diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49cf377..b434bfb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: debian
 
 run: build
-	./go-deb --open-gui
+	./go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns
 
 dns: build
 	./go-deb --repo go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns
diff --git a/addRepo.go b/addRepo.go
index 1a25dc9..7fd9994 100644
--- a/addRepo.go
+++ b/addRepo.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func (c *controlBox) addRepo(path string) {
 	c.status.SetUserWorkingName("jcarr")
 	c.status.Update()
 
-
 	cbname := c.status.GetCurrentBranchName()
 	cbversion := c.status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
 	debversion := strings.TrimPrefix(cbversion, "v")
diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index 35b272b..58be509 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var args struct {
-	TmpLog  bool   `arg:"--tmp-log"  help:"automatically send STDOUT to /tmp"`
-	OpenGui bool   `arg:"--open-gui" help:"open the go-deb gui"`
-	Repo    string `arg:"--repo"     help:"go get path to the repo"`
+	TmpLog bool   `arg:"--tmp-log"     help:"automatically send STDOUT to /tmp"`
+	NoGui  bool   `arg:"--no-gui"      help:"don't open the gui, just make the .deb"`
+	Repo   string `arg:"--repo"        help:"go get path to the repo"`
+	PkgDir string `arg:"--pkg-dir"     help:"set default directory (~/incoming/)"`
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 55101d4..5ebdc7b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ var cBox *controlBox
 var basicWindow *gadgets.BasicWindow
 
 func main() {
+	if args.Repo == "" {
+		log.Info("You need to tell me what repo you want to work on")
+		println("")
+		println("go-deb --repo go.wit.com/apps/helloworld")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
 	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
 		log.SetAll(true)
 		log.ShowFlags()
@@ -33,20 +39,18 @@ func main() {
 
 	basicWindow = makebasicWindow()
 
-	if args.Repo != "" {
-		filepath := filepath.Join("/home/jcarr/go/src", args.Repo)
-		os.Chdir(filepath)
+	filepath := filepath.Join("/home/jcarr/go/src", args.Repo)
+	os.Chdir(filepath)
 
-		cBox.addRepo(args.Repo)
-		cBox.readControlFile()
-		basicWindow.Show()
-		// go will sit here until the window exits
-		gui.Watchdog()
-	}
-	if args.OpenGui {
-		basicWindow.Show()
-		// go will sit here until the window exits
-		gui.Watchdog()
+	cBox.addRepo(args.Repo)
+	cBox.readControlFile()
+	if args.NoGui {
+		if cBox.buildPackage() {
+			log.Info("build worked")
+		} else {
+			log.Warn("build failed")
+		}
+		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
 	// run the debugger if triggered from the commandline
@@ -56,4 +60,9 @@ func main() {
 			debugger.DebugWindow()
 		}()
 	}
+
+	basicWindow.Show()
+	// go will sit here until the window exits
+	gui.Watchdog()
+	os.Exit(0)
 }
diff --git a/stateWindow.go b/stateWindow.go
index efe9a8a..9f9f166 100644
--- a/stateWindow.go
+++ b/stateWindow.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
@@ -125,15 +126,22 @@ func (c *controlBox) buildPackage() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	shell.Run([]string{"dpkg-deb", "--build", "files", debname})
-	if shell.Exists(debname) {
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("os.UserHomeDir() failed")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	fulldebname := filepath.Join(homeDir, "incoming", debname)
+	shell.Run([]string{"dpkg-deb", "--build", "files", fulldebname})
+	if shell.Exists(fulldebname) {
 		log.Warn("build worked")
 	} else {
 		log.Warn("build failed")
 		return false
 	}
-	shell.Run([]string{"dpkg-deb", "-I", debname})
-	shell.Run([]string{"dpkg-deb", "-c", debname})
+	shell.Run([]string{"dpkg-deb", "-I", fulldebname})
+	shell.Run([]string{"dpkg-deb", "-c", fulldebname})
 	return true
 }