diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 95801a0..01811f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ debian:
 mirrors:
 	-wit mirrors
 
+build-go-gui-toolkits:
+	./go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/go-gui-toolkits
+
 build-all:
 	go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/autotypist
 	go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-digitalocean
diff --git a/stateWindow.go b/stateWindow.go
index cb03e01..857d795 100644
--- a/stateWindow.go
+++ b/stateWindow.go
@@ -161,7 +161,13 @@ func (c *controlBox) buildPackage() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	// experiment for the toolkit package
+	if c.status.Exists("build") {
+		shell.Run([]string{"./build"})
+	}
+
 	fulldebname := filepath.Join(homeDir, "incoming", debname)
+
 	shell.Run([]string{"dpkg-deb", "--build", "files", fulldebname})
 	if shell.Exists(fulldebname) {
 		log.Warn("build worked")