diff --git a/.lib/git-fleximod/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml b/.lib/git-fleximod/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
index 0868dd9a3..6cb8102b9 100644
--- a/.lib/git-fleximod/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
+++ b/.lib/git-fleximod/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       # reference the matrixe python version here.
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
       # Cache the installation of Poetry itself, e.g. the next step. This prevents the workflow
       # from installing Poetry every time, which can be slow. Note the use of the Poetry version
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.local
-          key: poetry-1.7.1
+          key: poetry-1.8.2
 
       # Install Poetry. You could do this manually, or there are several actions that do this.
       # `snok/install-poetry` seems to be minimal yet complete, and really just calls out to
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       # cache it.
       - uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
         with:
-          version: 1.7.1
+          version: 1.8.2
           virtualenvs-create: true
           virtualenvs-in-project: true
 
@@ -74,4 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
           git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR_ID}+${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
           poetry run pytest
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
 
diff --git a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/gitinterface.py b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/gitinterface.py
index f0dc19090..fb20883cd 100644
--- a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/gitinterface.py
+++ b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/gitinterface.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ def config_get_value(self, section, name):
     def config_set_value(self, section, name, value):
         if self._use_module:
             with self.repo.config_writer() as writer:
+                if "." in section:  
+                    section = section.replace("."," \"")+'"'           
                 writer.set_value(section, name, value)
             writer.release()  # Ensure changes are saved
         else:
diff --git a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/submodule.py b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/submodule.py
index 30a53f00f..c939d54bc 100644
--- a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/submodule.py
+++ b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/submodule.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def _add_remote(self, git):
                 return newremote
             else:
                 i = 0
-                while "newremote" in remotes:
+                while newremote in remotes:
                     i = i + 1
                     newremote = f"newremote.{i:02d}"
         else:
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ def sparse_checkout(self):
             print(f"Error checking out {self.name:>20} at {self.fxtag}")
         else:
             print(f"Successfully checked out {self.name:>20} at {self.fxtag}")
-        rgit.config_set_value(f'submodule "{self.name}"', "active", "true")
-        rgit.config_set_value(f'submodule "{self.name}"', "url", self.url)
-        rgit.config_set_value(f'submodule "{self.name}"', "path", self.path)
+        rgit.config_set_value('submodule.' + self.name, "active", "true")
+        rgit.config_set_value('submodule.' + self.name, "url", self.url)
+        rgit.config_set_value('submodule.' + self.name, "path", self.path)
 
     def update(self):
         """
diff --git a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/utils.py b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/utils.py
index eef15113a..c4f43d523 100644
--- a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/utils.py
+++ b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/utils.py
@@ -312,10 +312,7 @@ def execute_subprocess(commands, status_to_caller=False, output_to_caller=False)
             "returned status {0}".format(error.returncode)
         )
         msg = failed_command_msg(msg_context, commands, output=error.output)
-        if return_to_caller:
-            logging.warning(error)
-            logging.warning(msg)
-        else:
+        if not return_to_caller:
             logging.error(error)
             logging.error(msg)
             log_process_output(error.output)