A goal in each half from Bradley Wright-Phillips gave Plymouth Argyle a 2-0 win over Exeter City on Saturday at the end of the week that saw the Pilgrims face a winding up order in the High Court.
The win was also a measure of revenge for their Johnstone's Paint Trophy exit at the hands of the Grecians and it was only the second clean sheet Argyle have kept since the opening day of the season against Southampton.
After the match, Pilgrims boss Peter Reid expressed his delight at bringing pre-festive cheer to the fans, but wasn't getting too carried away.
"We have won two on the trot, but we haven't done anything yet." said Reid.
"We have won a derby game, but we need to kick on from here. You don't get anything for results before Christmas. You have got to keep it going.
"We have had a good result but, hopefully, that's only the start.
"It's our second clean sheet in the league, since Southampton in the first game of the season, so that hasn't been good enough."
"I'm delighted we have won a derby game for the fans, without a doubt, but it's still only three points.
"If we win at Leyton Orient next Saturday you still get that same three points."
Grecians boss Paul Tisdale, who lost a number of his players to illness before the game, refused to make excuses for his side and said the better side won.
"We had to make changes because of illness in the camp, which didn't help.
"We ended up changing the shape of our team, but so be it.
"We made those changes on Saturday morning, so we changed from our normal routine. But, all in all, it was a good game and a fair result."
"We played well and I am disappointed to lose, but based on the chances on goal it was a deserved win by Plymouth.
"There is no denying that we didn't threaten the Argyle goal enough."