diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index f4b4ee1..06e34f5 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -63,13 +63,8 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 
 	me.autoHidePerfect = group1.NewCheckbox("Hide Perfectly clean repos").SetChecked(true)
 	me.autoHidePerfect.Custom = func() {
-		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
-			me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
-		} else {
-			me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction2)
-			me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
-		}
+		me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
+		me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
 	}
 	scanbox := group1.Box().Horizontal()
 	me.autoScanReposCB = scanbox.NewCheckbox("auto scan").SetChecked(true)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c8cf5f4..eb8a237 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ func main() {
 	// may exit here
 	handleCmdLine()
 
+	// setup the autoscan functions
+	me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
+	me.repos.View.SetAutoScan(me.autoScanReposCB.Checked())
+
 	// processing is done. update the repo summary box
 	// me.summary.Update()
 
diff --git a/repoview.go b/repoview.go
index 3ba6988..a9e7a19 100644
--- a/repoview.go
+++ b/repoview.go
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ func makeRepoView() *repoWindow {
 	r.topbox.Append(showncount)
 	duration := r.View.MirrorScanDuration()
 	r.topbox.Append(duration)
-
-	r.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
 	return r
 }