diff --git a/finalGoSumCheck.go b/finalGoSumCheck.go
index f32f905..81d6ead 100644
--- a/finalGoSumCheck.go
+++ b/finalGoSumCheck.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 // it re-scans the go.sum file. DOES NOT MODIFY ANYTHING
 // this is the last thing to run to double check everything
 // before 'git tag' or git push --tags
-func (f *Forge) FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
+func (f *Forge) FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check *gitpb.Repo, verbose bool) bool {
 	var good bool = true
 	if check == nil {
 		log.Info("boo, check == nil")
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func (f *Forge) FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("current repo %s go dependancy count: %d", check.GetGoPath(), check.GoDepsLen())
 	deps := check.GoDeps.SortByGoPath()
 	for deps.Scan() {
 		depRepo := deps.Next()
@@ -51,19 +50,26 @@ func (f *Forge) FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 		if depRepo.GetVersion() != found.GetTargetVersion() {
 			check := f.FindByGoPath(depRepo.GetGoPath())
 			if f.Config.IsReadOnly(check.GetGoPath()) {
-				log.Printf("%-48s  ok error .%s. vs .%s. (ignoring read-only repo)", depRepo.GetGoPath(), depRepo.GetVersion(), found.GetTargetVersion())
+				if verbose {
+					log.Printf("%-48s  ok error .%s. vs .%s. (ignoring read-only repo)\n", depRepo.GetGoPath(), depRepo.GetVersion(), found.GetTargetVersion())
+				}
 			} else {
 				if f.CheckOverride(depRepo.GetGoPath()) {
-					log.Printf("%-48s  ok error .%s. vs .%s. (forge.CheckOverride())", depRepo.GetGoPath(), depRepo.GetVersion(), found.GetTargetVersion())
+					if verbose {
+						log.Printf("%-48s  ok error .%s. vs .%s. (forge.CheckOverride())\n", depRepo.GetGoPath(), depRepo.GetVersion(), found.GetTargetVersion())
+					}
 					// skip this gopath because it's probably broken forever
 					continue
 				} else {
-					log.Printf("%-48s     error %10s vs %10s", depRepo.GetGoPath(), depRepo.GetVersion(), found.GetTargetVersion())
+					log.Printf("%-48s     error %10s vs %10s\n", depRepo.GetGoPath(), depRepo.GetVersion(), found.GetTargetVersion())
 					good = false
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if good {
+		log.Printf("current repo %s go dependancy count: %d\n", check.GetGoPath(), check.GoDepsLen())
+	}
 	return good
 }
 
diff --git a/humanShowRepo.go b/humanShowRepo.go
index 4e5ccfa..d55b7c8 100644
--- a/humanShowRepo.go
+++ b/humanShowRepo.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (f *Forge) testGoRepo(check *gitpb.Repo) {
 	data, _ := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(check.FullPath, "go.mod"))
 	log.Info(string(data))
 
-	if f.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
+	if f.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check, true) {
 		log.Info("forge.FinalGoDepsCheck(check) worked!")
 	} else {
 		log.Info("forge.FinalGoDepsCheck(check) failed. boo.")