diff --git a/human.go b/human.go
index 67b7952..dcf2289 100644
--- a/human.go
+++ b/human.go
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ func (f *Forge) standardHeader(r *ForgeConfig) string {
 // print a human readable table to STDOUT
 func (f *Forge) ConfigPrintTable() {
 	if f == nil {
-		log.Info("WTF forge == nil")
-		panic("WTF forge == nil")
+		return
 	}
 	log.Info(standardHeader())
 	loop := f.Config.SortByGoPath()
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 1a8384b..5a3f4bf 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ func Init() *Forge {
 		goSrcDir, err := f.findGoSrc()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warn("forge init() findGoSrc()", err)
-			panic("forge init() findGoSrc()")
 		}
 		os.Setenv("FORGE_GOSRC", goSrcDir)
 	}
diff --git a/repoClone.go b/repoClone.go
index 8078d36..75dd393 100644
--- a/repoClone.go
+++ b/repoClone.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func cloneActual(newdir, basedir, giturl string) error {
 	}
 	// git clone didn't really work but did make a directory
 	log.Info("fullpath is probably empty", fullpath)
-	panic("crapnuts. rmdir fullpath here?")
+	return errors.New("crapnuts. rmdir fullpath here? " + fullpath)
 }
 
 // check the server for the current go path to git url mapping
diff --git a/repoNew.go b/repoNew.go
index ad58373..f114487 100644
--- a/repoNew.go
+++ b/repoNew.go
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+/*
 func (f *Forge) NewGoPath(gopath string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
 	newr, err := f.Repos.NewGoPath(f.goSrc, gopath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(FORGEPBWARN, "init failed", err)
-		panic("crapnuts")
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	log.Info("init worked for", newr.GoPath)
 	// try to guess what the 'master' branch is
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ func (f *Forge) NewGoPath(gopath string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
 		newr.SetUserBranchName(uname + "FIXME")
 	}
 	f.Repos.ConfigSave()
-	panic("forgepb got here")
-
-	// return newr, err
+	return newr, err
 }
+*/
 
 func (f *Forge) VerifyBranchNames(newr *gitpb.Repo) {
 	// log.Info("init worked for", newr.GoPath)