diff --git a/doDirty.go b/doDirty.go
index b1d1624..f81d176 100644
--- a/doDirty.go
+++ b/doDirty.go
@@ -32,17 +32,27 @@ func straightCheckDirty() int {
 	return count
 }
 
+func doCheckDirty(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	repo.CheckDirty()
+	return nil
+}
+
 func doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave() {
 	start := straightCheckDirty()
-	now := time.Now()
 	// log.Info("before findAll()")
-	all := me.found.All()
-	for all.Scan() {
-		repo := all.Next()
-		repo.CheckDirty()
-	}
+	/*
+		all := me.found.All()
+		for all.Scan() {
+			repo := all.Next()
+			repo.CheckDirty()
+		}
+	*/
+	// this might work?
+	now := time.Now()
+	me.forge.RillFuncError(20, 10, doCheckDirty)
 	end := straightCheckDirty()
 	log.Printf("dirty check (%d dirty repos) (%d total repos) took:%s\n", end, me.found.Len(), shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+
 	if start != end {
 		// todo: use internal forgepb configsave flag. should work?
 		me.forge.ConfigSave()