diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index 7ebf11a..ba7172b 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 		log.Info("boo, you didn't git clone", me.current.GetGoPath())
 		return false
 	}
+	if alreadyDone(check) {
+		// means it was already published
+		// protects against logic errors that might result
+		// in an infinite loop
+		log.Info("doRelease() WARNING. should have never gotten here. return true. already done", check.GetGoPath())
+		log.Info("doRelease() WARNING. should have never gotten here. return true. already done", check.GetGoPath())
+		log.Info("doRelease() WARNING. should have never gotten here. return true. already done", check.GetGoPath())
+		log.Sleep(5)
+		return true
+	}
 	if !me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check, true) {
 		msg := fmt.Sprint("the go.mod file is wrong. fix it here?", check.GetGoPath())
 		badExit(errors.New(msg))
diff --git a/prepareRelease.go b/prepareRelease.go
index dcaa201..015bb79 100644
--- a/prepareRelease.go
+++ b/prepareRelease.go
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ func printDone() {
 
 func alreadyDone(repo *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 	for _, gopath := range me.done {
-		log.Info("WARNING already done", repo.GetGoPath(), gopath)
-		log.Info("WARNING already done", repo.GetGoPath(), gopath)
-		log.Info("WARNING already done", repo.GetGoPath(), gopath)
+		// log.Info("WARNING already done", gopath, repo.GetGoPath())
+		// log.Info("WARNING already done", gopath, repo.GetGoPath())
+		// log.Info("WARNING already done", gopath, repo.GetGoPath())
 		if repo.GetGoPath() == gopath {
-			log.Info("FOUND already done", repo.GetGoPath(), gopath)
+			log.Info("FOUND. RETURN TRUE. already done", gopath, repo.GetGoPath())
 			log.Sleep(5)
 			return true
 		}