diff --git a/goDep.parseGoSum.go b/goDep.parseGoSum.go
index e7bd1a9..b2b3d04 100644
--- a/goDep.parseGoSum.go
+++ b/goDep.parseGoSum.go
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ func (repo *Repo) ParseGoSum() (bool, error) {
 	// empty out what was there before
 	repo.GoDeps = nil
 
-	// check of the repo is a primative
+	// check of the repo is a primitive
 	// that means, there is not a go.sum file
 	// because the package is completely self contained!
-	if err := repo.SetPrimitive(); err == nil {
-		log.Info("This repo is primative!")
+	if err := repo.SetPrimitive(); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if repo.GetGoPrimitive() {
+		log.Info("This repo is primitive!")
 		return true, nil
 	}
 	tmp := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, "go.sum")
diff --git a/isPrimitive.go b/isPrimitive.go
index a3ecbba..6ce67f8 100644
--- a/isPrimitive.go
+++ b/isPrimitive.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ func (repo *Repo) SetPrimitive() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// Detect a 'Primative' package. Sets the isPrimative flag
+// Detect a 'Primitive' package. Sets the isPrimitive flag
 // will return true if the repo is truly not dependent on _anything_ else
 // like spew or lib/widget
 // it assumes go mod ran init and tidy ran without error
 func (repo *Repo) computePrimitive() (bool, error) {
 	// go mod init & go mod tidy ran without errors
-	log.Log(GITPB, "isPrimativeGoMod()", repo.FullPath)
+	log.Log(GITPB, "isPrimitiveGoMod()", repo.FullPath)
 	tmp := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, "go.mod")
 	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ func (repo *Repo) computePrimitive() (bool, error) {
 	}
 	defer gomod.Close()
 
+	if repo.Exists("go.sum") {
+		repo.GoInfo.GoPrimitive = false
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gomod)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
@@ -47,14 +52,16 @@ func (repo *Repo) computePrimitive() (bool, error) {
 			log.Log(GITPB, "  gomod: part[0] =", parts[0])
 			if parts[0] == "require" {
 				log.Log(GITPB, "  should return false here")
-				return false, errors.New("go.mod file is not primative")
+				return false, errors.New("go.mod file is not primitive")
 			}
-			if parts[0] == "go" {
-				if parts[1] != "1.21" {
-					log.Log(GITPBWARN, "go not set to 1.21 for", repo.GetGoPath())
-					// return false, errors.New("go not set to 1.21 for " + repo.GetGoPath())
+			/*
+				if parts[0] == "go" {
+					if parts[1] != "1.21" {
+						log.Log(GITPBWARN, "go not set to 1.21 for", repo.GetGoPath())
+						// return false, errors.New("go not set to 1.21 for " + repo.GetGoPath())
+					}
 				}
-			}
+			*/
 		}
 	}
 	repo.GoInfo.GoPrimitive = true