diff --git a/src/git_draft/__main__.py b/src/git_draft/__main__.py
index fadfcb6..e62e2db 100644
--- a/src/git_draft/__main__.py
+++ b/src/git_draft/__main__.py
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ def callback(_option, _opt, _value, parser) -> None:
 parser.add_option(
     "-a",
     "--assistant",
-    dest="ASSISTANT",
+    dest="assistant",
     help="assistant key",
+    default="openai",
+)
+parser.add_option(
+    "-c",
+    "--checkout",
+    help="check out generated changes",
+    action="store_true",
 )
 parser.add_option(
     "-d",
@@ -87,7 +94,9 @@ def main() -> None:
                 prompt = open_editor(textwrap.dedent(EDITOR_PLACEHOLDER))
             else:
                 prompt = sys.stdin.read()
-        manager.generate_draft(prompt, assistant, reset=opts.reset)
+        manager.generate_draft(
+            prompt, assistant, checkout=opts.checkout, reset=opts.reset
+        )
     elif command == "finalize":
         manager.finalize_draft(delete=opts.delete)
     elif command == "discard":
diff --git a/src/git_draft/manager.py b/src/git_draft/manager.py
index cbcd232..1f42db7 100644
--- a/src/git_draft/manager.py
+++ b/src/git_draft/manager.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def needs_rebase(self, repo: git.Repo) -> bool:
         init_commit = repo.commit(self.init_shortsha)
         (origin_commit,) = init_commit.parents
         head_commit = repo.commit(self.init_note.origin_branch)
-        return origin_commit == head_commit
+        return origin_commit != head_commit
 
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, repo: git.Repo, sync: Callable[[], str | None]) -> _Branch:
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def __init__(self, repo: git.Repo) -> None:
         self._repo = repo
 
     def generate_draft(
-        self, prompt: str, assistant: Assistant, reset=False
+        self, prompt: str, assistant: Assistant, checkout=False, reset=False
     ) -> None:
         if not prompt.strip():
             raise ValueError("Empty prompt")
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ def generate_draft(
 
         assistant.run(prompt, _Toolbox(self._repo))
         self._repo.index.commit(f"draft! prompt\n\n{prompt}")
+        if checkout:
+            self._repo.git.checkout("--", ".")
 
     def finalize_draft(self, delete=False) -> None:
         self._exit_draft(True, delete=delete)