diff --git a/salt-formula-manager.py b/salt-formula-manager.py
index 257f66e..afc8122 100644
--- a/salt-formula-manager.py
+++ b/salt-formula-manager.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def get_formulas(formulas, formulas_dir, formulas_url):
         else:
             print('Downloading ' + git_url + ' into ' + local_path)
             # clone git repo
-            Repo.clone_from(git_url, local_path)
+            #Repo.clone_from(git_url, local_path)
 
 # parses a formula entry, and then returns the target git URL and the destination for the clone
 def parse_formula_entry(formula, formulas_dir, formulas_url):
@@ -51,7 +51,15 @@ def parse_formula_entry(formula, formulas_dir, formulas_url):
     # check if the formula entry is a string or a dictionary
     if isinstance(formula, dict):        
         # entry is a dictionary
-        git_url = str(formula.get('url', formulas_url)) # get the 'url' value if it is defined, otherwise use the default
+        # check if the formula's name was defined
+        if not 'name' in formula:
+            # set the formula's name if need be
+            formula['name'] = [k for (k, v) in formula.iteritems() if v == 0]
+        # check if the dictionary has a git URL defined
+        if 'url' in formula:
+            git_url = str(formula['url'])
+        else:
+            git_url = str(formulas_url) + str(formula) + '-formula'
         local_path = str(formulas_dir) + '/' + str(formula['name'])
     elif isinstance(formula, str):
         # entry is a string