diff --git a/lib/feature/start.rb b/lib/feature/start.rb
index dae9daf..2fbde23 100644
--- a/lib/feature/start.rb
+++ b/lib/feature/start.rb
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ module Feature
       error "invalid feature branch: #{feature_name}" if     standard_branches.include? feature_name
 
       git_fetch
-      git_pull current_branch
-
-      git_local_branch_create feature_branch
-
+      git_merge ['origin', current_branch].join('/')
+      git_branch feature_branch
+      git_checkout feature_branch
       git_push feature_branch
+      
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/shared/runnable.rb b/lib/shared/runnable.rb
index 8c39944..a5173c8 100644
--- a/lib/shared/runnable.rb
+++ b/lib/shared/runnable.rb
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ module Shared
       run_cmd "git merge #{branch}"
     end
 
+    def git_branch (branch)
+      run_cmd "git branch #{branch}"
+    end
+
     def git_push (branch)
       run_cmd "git push origin #{branch}"
     end