diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index 86808c8..a6fb2a7 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -12,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func doRelease(w http.ResponseWriter) bool {
-	msg(w, "doRelease() on", me.current.Name())
+func doRelease() bool {
+	log.Info("doRelease() on", me.current.Name())
 	// double check release version logic
 	if me.release.releaseVersionB.String() != "release version "+me.release.version.String() {
 		log.Warn("something went wrong with the release.version:", me.release.version.String())
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 729e6e2..a6085b1 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ func cleanURL(url string) string {
 	return url
 }
 
-// send stuff to the socket and stdout
-func msg(w http.ResponseWriter, a ...any) {
-	if w == nil {
-		log.Info(a)
-	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, a)
-	}
-}
-
 func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var route string
 	route = cleanURL(r.URL.Path)
@@ -63,11 +54,11 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		for loop.Scan() {
 			repo := loop.Repo()
 			tempWin.View.ShowRepo(repo)
-			log.Info("UnmergedRepo: "+repo.Name())
+			log.Info("UnmergedRepo: " + repo.Name())
 		}
 	case "/doRelease":
 		buttonDisable()
-		if doRelease(w) {
+		if doRelease() {
 			buttonEnable()
 			log.Info("doRelease() worked")
 		} else {
@@ -81,10 +72,10 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		} else {
 			log.Info("findNext() did not find a repo. You might be finished?")
 		}
-		log.Info("repo: "+me.release.repo.String())
-		log.Info("name: "+me.release.version.String())
-		log.Info("notes: "+me.release.notes.String())
-		log.Info("status: "+me.release.status.String())
+		log.Info("repo: " + me.release.repo.String())
+		log.Info("name: " + me.release.version.String())
+		log.Info("notes: " + me.release.notes.String())
+		log.Info("status: " + me.release.status.String())
 
 		if me.current == nil {
 			log.Info("findNext() == nil")
@@ -97,9 +88,9 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
 	case "/setCurrentRepo":
 
-		log.Info("repo: "+repoName)
-		log.Info("version: "+version)
-		log.Info("comment: "+comment)
+		log.Info("repo: " + repoName)
+		log.Info("version: " + version)
+		log.Info("comment: " + comment)
 
 		repo := me.repos.View.FindRepoByName(repoName)
 		if repo == nil {
@@ -109,12 +100,12 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		setCurrentRepo(repo, "HTTP", "doRelease() ?")
 	case "/IncrementRevisonVersion":
-		log.Info("repo: "+repoName)
-		log.Info("version: "+version)
+		log.Info("repo: " + repoName)
+		log.Info("version: " + version)
 		me.current.Status.IncrementRevisionVersion(comment)
 	case "/IncrementMinorVersion":
-		log.Info("repo: "+repoName)
-		log.Info("version: "+version)
+		log.Info("repo: " + repoName)
+		log.Info("version: " + version)
 
 		me.current.Status.IncrementMinorVersion("trying minor")
 	case "/setAllBranchesToMaster":
@@ -127,15 +118,15 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		return
 	case "/setTargetVersion":
-		log.Info("repo: "+repoName)
-		log.Info("version: "+version)
+		log.Info("repo: " + repoName)
+		log.Info("version: " + version)
 		if me.current == nil {
 			log.Info("me.current == nil")
 			return
 		}
 		me.current.Status.SetTargetVersion(version)
 	case "/setAllTargetVersions":
-		log.Info("version: "+version)
+		log.Info("version: " + version)
 
 		loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
 		for loop.Scan() {
@@ -155,17 +146,17 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			log.Info("FindRepoByName() returned nil")
 			return
 		}
-		log.Info("whitelisted "+repo.Name())
+		log.Info("whitelisted " + repo.Name())
 		if whitelist == "false" {
 			repo.Status.Whitelist = false
 		} else {
 			repo.Status.Whitelist = true
 		}
 	case "/showNext":
-		log.Info("gui repo: "+me.release.repo.String())
-		log.Info("gui name: "+me.release.version.String())
-		log.Info("gui notes: "+me.release.notes.String())
-		log.Info("gui status: "+me.release.status.String())
+		log.Info("gui repo: " + me.release.repo.String())
+		log.Info("gui name: " + me.release.version.String())
+		log.Info("gui notes: " + me.release.notes.String())
+		log.Info("gui status: " + me.release.status.String())
 		log.Info("")
 		if me.current == nil {
 			log.Info("me.current == nil")
@@ -218,9 +209,9 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		log.Info(repolist.ReleaseReportHeader())
 		log.Info(me.current.StandardReleaseHeader())
 	case "/list":
-		me.repos.View.PrintReport(w, readonly, onlydirty, perfect)
+		me.repos.View.PrintReport(readonly, onlydirty, perfect)
 	case "/releaseList":
-		me.repos.View.PrintReleaseReport(w, readonly, perfect)
+		me.repos.View.PrintReleaseReport(readonly, perfect)
 	case "/quit":
 		log.Info("Got URL /quit")
 		os.Exit(0)
@@ -254,7 +245,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		}
 	default:
-		log.Info("BAD URL = "+route)
+		log.Info("BAD URL = " + route)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index 8bddd26..a3e0849 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 
 	me.release.releaseVersionB = me.release.grid.NewButton("release version", func() {
 		buttonDisable()
-		if doRelease(nil) {
+		if doRelease() {
 			buttonEnable()
 			log.Info("doRelease() worked")
 		} else {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 		// incase something, somewhere, goes wrong
 		duration := repolist.TimeFunction(func() {
 			for n := 0; n <= len(me.repos.View.AllRepos()); n++ {
-				if doRelease(nil) {
+				if doRelease() {
 					log.Info("doRelease() worked")
 				} else {
 					if me.release.status.String() == "ALL DONE?" {