diff --git a/globalBuildOptions.go b/globalBuildOptions.go
index 8257da6..043892e 100644
--- a/globalBuildOptions.go
+++ b/globalBuildOptions.go
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ func quickCmd(fullpath string, cmd []string) bool {
 
 	err, b, output = repostatus.RunCmd(fullpath, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		log.Warn("cmd =", cmd)
+		log.Warn("err =", err)
+		log.Warn("b =", b)
+		log.Warn("output =", string(output))
 		return false
 	} else if !b {
 		log.Warn("b =", b)
diff --git a/listWindow.go b/listWindow.go
index 3432776..943dde8 100644
--- a/listWindow.go
+++ b/listWindow.go
@@ -85,6 +85,27 @@ func listWindow() {
 	// lw.Toggle()
 }
 
+func downloadRepo(path string) bool {
+	log.Info("downloading", path, "here")
+	os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
+
+	goSrcDir := me.goSrcPwd.String()
+	if ! quickCmd(goSrcDir, []string{"go", "get", "-v", path}) {
+		log.Info("go get failed")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path)
+	if ! quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "-u", "."}) {
+		log.Info("go get depends failed")
+		return false
+	}
+	if me.autoDryRun.Checked() {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (s *section) add(path string) {
 	if s == nil {
 		return
@@ -94,14 +115,16 @@ func (s *section) add(path string) {
 	tmp.path = s.grid.NewLabel(path)
 	tmp.downloadB = s.grid.NewButton("download", func() {
 		lw.Disable()
-		log.Info("downloading", tmp.path.String(), "here")
-		os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
-
-		goSrcDir := me.goSrcPwd.String()
-		quickCmd(goSrcDir, []string{"go", "get", "-v", tmp.path.String()})
-
-		fullpath := filepath.Join(goSrcDir, tmp.path.String())
-		quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "-u", "."})
+		if me.autoDryRun.Checked() {
+			tmp.downloadB.SetLabel("uncheck --dry-run")
+		}
+		if downloadRepo(tmp.path.String()) {
+			log.Info("download", tmp.path.String(), "worked")
+			tmp.downloadB.SetLabel("downloaded")
+			tmp.downloadB.Disable()
+		} else {
+			log.Info("download", tmp.path.String(), "failed")
+		}
 		lw.Enable()
 	})
 	if repostatus.VerifyLocalGoRepo(path) {