diff --git a/doStrict.go b/doStrict.go
index ca9186b..34cffb5 100644
--- a/doStrict.go
+++ b/doStrict.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"os"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -59,8 +60,15 @@ func doStrict(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "GOING TO MAKE NEW go.* FILES")
 
 	// actually will re-create go.sum and go.mod now
-	if _, err = repo.RunQuiet([]string{"go", "mod", "init", repo.GetGoPath()}); err != nil {
+	os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
+	if result, err := repo.RunQuiet([]string{"go", "mod", "init", repo.GetGoPath()}); err != nil {
 		log.Warn("go mod init failed", err)
+		for _, line := range result.Stdout {
+			log.Warn("stdout:", line)
+		}
+		for _, line := range result.Stderr {
+			log.Warn("stderr:", line)
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -69,9 +77,16 @@ func doStrict(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if _, err := repo.RunQuiet([]string{"go", "mod", "tidy", "-go=" + golangVersion}); err != nil {
+	os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
+	if result, err := repo.RunQuiet([]string{"go", "mod", "tidy", "-go=" + golangVersion}); err != nil {
 		// I guess the thing to do, if go mod tidy fails, is to just leave the repo alone
 		// it's either primitive or could be a go support project but not in go
+		for _, line := range result.Stdout {
+			log.Warn("stdout:", line)
+		}
+		for _, line := range result.Stderr {
+			log.Warn("stderr:", line)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}