diff --git a/pilot/helpers/Project.py b/pilot/helpers/Project.py
index c55a6aa..6eddb5e 100644
--- a/pilot/helpers/Project.py
+++ b/pilot/helpers/Project.py
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class Project:
                 clear_directory(self.root_path)
                 delete_all_app_development_data(self.args['app_id'])
                 self.skip_steps = False
+            elif 'update_files_before_start' in self.args and self.skip_until_dev_step is not None:
+                FileSnapshot.delete().where(FileSnapshot.app == self.app and FileSnapshot.development_step == self.skip_until_dev_step).execute()
+                self.save_files_snapshot(self.skip_until_dev_step)
         # TODO END
 
         self.developer = Developer(self)
diff --git a/pilot/helpers/agents/CodeMonkey.py b/pilot/helpers/agents/CodeMonkey.py
index 9442778..ae83c80 100644
--- a/pilot/helpers/agents/CodeMonkey.py
+++ b/pilot/helpers/agents/CodeMonkey.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class CodeMonkey(Agent):
         }, IMPLEMENT_CHANGES)
         convo.remove_last_x_messages(1)
 
-        for file_data in changes:
-            self.project.save_file(file_data)
+        if (not self.project.args['update_files_before_start']) or (self.project.skip_until_dev_step != str(self.project.checkpoints['last_development_step'].id)):
+            for file_data in changes:
+                self.project.save_file(file_data)
 
         return convo
diff --git a/pilot/helpers/agents/Developer.py b/pilot/helpers/agents/Developer.py
index 3afe0a1..06ee8ba 100644
--- a/pilot/helpers/agents/Developer.py
+++ b/pilot/helpers/agents/Developer.py
@@ -107,12 +107,17 @@ class Developer(Agent):
                         return True
 
         self.run_command = convo.send_message('development/get_run_command.prompt', {})
+        if self.run_command.startswith('`'):
+            self.run_command = self.run_command[1:]
+        if self.run_command.endswith('`'):
+            self.run_command = self.run_command[:-1]
 
         if continue_development:
             self.continue_development(convo)
 
     def continue_development(self, iteration_convo):
         while True:
+            # TODO add description about how can the user check if the app works
             user_feedback = self.project.ask_for_human_intervention(
                 'Can you check if the app works?\nIf you want to run the app, ' + colored('just type "r" and press ENTER', 'yellow', attrs=['bold']),
                 cbs={ 'r': lambda: run_command_until_success(self.run_command, None, iteration_convo, force=True) })