diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 599db3e..4034f66 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -120,9 +119,6 @@ func (c *ForgeConfigs) ConfigLoad() error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(cpath); err == nil {
 		log.Info("Something has gone wrong. Your", os.Getenv("FORGE_CONFIG"), "directory exists")
 		log.Info("However, the config files could not be loaded")
-		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
-		os.Exit(-1)
-		// return errors.New("config files can not be loaded from" + os.Getenv("FORGE_CONFIG"))
 	}
 
 	// first time user. make a template config file
diff --git a/goSrcScan.go b/goSrcScan.go
index 5599c46..c13dce3 100644
--- a/goSrcScan.go
+++ b/goSrcScan.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (f *Forge) ScanGoSrc() (bool, error) {
 	newcount, err := f.rillScanDirs(gopaths)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("go src dir problem. exit for now?", err)
-		os.Exit(-1)
+		return false, err
 	}
 	if newcount != 0 {
 		log.Info("forge go src scan found", newcount, "repos")
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 76df111..559b595 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ func Init() *Forge {
 
 	if err := f.Machine.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
 		log.Warn("zoopb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
-		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
 	f.Machine.InitWit()
 	return f
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ func InitPB() *Forge {
 		goSrcDir, err := f.findGoSrc()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warn("forge init() findGoSrc()", err)
-			os.Exit(-1)
 		}
 		os.Setenv("FORGE_GOSRC", goSrcDir)
 	}
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ func InitPB() *Forge {
 	f.Config = new(ForgeConfigs)
 	if err := f.Config.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
 		log.Warn("forgepb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
-		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
 
 	if f.IsGoWork() {