diff --git a/modules/pip.py b/modules/pip.py
index 057302b..407ca8b 100644
--- a/modules/pip.py
+++ b/modules/pip.py
@@ -141,13 +141,16 @@ def freeze(param=False):
 
 
 @task
-def copy(branch):
+def copyto(branch):
     """
-    copy requirements from the specified branch to the current branch
+    copy requirements from the current branch to the specified branch
 
     this only changes the requirements on the local branches.  It does not
     upload remotely.  This is because I want to use deploy.sync to do all
     remote updates
+
+    Keyword Arguments:
+        branch -- the branch to copy to
     """
 
     configuration = env.config
@@ -161,11 +164,10 @@ def copy(branch):
             "values.".format(branch=branch, branchlist=branch_list),
             ERROR_BAD_BRANCH_PARAM)
 
-    elif configuration.project.branch == 'development':
+    elif branch == 'development':
 
         printerr(
-            "This method copies to current branch which is you set to "
-            "development.  That is not allowed for sanity reasons.",
+            "This method does not allow copying to development branch",
             ERROR_BAD_BRANCH_PARAM)
 
     elif configuration.project.branch == branch:
@@ -175,24 +177,10 @@ def copy(branch):
             "This will simply copy over \n\tthe requirements file for "
             "this branch with itself", ERROR_BAD_BRANCH_PARAM)
 
-    print "current: %s" % configuration.virtualenv.requirements.filepath
-
     from initialize import get_config
 
     branch_config = get_config(branch)
 
-    print "current filepath: %s" % \
-        configuration.virtualenv.requirements.filepath
-    print "current filename: %s" % \
-        configuration.virtualenv.requirements.filename
-
-    print
-
-    print "branch filepath: %s" % \
-        branch_config.virtualenv.requirements.filepath
-    print "branch filename: %s" % \
-        branch_config.virtualenv.requirements.filename
-
     current_local_path = os.path.join(
         configuration.virtualenv.requirements.local,
         configuration.virtualenv.requirements.filename)
@@ -201,16 +189,22 @@ def copy(branch):
         configuration.virtualenv.requirements.local,
         branch_config.virtualenv.requirements.filename)
 
-    print "current_local : %s" % current_local_path
-    print "branch_local : %s" % branch_local_path
+    print "current_local_path: %s" % current_local_path
+    print "branch_local_path: %s" % branch_local_path
 
-    print
-    print
-    print
-
-    message = "Copying file from branch {branch_src} to " \
-        "branch {branch_dst}. Continue? Y/n ".format(
-            branch_src=branch, branch_dst=configuration.project.branch)
+    message = "Copying file from current branch '{branch_src}' to " \
+        "destination branch '{branch_dst}'. Continue? Y/n ".format(
+            branch_src=configuration.project.branch, branch_dst=branch)
 
     from utils import prompt_continue
     prompt_continue(message=message)
+
+    from utils import upload_template
+    upload_template(
+        filename=configuration.virtualenv.requirements.filename,
+        destination=branch_local_path,
+        context=None,
+        use_jinja=False,
+        use_sudo=False,
+        backup=True,
+        template_dir=configuration.virtualenv.requirements.local)