diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index 72db049..22c6b23 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 
 	grid.NewButton("make prepare-release", func() {
 		me.Disable()
+		me.release.box.Disable()
 		defer me.Enable()
 		loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
 		for loop.Scan() {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 		if setAllBranchesToMaster() {
 			// if it succeeds, disable this button
 			me.setBranchesToMasterB.Disable()
+			me.release.box.Enable()
 		}
 	})
 	grid.NextRow()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 560bb89..9580677 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ func main() {
 	// so I can't trust even what I see. It's complicated right now still.
 	me.release.openrepo.Disable()
 
+	// disable the gui until the repos are scanned
+	me.release.box.Disable()
 	me.Disable()
 
 	// parse config file and scan for .git repos
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 661f99a..c77c73a 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -26,22 +26,17 @@ type autoType struct {
 	// our view of the repositories
 	repos *repoWindow
 
-	// #### guireleaser repolist display options
-	//	autoHideReadOnly *gui.Node
-	//	autoHideReleased *gui.Node
-	//	ignoreWhitelist  *gui.Node
-
 	// #### autotypist Global Build Options
 	// what to change all the branches to
 	// so, as a developer, you can move all the repos
 	// to the 'devel' branch and then test a devel branch build
 	// then switch back to your 'username' branch and do a build there
-	toMoveToBranch string
+	// toMoveToBranch string
 
 	// displays the preferred names used for the repo tree state
-	mainBranch  *gadgets.BasicCombobox
-	develBranch *gadgets.BasicCombobox
-	userBranch  *gadgets.BasicCombobox
+	// mainBranch  *gadgets.BasicCombobox
+	// develBranch *gadgets.BasicCombobox
+	// userBranch  *gadgets.BasicCombobox
 
 	// this button will regenerate everyones go.mod & go.sum
 	rerunGoMod *gui.Node
@@ -80,36 +75,8 @@ type autoType struct {
 	duration *gui.Node
 }
 
+/*
 func (my *autoType) GoSrcPath() string {
 	return my.goSrcPwd.String()
 }
-
-/*
-var cmds *gui.Node
-var doit *gui.Node
-var dryrun *gui.Node
-*/
-
-/*
-type repo struct {
-	hidden     bool
-	path       string
-	lasttagrev string
-	lasttag    string
-
-	// what version to release this package as
-	targetVersionS string
-
-	pLabel *gui.Node // path label
-	// bLabel *gui.Node // branch label
-	lastTag       *gui.Node // last tagged version label
-	vLabel        *gui.Node // version label
-	dirtyLabel    *gui.Node // git state (dirty or not?)
-	goSumStatus   *gui.Node // what is the state of the go.sum file
-	targetVersion *gui.Node // the final repo release version
-
-	statusButton *gui.Node // opens up the status window
-
-	status *repostatus.RepoStatus
-}
 */