diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1c9057..cf5754b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ no-gui: build
 	./go-clone --no-gui
 
 build:
-	make -C ../../lib/protobuf/gitpb/
-	GO111MODULE=off go build \
+	reset
+	GO111MODULE=off go build -v \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 install:
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ clean:
 git-clone:
 	./go-clone --recursive --go-src --no-work go.wit.com/lib/daemons/virtigod
 
+test-build: build
+	./go-clone --build go.wit.com/apps/helloworld
+
 debian:
 	go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-clone
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dca3832..baa316e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ var BUILDTIME string
 var pp *arg.Parser
 var forge *forgepb.Forge
 var rv *repolist.RepoList
+var argvRepo *gitpb.Repo
 
 func main() {
 	pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
@@ -40,8 +42,8 @@ func main() {
 	// forge.ConfigPrintTable()
 	os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", forge.GetGoSrc())
 
-	pb := forge.Repos.FindByGoPath(argv.Repo)
-	if pb == nil {
+	argvRepo = forge.Repos.FindByGoPath(argv.Repo)
+	if argvRepo == nil {
 		log.Info("yep, need to clone", argv.Repo)
 	} else {
 		log.Info("already have", argv.Repo)
@@ -49,7 +51,6 @@ func main() {
 		okExit(argv.Repo)
 	}
 
-
 	// gui is in testing
 	myGui := gui.New()
 	// myGui.Default()
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ func redoGoModAll() {
 func build() {
 	if argv.Build {
 		log.Info("need to try to build here")
+		forge.Build(argvRepo, nil)
 	} else {
 		log.Info("skipping build")
 	}