diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index fe37833..56a3d8c 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -47,11 +47,14 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	me.autoScanReposCB.Custom = func() {
 		if me.autoScanReposCB.Checked() {
 			os.Setenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN", "true")
+			log.Info("env REPO_AUTO_SCAN=", os.Getenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN"))
 		} else {
 			os.Unsetenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN")
+			log.Info("env REPO_AUTO_SCAN=", os.Getenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN"))
 		}
 	}
 	os.Setenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN", "true")
+
 	scanbox.NewButton("scan now", func() {
 		log.Info("re-scanning repos now")
 		i, s := me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
diff --git a/hideFunction.go b/hideFunction.go
index c9dddcb..569988c 100644
--- a/hideFunction.go
+++ b/hideFunction.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 // like tcl/tk, use ENV variables to set display preferences
@@ -18,11 +17,11 @@ func hideFunction(r *repolist.RepoRow) {
 	// hide read-only repos
 	if os.Getenv("AUTOTYPIST_READONLY") == "hide" {
 		if r.Status.ReadOnly() {
-			log.Info(r.Name(), "hiding read-only repo")
+			// log.Info(r.Name(), "hiding read-only repo")
 			r.Hide()
 			return
 		} else {
-			log.Info(r.Name(), "not hiding read-only repo")
+			// log.Info(r.Name(), "not hiding read-only repo")
 		}
 	}