diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca4a13d5..3a84d995 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ The client here will eventually be released as "spython" (and eventually to
 singularity on pypi), and the versions here will coincide with these releases.
 
 ## [master](https://github.com/singularityhub/singularity-cli/tree/master)
+ - adding deprecation message for image.export (0.0.60)
+   - adding --force option to build
  - fixing warning for files, only relevant for sources (0.0.59)
  - deprecating pulling by commit or hash, not supported for Singularity (0.0.58)
    - export command added back, points to build given Singularity 3.x+
diff --git a/spython/image/__init__.py b/spython/image/__init__.py
index e4c7302c..0b5a606c 100644
--- a/spython/image/__init__.py
+++ b/spython/image/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import hashlib
 import os
 import re
+from spython.utils import get_singularity_version
 
 
 class ImageBase(object):
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ def __str__(self):
     def __repr__(self):
         return self.__str__()
 
-
     def get_uri(self, image):
         '''get the uri of an image, or the string (optional) that appears before
            ://. Optional. If none found, returns ''
diff --git a/spython/image/cmd/export.py b/spython/image/cmd/export.py
index b76fd09d..a247f9da 100644
--- a/spython/image/cmd/export.py
+++ b/spython/image/cmd/export.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ def export(self, image_path, tmptar=None):
     from spython.utils import check_install
     check_install()
 
+    if 'version 3' in self.version():
+        bot.exit('export is deprecated after Singularity 2.*')
+
     if tmptar is None:
         tmptar = "/%s/tmptar.tar" %(tempfile.mkdtemp())
     cmd = ['singularity', 'image.export', '-f', tmptar, image_path]
diff --git a/spython/main/__init__.py b/spython/main/__init__.py
index 1e2c1a79..499a5b9a 100644
--- a/spython/main/__init__.py
+++ b/spython/main/__init__.py
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ def get_client(quiet=False, debug=False):
     cli = Client()
 
     # Pass on verbosity
-    cli.image.debug = cli.debug
-    cli.image.quiet = cli.quiet
-    cli.instance.debug = cli.debug
-    cli.instance.quiet = cli.quiet 
+    for subclient in [cli.image, cli.instance]:
+        subclient.debug = cli.debug
+        subclient.quiet = cli.quiet
+        subclient.version = cli.version
 
     return cli
 
diff --git a/spython/main/base/sutils.py b/spython/main/base/sutils.py
index d9144def..aefcc0c5 100644
--- a/spython/main/base/sutils.py
+++ b/spython/main/base/sutils.py
@@ -45,17 +45,20 @@ def setenv(self, variable, value):
     bot.debug('%s set to %s' % (variable, value))
 
 
-def get_filename(self, image=None, ext='simg'):
-    '''return an image filename based on the image uri. If an image uri is
-       not specified, we look for the loaded image.
+def get_filename(self, image, ext='sif', pwd=True):
+    '''return an image filename based on the image uri.
  
        Parameters
        ==========
-       image: the uri to base off of
        ext: the extension to use
+       pwd: derive a filename for the pwd
     '''
-    return "%s.%s" %(re.sub('^.*://','',image).replace('/','-'), ext)
-    
+    if pwd is True:
+        image = os.path.basename(image)
+    image = re.sub('^.*://','', image)
+    if not image.endswith(ext):
+        image = "%s.%s" %(image, ext)
+    return image
 
 
 def get_uri(self):
diff --git a/spython/main/build.py b/spython/main/build.py
index 87a4f725..6e4eef12 100644
--- a/spython/main/build.py
+++ b/spython/main/build.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def build(self, recipe=None,
                 robot_name=False,
                 ext='simg',
                 sudo=True,
-                stream=False):
+                stream=False,
+                force=False):
 
