diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac11b12..6d2f9fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # go install
 
 
-all: gitTag.pb.go goDep.pb.go repo.pb.go vet
+all: goimports gitTag.pb.go goDep.pb.go repo.pb.go vet
 
 vet:
 	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
diff --git a/checkDirty.go b/checkDirty.go
index 0db0ff4..83b049d 100644
--- a/checkDirty.go
+++ b/checkDirty.go
@@ -35,11 +35,22 @@ func (repo *Repo) CheckDirty() bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	if len(r.Stdout) == 0 {
-		repo.Dirty = false
-		return false
+	// dirty if anything but go.mod and go.sum
+	var bad bool = false
+	for _, line := range r.Stdout {
+		parts := strings.Fields(line)
+		if len(parts) == 2 {
+			switch parts[1] {
+			case "go.mod":
+			case "go.sum":
+			default:
+				bad = true
+			}
+		} else {
+			bad = true
+		}
 	}
-	repo.Dirty = true
-	return true
+
+	return bad
 
 }
diff --git a/goDep.redoGoMod.go b/goDep.redoGoMod.go
index 7e56989..6aeb298 100644
--- a/goDep.redoGoMod.go
+++ b/goDep.redoGoMod.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package gitpb
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -67,41 +66,6 @@ func (repo *Repo) RedoGoMod() (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("MakeRedomod() logic failed")
 }
 
-func (repo *Repo) RepoType() string {
-	if repo == nil {
-		return "nil"
-	}
-	if repo.GetGoPlugin() {
-		return "plugin"
-	}
-	if repo.GetGoBinary() {
-		return "binary"
-	}
-	if ok, _, _ := repo.IsProtobuf(); ok {
-		return "protobuf"
-	}
-	if repo.GetGoLibrary() {
-		return "library"
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (repo *Repo) goListRepoType() string {
-	os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
-	cmd := []string{"go", "list", "-f", "'{{if eq .Name \"main\"}}binary{{else}}library{{end}}'"}
-	// cmd := []string{"go", "list", "-f", "'{{.Name}}'"} // probably use this. this just prints out the package name
-	// cmd := []string{"go", "list", "-f", "'{{.ImportPath}}'"} // returns go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb
-
-	result := repo.RunQuiet(cmd)
-	if result.Error != nil {
-		log.Warn("go list binary detect failed", result.Error)
-		return ""
-	}
-	output := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Join(result.Stdout, "\n"))
-	output = strings.Trim(output, "'")
-	return output
-}
-
 // returns true if the last published
 func (repo *Repo) GoDepsLen() int {
 	if repo.GoDeps == nil {
diff --git a/repoType.go b/repoType.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52846d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repoType.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package gitpb
+
+// does processing on the go.mod and go.sum files
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (repo *Repo) RepoType() string {
+	if repo == nil {
+		return "nil"
+	}
+	if repo.GetGoPlugin() {
+		return "plugin"
+	}
+	if repo.GetGoBinary() {
+		if repo.Exists(".plugin") {
+			return "plugin"
+		}
+		return "binary"
+	}
+	if ok, _, _ := repo.IsProtobuf(); ok {
+		return "protobuf"
+	}
+	if repo.GetGoLibrary() {
+		return "library"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) goListRepoType() string {
+	os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
+	cmd := []string{"go", "list", "-f", "'{{if eq .Name \"main\"}}binary{{else}}library{{end}}'"}
+	// cmd := []string{"go", "list", "-f", "'{{.Name}}'"} // probably use this. this just prints out the package name
+	// cmd := []string{"go", "list", "-f", "'{{.ImportPath}}'"} // returns go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb
+
+	result := repo.RunQuiet(cmd)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("go list binary detect failed", result.Error)
+		return ""
+	}
+	output := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Join(result.Stdout, "\n"))
+	output = strings.Trim(output, "'")
+	return output
+}
diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index ae741e3..ca9d6b1 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -54,13 +54,11 @@ func (repo *Repo) strictRun(cmd []string) (bool, error) {
 
 func (repo *Repo) Exists(filename string) bool {
 	if repo == nil {
-		log.Warn("repo == nil for Exists()")
 		return false
 	}
 	testf := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, filename)
 	_, err := os.Stat(testf)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("gitpb: Exists() failed for", testf)
 		return false
 	}
 	return true