def archive_gist(self, gist: Gist.Gist, gist_path: str, operation: str) -> Optional[str]:
        """Clone and pull gists based on the operation passed.

        We return the name of the gist if its git operation fails, otherwise return None.
        """
        logger = woodchips.get(LOGGER_NAME)
        failed_gist = None
        full_gist_id = os.path.join(gist.owner.login, gist.id)  # We use a path here to properly remove failed dirs

        if (os.path.exists(gist_path) and operation == CLONE_OPERATION) or (
            not os.path.exists(gist_path) and operation == PULL_OPERATION
        ):
            pass
        else:
            commands = {
                CLONE_OPERATION: ['git', 'clone', gist.html_url, gist_path],
                PULL_OPERATION: ['git', '-C', gist_path, 'pull', '--rebase'],
            }
            git_command = commands[operation]

            try:
                subprocess.run(
                    git_command,
                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                    check=True,
                    timeout=self.timeout,
                )
                logger.info(f'Gist: {full_gist_id} {operation} success!')
            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                logger.error(f'Git operation timed out archiving {gist.id}.')
                failed_gist = full_gist_id
            except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
                logger.error(f'Failed to {operation} {gist.id}\n{error}')
                failed_gist = full_gist_id

        return failed_gist