diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index b2f6210..037cc6c 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 package forgepb
 
 import (
-	"os"
-
 	"go.wit.com/lib/fhelp"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/prep"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -13,15 +11,16 @@ import (
 // returns err1 || err2
 func (f *Forge) ConfigSave() error {
 	var err error
-	if os.Getenv("FORGE_VERBOSE") == "true" {
-		fhelp.DumpENV("forge:")
-		f.Config.DumpENV()
-	}
 
 	if f.Config == nil {
 		return log.Errorf("forge.Config == nil")
 	}
 
+	if f.Config.Mode != ForgeMode_NORMAL {
+		fhelp.DumpENV("forge:")
+		f.Config.DumpENV()
+	}
+
 	// only let forge save the config files (?)
 	if prep.AppName() == "forge" || prep.AppName() == "guireleaser" {
 		log.Info("Okay, this is", prep.AppName())
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index ae6dd3e..6446775 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ func Init() *Forge {
 		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
 	f := initFromConfig(cfg)
-	log.Printf("forge.Init() %s len()=%d\n", f.Config.Filename, f.Repos.Len())
+	if f.Config.Mode != ForgeMode_NORMAL {
+		log.Printf("forge.Init() %s len()=%d\n", f.Config.Filename, f.Repos.Len())
+		fhelp.DumpENV("finit:")
+		f.Config.DumpENV()
+	}
 	return f
 }