diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index 8981a53..ba46c2b 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -138,36 +139,15 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	group = me.release.box.NewGroup("Process against all repos")
 	grid = group.NewGrid("buildOptions", 0, 0)
 	grid.NewButton("doRelease() all", func() {
-		var worked bool = true
 		buttonDisable()
 		// rather than loop forever, at least limit this to the number of repos
 		// incase something, somewhere, goes wrong
-		duration := repolist.TimeFunction(func() {
-			loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
-			for loop.Scan() {
-				loop.Repo()
-				if doRelease() {
-					log.Info("doRelease() worked")
-				} else {
-					if os.Getenv("FindNextDone") == "true" {
-						log.Info("findNext says it was done")
-						log.Info("findNext says it was done")
-						log.Info("we can os.Exit here")
-					}
-					if me.release.status.String() == "ALL DONE?" {
-						log.Info("maybe ALL DONE?")
-						buttonEnable()
-						worked = true
-						// os.Exit(0)
-					}
-					log.Info("doRelease() failed")
-					worked = false
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		})
+		ok, duration := doReleaseAll()
 		s := fmt.Sprint(duration)
-		log.Info("release returned", worked, "and ran for", s)
+		log.Info("release returned", ok, "and ran for", s, "findCounter =", findCounter)
+		if findCounter != 0 {
+			log.Info("should try thsi doRelease() loop again since findCounter =", findCounter)
+		}
 		buttonEnable()
 	})
 	grid.NextRow()
@@ -231,6 +211,36 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	grid.NextRow()
 }
 
+func doReleaseAll() (bool, time.Duration) {
+	var worked bool = true
+	findCounter = 0
+	duration := repolist.TimeFunction(func() {
+		loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
+		for loop.Scan() {
+			loop.Repo()
+			if doRelease() {
+				log.Info("doRelease() worked. findCounter =", findCounter)
+			} else {
+				if os.Getenv("FindNextDone") == "true" {
+					log.Info("findNext says it was done. findCounter =", findCounter)
+					log.Info("findNext says it was done. findCounter =", findCounter)
+					log.Info("we can os.Exit here")
+				}
+				if me.release.status.String() == "ALL DONE?" {
+					log.Info("maybe ALL DONE?. findCounter =", findCounter)
+					buttonEnable()
+					worked = true
+					// os.Exit(0)
+				}
+				log.Info("doRelease() failed. findCounter =", findCounter)
+				worked = false
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	})
+	return worked, duration
+}
+
 func buttonDisable() {
 	me.Disable()
 	me.release.box.Disable()