diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54862c2..1993b72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
 run: build
 	@#./go-clone --work github.com/rclone/rclone
 	@# ./go-clone --work go.wit.com/apps/basicwindow
-	./go-clone go.wit.com/apps/basicwindow
+	./go-clone
 
 # test using --no-work against ~/go/src
 homeGoSrc: build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ homeGoSrc: build
 	./go-clone --no-work go.wit.com/apps/basicwindow
 
 modernc: build
-	./go-clone --no-work modernc.org/sqlite
+	./go-clone --no-work --recursive modernc.org/sqlite
 
 vet:
 	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index cfdd3d4..77a4999 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ package main
 
 type args struct {
 	Repo      string `arg:"positional"    help:"go import path"`
-	Work      bool   `arg:"--work"        help:"make a work directory"`
+	// Work      bool   `arg:"--work"        help:"make a work directory"`
 	NoWork    bool   `arg:"--no-work"     help:"do not make or modify the go.work file"`
+	GoSrc     bool   `arg:"--go-src"      help:"only work in ~/go/src"`
 	DryRun    bool   `arg:"--dry-run"     help:"show what would be run"`
 	Recursive bool   `arg:"--recursive"   help:"resursively clone all dependencies"`
 }
 
 func (a args) Description() string {
 	return `
+By default, go-clone will find your go.work file and work from there.
+Otherwise, it will create a work/ directory.
+
 This will recursively clone the sources for this app into a work/ directory:
 
 go-clone --recursive go.wit.com/apps/go-clone
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 93ed536..c9ecb2d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	// figures out where you're go.work file is
 	wdir, err := findWorkFile()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info(err)
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ func main() {
 // look for or make a go.work file
 // otherwise use ~/go/src
 func findWorkFile() (string, error) {
+	if myargs.GoSrc {
+		// user put --go-src on the command line so use ~/go/src
+		return useGoSrc()
+	}
+
 	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err == nil {
 		// Check for go.work in the current directory and then move up until root
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ func findWorkFile() (string, error) {
 		}
 
 		// if the user added '--work' on the cmdline, make a work directory and init the go.work file
-		if myargs.Work {
+		if ! myargs.NoWork {
 			pwd, err = os.Getwd()
 			newpwd := filepath.Join(pwd, "work")
 			shell.Mkdir(newpwd)
@@ -119,13 +125,17 @@ func findWorkFile() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	// there are no go.work files, resume the ~/go/src behavior from prior to golang 1.22
-	// this is the 'old way" and works fine for me. I use it because I like the ~/go/src directory
-	// because I know exactly what is in it: GO stuff & nothing else
+	return useGoSrc()
+}
+
+// this is the 'old way" and works fine for me. I use it because I like the ~/go/src directory
+// because I know exactly what is in it: GO stuff & nothing else
+func useGoSrc() (string, error) {
 	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	pwd = filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
+	pwd := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
 	shell.Mkdir(pwd)
 	os.Chdir(pwd)
 	return pwd, nil