diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index dfe4623..196118e 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -7,44 +7,43 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/logsettings"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func showHideRepos() {
-	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
-		// always show dirty repos
-		if repo.IsDirty() {
-			repo.Show()
-			continue
-		}
-		// always show repos that have not been merged to main
-		if repo.GoState() == "merge to devel" {
-			repo.Show()
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// hide read-only repos. These are repos that do not
-		// match things in the users config file (.config/autotypist)
-		if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
-			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
-				repo.Hide()
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			if repo.State() == "PERFECT" {
-				repo.Hide()
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		if me.autoReleased.Checked() {
-			if repo.GoState() == "RELEASED" {
-				repo.Hide()
-				continue
-			}
-		}
+func showHideRepos(repo *repolist.Repo) {
+	// always show dirty repos
+	if repo.IsDirty() {
 		repo.Show()
+		return
 	}
+	// always show repos that have not been merged to main
+	if repo.GoState() == "merge to devel" {
+		repo.Show()
+		return
+	}
+
+	// hide read-only repos. These are repos that do not
+	// match things in the users config file (.config/autotypist)
+	if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
+		if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
+			repo.Hide()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
+		if repo.State() == "PERFECT" {
+			repo.Hide()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if me.autoReleased.Checked() {
+		if repo.GoState() == "RELEASED" {
+			repo.Hide()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	repo.Show()
 }
 
 func globalDisplayShow() {
@@ -77,7 +76,8 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 			me.repos.Hide()
 		}
 		log.Info("showing reposwin")
-		showHideRepos()
+		// showHideRepos()
+
 		// have to run this twice for now
 		// scanForReady()
 		// scanForReady()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	me.autoHideReadOnly = hidegrid.NewCheckbox("Hide read-only repos").SetChecked(true)
 	me.autoHideReadOnly.Custom = func() {
 		if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
-			showHideRepos()
+			// showHideRepos()
 		} else {
 			globalDisplayShow()
 		}
@@ -99,11 +99,15 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 
 	me.autoHidePerfect = hidegrid.NewCheckbox("Hide Perfectly clean repos").SetChecked(true)
 	me.autoHidePerfect.Custom = func() {
-		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			showHideRepos()
-		} else {
-			globalDisplayShow()
-		}
+		log.Info("registered hide function to showHideRepos()")
+		me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(showHideRepos)
+		/*
+			if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
+				showHideRepos()
+			} else {
+				globalDisplayShow()
+			}
+		*/
 	}
 	hidegrid.NextRow()
 
@@ -142,6 +146,19 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 		setBranchToMaster()
 	})
 
+	grid.NewButton("find first repo", func() {
+		// set the target versions
+		setTargetVersion()
+
+		// have to run this twice for now. not sure why
+		scanForReady()
+		scanForReady()
+
+		findNextDirty("")
+		// double check the found next repo
+		fullDoubleCheckFix()
+	})
+
 	me.setBranchesToMasterB = grid.NewButton("set all branches to master", func() {
 		me.Disable()
 		for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index 5dcaa63..91960c0 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -263,24 +263,27 @@ func goodCheckGoSum() bool {
 	var maybe bool = true
 	goConfig := release.current.Status.GetGoDeps()
 	for depname, version := range goConfig {
-		log.Info("Checking repo deps:", depname, version)
+		log.Info("Starting repo deps:", depname, version)
 		repo := me.repos.View.FindRepo(depname)
-		if repo != nil {
-			log.Info("   repo deps: IGNORE", depname, version)
+		if repo == nil {
+			log.Info("   skipping repo == nil", depname, version)
 			continue
 		}
 		goSumS := repo.GoState()
 		// ignore dependencies on whitelisted repos
 		// TODO: warn the user about the whitelist
 		if goSumS == "WHITELIST" {
+			log.Info("   skipping repo == nil", depname, version)
 			continue
 		}
 		// check if the dependent repo is ReadOnly
 		// if so, there isn't anything we can do about
 		// version mis-matches
 		if repo.ReadOnly() {
+			log.Info("   repo deps: WHITELIST", depname, version)
 			continue
 		}
+		log.Info("Checking repo deps match:", depname, version)
 		lastS := repo.LastTag()
 		targetS := repo.Status.GetTargetVersion()
 		log.Info("   repo deps:", depname, version, "vs", goSumS, lastS, targetS)