diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f758bec..73a473c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ vet:
 	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
 	@echo this go library package builds okay
 
-no-gui: build
-	./go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/autotypist
+auto-build: build
+	./go-deb --auto --repo go.wit.com/apps/autotypist
 
 build:
 	-rm resources/*.so
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ clean:
 	-rm go-deb
 
 build-go-gui-toolkits: build
-	./go-deb --release --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-gui-toolkits
+	./go-deb --release --auto --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-gui-toolkits
 
 build-test-failure: build
-	./go-deb --release --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/junk
+	./go-deb --release --auto --repo go.wit.com/apps/junk
 
 build-test-keep-files: build
-	./go-deb --no-gui --keep-files --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-deb
+	./go-deb --auto --keep-files --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-deb
 
 build-release:
-	go-deb --release --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-deb
+	go-deb --release --auto --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-deb
 
 debian: build
-	./go-deb --no-gui --keep-files --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-deb
+	./go-deb --auto --keep-files --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-deb
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 480a4ad..3daef9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Makes a debian package from a go git repository
 
 Usage (puts .deb in ~/incoming/) :
 
-* go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-clone
+* go-deb --auto --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-clone
 
 Notes
 
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index db8134e..ca5b89f 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 var argv args
 
 type args struct {
-	NoGui     bool     `arg:"--no-gui"         help:"don't open the gui, just make the .deb"`
+	Auto      bool     `arg:"--auto"           help:"automatically attempt to make the .deb"`
 	Ldflags   []string `arg:"--ldflags"        help:"flags to pass to go build"`
 	Repo      string   `arg:"--repo"           help:"go get path to the repo"`
 	PkgDir    string   `arg:"--pkg-dir"        help:"set default directory (~/incoming/)"`
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 26bc80a..06a96f7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	myGui = gui.New()
-	if !argv.NoGui {
+	if !argv.Auto  {
 		myGui.InitEmbed(resources)
-		myGui.Default()
 	}
+	myGui.Default()
 
 	basicWindow = makebasicWindow()
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func main() {
 	log.Info("cd", cBox.status.Path())
 	os.Chdir(cBox.status.Path())
 
-	if argv.NoGui {
+	if argv.Auto  {
 		shell.TestTerminalColor()
 		// basicWindow.Show() // broken gui package. convert to protobuf
 		if ok, err := cBox.buildPackage(); ok {