diff --git a/applyPatch.go b/applyPatch.go
index f142733..223a2d9 100644
--- a/applyPatch.go
+++ b/applyPatch.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func savePatchset(pset *forgepb.Patchset) error {
 // re-run git CheckDirty() on everything
 func IsAnythingDirty() bool {
 	doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
-	found := findDirty()
+	found := me.forge.FindDirty()
 	if found.Len() == 0 {
 		return false
 	} else {
diff --git a/doCommit.go b/doCommit.go
index f6fb8d1..ef379a2 100644
--- a/doCommit.go
+++ b/doCommit.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func doCommit() {
 	if argv.All {
 		doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
-		found := findDirty()
+		found := me.forge.FindDirty()
 		var newpatches bool
 		for repo := range found.IterAll() {
 			log.Info("do a commit on repo", repo.GetGoPath())
diff --git a/doDirty.go b/doDirty.go
index a2a38ec..ca25e8b 100644
--- a/doDirty.go
+++ b/doDirty.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func doDirty() {
 	doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
 
-	found := findDirty()
+	found := me.forge.FindDirty()
 	if found.Len() == 0 {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/doFind.go b/doFind.go
index 65edb43..b100ecd 100644
--- a/doFind.go
+++ b/doFind.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func doFind() *gitpb.Repos {
 	}
 
 	if argv.List.Dirty {
-		return findDirty()
+		return me.forge.FindDirty()
 	}
 
 	return findAll()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (f *FindCmd) findRepos() *gitpb.Repos {
 	}
 
 	if f.Dirty {
-		return findDirty()
+		return me.forge.FindDirty()
 	}
 
 	if f.User {
@@ -101,18 +101,6 @@ func findFavorites() *gitpb.Repos {
 	return found
 }
 
-// finds repos that git is reporting as dirty
-func findDirty() *gitpb.Repos {
-	found := gitpb.NewRepos()
-
-	for repo := range me.forge.Repos.IterByFullPath() {
-		if repo.IsDirty() {
-			found.AppendByFullPath(repo)
-		}
-	}
-	return found
-}
-
 func findAll() *gitpb.Repos {
 	found := gitpb.NewRepos()
 	for repo := range me.forge.Repos.IterByFullPath() {
diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index f67127f..cbe2c57 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func debug() {
 		}
 
 		doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
-		found := findDirty()
+		found := me.forge.FindDirty()
 		dirty := found.Len()
 
 		if me.repoDirtyB != nil {
diff --git a/doPull.go b/doPull.go
index c3c0870..098bd31 100644
--- a/doPull.go
+++ b/doPull.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func doGitPullNew() error {
 	check := gitpb.NewRepos()
 
 	if argv.Pull.Dirty != nil {
-		check = findDirty()
+		check = me.forge.FindDirty()
 	}
 
 	if argv.Pull.Patches != nil {
diff --git a/windowFound.go b/windowFound.go
index a5d838c..06c530f 100644
--- a/windowFound.go
+++ b/windowFound.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (r *foundWindow) initWindow() {
 	group1 := r.stack.NewGroup("Repo Summary")
 	group1.NewButton("dirty", func() {
 		log.Info("find dirty here")
-		found := findDirty()
+		found := me.forge.FindDirty()
 		me.forge.PrintHumanTable(found)
 	})
 	group1.NewButton("all", func() {
diff --git a/windowReposFix.go b/windowReposFix.go
index 9fa38f1..64ea40f 100644
--- a/windowReposFix.go
+++ b/windowReposFix.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func makeHackModeWindow(stdwin *stdReposTableWin) {
 
 	grid.NewButton("show dirty repos on win.Bottom", func() {
 		log.Info("try to show dirty repos on bottom")
-		found := findDirty()
+		found := me.forge.FindDirty()
 		stdwin.doReposTable(found)
 	})
 
diff --git a/windowReposNew.go b/windowReposNew.go
index 3651d82..eea3a02 100644
--- a/windowReposNew.go
+++ b/windowReposNew.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func makeReposWinNew() *gadgets.GenericWindow {
 			t.Delete()
 			t = nil
 		}
-		found := findDirty()
+		found := me.forge.FindDirty()
 
 		// display the protobuf
 		t = addWindowPB(insertWin, found)