diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index eae053b..b044ccf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@ func main() {
 	gui.InitArg()
 	arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
-	goSrc, hasWork, err := fhelp.DetermineGoPath()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := fhelp.ConfigureVerboseENV(); err != nil {
 		badExit(err)
 	}
-	log.Info("GO src path", goSrc, "go.work is", hasWork)
-	me.goSrc = goSrc
-	me.hasWork = hasWork
+	me.goSrc = os.Getenv("FORGE_GOSRC")
+	if os.Getenv("FORGE_GOWORK") == "true" {
+		me.hasWork = true
+	}
+	log.Info("GO src path", me.goSrc, "go.work is", me.hasWork)
 
 	// set the go src path
-	os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", goSrc)
+	os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", me.goSrc)
 
 	if argv.Forge != "" {
 		me.forge = forgepb.Init()