diff --git a/goDep.redoGoMod.go b/goDep.redoGoMod.go
index 81e861f..ccf64ef 100644
--- a/goDep.redoGoMod.go
+++ b/goDep.redoGoMod.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 // repos you can also type "make redomod" to do the same thing
 // since it's a Makefile task that is also useful to be able to run
 // from the command line
-func (repo *Repo) MakeRedomod() (bool, error) {
+func (repo *Repo) RedoGoMod() (bool, error) {
 	// unset the go development ENV var to generate release files
 	os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
 	if ok, err := repo.strictRun([]string{"rm", "-f", "go.mod", "go.sum"}); !ok {
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ func (repo *Repo) MakeRedomod() (bool, error) {
 		return ok, err
 	}
 	// most things should build with golang after 1.20
-	// TODO: move this to autogenpb
 	if ok, err := repo.strictRun([]string{"go", "mod", "edit", "-go=1.20"}); !ok {
 		log.Warn("go mod edit failed", err)
 		return ok, err
 	}
-	log.Info("MakeRedomod() worked", repo.GoPath)
+	// log.Info("MakeRedomod() worked", repo.GoPath)
 
 	if repo.Exists("go.sum") {
 		// return the attempt to parse go.mod & go.sum
@@ -89,6 +88,9 @@ func (repo *Repo) parseGoSum() (bool, error) {
 				GoPath:  godep,
 				Version: version,
 			}
+			if repo.GoDeps == nil {
+				repo.GoDeps = new(GoDeps)
+			}
 			repo.GoDeps.AppendUniqueGoPath(&new1)
 			/*
 				found := repo.FindGoDepByPath(godep)
diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index e7ed273..7670329 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) RunQuiet(cmd []string) cmd.Status {
 
 // for now, even check cmd.Exit
 func (repo *Repo) strictRun(cmd []string) (bool, error) {
-	result := repo.Run(cmd)
+	result := repo.RunQuiet(cmd)
 	if result.Error != nil {
 		log.Warn("go mod init failed err:", result.Error)
 		return false, result.Error