     '''build a singularity image, optionally for an isolated build
        (requires sudo). If you specify to stream, expect the image name
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ def build(self, recipe=None,
 
     if 'version 3' in self.version():
         ext = 'sif'
+        
+    # Force the build if the image / sandbox exists
+    if force is True:
+        cmd.append('--force')
 
     # No image provided, default to use the client's loaded image
     if recipe is None:
@@ -76,7 +81,6 @@ def build(self, recipe=None,
             bot.exit('%s does not exist!' % build_folder)
         image = os.path.join(build_folder, image)
         
-
     # The user wants to run an isolated build
     if isolated is True:
         cmd.append('--isolated')
diff --git a/spython/main/export.py b/spython/main/export.py
index b3f8c0c6..49a89442 100644
--- a/spython/main/export.py
+++ b/spython/main/export.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def export(self,
            output_file=None,
            command=None,
            sudo=False):
+
     '''export will export an image, sudo must be used. If we have Singularity
        versions after 3, export is replaced with building into a sandbox.
 
@@ -32,21 +33,23 @@ def export(self,
     from spython.utils import check_install
     check_install()
 
-    # If not version 3, run deprecated command
     if 'version 3' in self.version() or '2.6' in self.version():
 
+        # If export is deprecated, we run a build
+        bot.warning('Export is not supported for Singularity 3.x. Building to sandbox instead.')
+
         if output_file == None:
-            output_file = self._get_filename(image_path, 'sandbox')
+            basename, ext = os.path.splitext(image_path)
+            output_file = self._get_filename(basename, 'sandbox', pwd=False)
 
         return self.build(recipe=image_path,
                           image=output_file,
                           sandbox=True,
+                          force=True,
                           sudo=sudo)
 
+    # If not version 3, run deprecated command
     elif '2.5' in self.version():
-
-        # Otherwise, we run a build
-        bot.warning('Export is not supported for Singularity 3.x. Building to sandbox instead.')
         return self._export(image_path=image_path,
                             pipe=pipe,
                             output_file=output_file,
diff --git a/spython/tests/test_client.py b/spython/tests/test_client.py
index 8af26738..9c56c03e 100644
--- a/spython/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/spython/tests/test_client.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def test_commands(self):
         os.remove(container)
 
         print('Testing client.export command')
-        sandbox = "busybox:1.30.1.sandbox"
+        sandbox = "busybox:1.30.sandbox"
         created_sandbox = self.cli.export('docker://busybox:1.30.1')
         self.assertEqual(created_sandbox, sandbox)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(created_sandbox))
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_commands(self):
         image = self.cli.pull("shub://vsoch/singularity-images", 
                               pull_folder=self.tmpdir)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(image))
-        self.assertTrue('vsoch-singularity-images' in image)
+        self.assertTrue('singularity-images' in image)
         print(image)
 
         print('Testing client.run command')
diff --git a/spython/utils/terminal.py b/spython/utils/terminal.py
index af88747c..6c79498a 100644
--- a/spython/utils/terminal.py
+++ b/spython/utils/terminal.py
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ def check_install(software='singularity', quiet=True):
 
 
 def get_singularity_version():
-    '''get the singularity client version. Useful in the case that functionality
-       has changed, etc. Can be "hacked" if needed by exporting 
-       SPYTHON_SINGULARITY_VERSION, which is checked before checking on the
-       command line.
+    '''get the full singularity client version as reported by 
+       singularity --version [...]. For Singularity 3.x, this means:
+       "singularity version 3.0.1-1"
     '''
     version = os.environ.get('SPYTHON_SINGULARITY_VERSION', "")
     if version == "":
diff --git a/spython/version.py b/spython/version.py
index fa2b936a..291b69ac 100644
--- a/spython/version.py
+++ b/spython/version.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # with this file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 
-__version__ = "0.0.59"
+__version__ = "0.0.60"
 AUTHOR = 'Vanessa Sochat'
 AUTHOR_EMAIL = 'vsochat@stanford.edu'
 NAME = 'spython'