diff --git a/redo-everything-from-scratch b/redo-everything-from-scratch
index b161d98..cc3050b 100755
--- a/redo-everything-from-scratch
+++ b/redo-everything-from-scratch
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ NORMAL="\033[0m"
 OK="\033[1;32m OK  \033[0m"
 FAIL="\033[1;31m  FAILED  \033[0m"
 
-branch=$1
+restart=$1
 compiler=$2
+branch=$3
 
 if [ "$compiler" == "" ];
 then
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # directories to handle
-dirs='scripts ticcutils timbl timblserver timbltests mbt mbtserver mbttests dimbl libfolia FoLiApy foliatest uctodata ucto frogdata frog frogtests foliautils ticcltools toad wopr'
+dirs="scripts ticcutils timbl timblserver timbltests mbt mbtserver mbttests dimbl libfolia FoLiApy foliatest uctodata ucto frogdata frog frogtests foliautils ticcltools toad wopr"
 
 # optional directories
 optdirs='colibri-core colibri-utils'
@@ -40,6 +41,27 @@ optdirs='colibri-core colibri-utils'
 # executables to test (using -V only)
 exes='timbl timblserver mbt mbtserver dimbl ucto frog folialint FoLiA-stats FoLiA-alto FoLiA-hocr TICCL-lexclean TICCL-indexerNT wopr'
 
+partdirs=()
+if [ $restart != "" ]
+then
+    for app in $dirs
+    do
+#	echo "app=$app restart=$restart"
+	if [ $app = $restart ]
+	then
+	    partdirs+="$app "
+	    restart="seenitall"
+	else
+	    if [ $restart = "seenitall" ]
+	    then
+		partdirs+="$app "
+	    fi
+	fi
+    done
+fi
+
+dirs=$partdirs
+
 #sanity check for REQUIRED directories
 for app in $dirs
 do