diff --git a/repo.new.go b/repo.new.go
index 39dd303..27b21f9 100644
--- a/repo.new.go
+++ b/repo.new.go
@@ -50,15 +50,18 @@ func (all *Repos) NewGoRepo(fullpath string, gopath string) (*Repo, error) {
 
 // enforces GoPath is unique
 func (all *Repos) AppendByGoPath(newr *Repo) bool {
-	all.RLock()
+	// all.RLock()
+	repoMu.RLock()
 
 	for _, r := range all.Repos {
 		if r.GoInfo.GoPath == newr.GoInfo.GoPath {
-			all.RUnlock()
+			// all.RUnlock()
+			repoMu.RUnlock()
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-	all.RUnlock()
+	// all.RUnlock()
+	repoMu.RUnlock()
 
 	// all.Repos = append(all.Repos, newr)
 	all.Append(newr)
diff --git a/repo.proto b/repo.proto
index a21b899..037f22c 100644
--- a/repo.proto
+++ b/repo.proto
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Time
 
 // global settings for autogenpb `autogenpb:mutex`
 
-message Repo {						// `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:2nomutex`
+message Repo {						// `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:nomutex`
 	string 	fullPath			= 1;	// `autogenpb:unique` `autogenpb:sort` 	// the actual path to the .git directory: '/home/devel/golang.org/x/tools'
 	string 	masterBranchName		= 3; 		// git 'main' or 'master' branch name
 	string 	develBranchName			= 4; 		// whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ message Repo {						// `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:2nomutex`
 	GitConfig  gitConfig           		= 25; 		// protobuf of the current .git/config
 }
 
-message Repos {				// `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:sort` `autogenpb:2nomutex`
+message Repos {				// `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:sort` `autogenpb:nomutex`
 	string   uuid	        = 1;    // `autogenpb:uuid:8daaeba1-fb1f-4762-ae6e-95a55d352673`
 	string   version        = 2;    // `autogenpb:version:2`
 	repeated Repo repos 	= 3;    // `autogenpb:append`   // generate AppendUnique() function for this
 }
 
 // should it be done this way?
-message GitTimes {		// `autogenpb:2nomutex`
+message GitTimes {		// `autogenpb:nomutex`
 	google.protobuf.Timestamp lastPull	= 1;		// last time a git pull was done
 	google.protobuf.Timestamp lastUpdate	= 2;		// when was ReloadGit() last done
 	google.protobuf.Timestamp lastDirty	= 3;		// last time CheckDirty() was run
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ message GitTimes {		// `autogenpb:2nomutex`
 }
 
 // this is probably better. think about moving to this instead
-message GoInfo {		// `autogenpb:2nomutex`
+message GoInfo {		// `autogenpb:nomutex`
 	string	goPath				= 1;		// the logical path as used by golang: 'go.wit.com/apps/helloworld'
 	string	desc				= 2; 		// what is this repo?
 	bool	goLibrary 			= 3;		// is this a golang library?