diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7165515..2c0c020 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ plugin:
 andlabs: clean install
 	forge --gui andlabs --gui-verbose
 
-gocui: install
+CUI: install
 	forge --gui gocui
 
-gocui-verbose: install
+CUI-verbose: install
 	forge --gui gocui --gui-verbose >/tmp/forge.log 2>&1
 
 goimports:
diff --git a/doDirty.go b/doDirty.go
index 7c9f880..c4efbb5 100644
--- a/doDirty.go
+++ b/doDirty.go
@@ -14,45 +14,3 @@ func doDirty() {
 		me.forge.PrintHumanTable(found)
 	}
 }
-
-/*
-func straightCheckDirty() int {
-	var count int
-	// var total int
-	// now := time.Now()
-	for repo := range me.forge.Repos.IterAll() {
-		// total += 1
-		if repo.IsDirty() {
-			count += 1
-		}
-	}
-	// log.Printf("rill dirty check (%d dirty repos) (%d total repos) took:%s\n", count, total, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
-	return count
-}
-
-func doCheckDirty(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	repo.CheckDirty()
-	// reset these in here for now
-	if repo.GetTargetVersion() != "" {
-		repo.TargetVersion = ""
-		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// recheck every repo's dirty state according to 'git'
-func doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave() {
-	start := straightCheckDirty()
-
-	now := time.Now()
-	me.forge.RillFuncError(doCheckDirty)
-	end := straightCheckDirty()
-	log.Printf("dirty check (%d dirty repos) (%d total repos) took:%s\n", end, me.forge.Repos.Len(), shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
-
-	if start != end {
-		// todo: use internal forgepb configsave flag. should work?
-		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
-		me.forge.ConfigSave()
-	}
-}
-*/
diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index f18185a..f5928f6 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.GenericWindow) {
 
 	var patchesWin *stdPatchTableWin
 	gridM.NewButton("Pending patches", func() {
+		/*
+			defer func() {
+				if r := recover(); r != nil {
+					log.Warn("PANIC ecovered in NewButton()", r)
+				}
+			}()
+		*/
 		if patchesWin != nil {
 			patchesWin.Toggle()
 			return