "beforeCommand": "git clone"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "ModalAlert",
+          "options": {
+            "markdowns": [
+              "This is a quick level -- just delete one remote branch and create a new branch with `git fetch` to finish!"
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+};