diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f1df801..d84db3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
 BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
 info: install
-	@echo "make restart   # remove the repos.pb file"
-	@echo "make pull-mine # run git pull on my repos"
 	forge
 
 vet:
diff --git a/doCommon.go b/doCommon.go
index 1a2a3aa..eb48c04 100644
--- a/doCommon.go
+++ b/doCommon.go
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ func doGitPull() {
 }
 
 func doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave() {
+	var count int
 	now := time.Now()
 	all := me.found.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		dirty := repo.IsDirty()
 		if repo.CheckDirty() {
+			count += 1
 			me.found.AppendUniqueGoPath(repo)
 			if !dirty {
 				configSave = true
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ func doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	log.Info("dirty check took:", shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+	log.Printf("dirty check %d took:%s\n", count, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
 	me.forge.SetConfigSave(configSave)
 }
 
diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index b89a5ae..f84f019 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -4,14 +4,29 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+func debug() {
+	log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
+	go func() {
+		log.Sleep(3)
+		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
+		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
+		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
+		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
+		debugger.DebugWindow()
+	}()
+}
+
 func doGui() {
 	me.myGui = gui.New()
 	me.myGui.Default()
 
+	// debug()
+
 	me.mainWindow = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("Forge: (this doesn't work yet)")
 	me.mainWindow.Make()
 	me.mainWindow.Show()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0563fc1..446e4b9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	// open the gui unless the user performed some other
 	// basically, if you run just 'forge' it should open the GUI
+
+	// if opening the GUI, always check git for dirty repos
+	findAll() // select all the repos
+	doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
 	doGui()
 	okExit("")
 }