diff --git a/checkReady.go b/checkReady.go
index 0e7ff27..3cef23b 100644
--- a/checkReady.go
+++ b/checkReady.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func CheckReady() bool {
 		}
 		return true
 	}
-	if goSumS == "UNCHANGED" {
+	if goSumS == "UNRELEASED" {
 		return true
 	}
 	if goSumS == "READY" {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func CheckReady() bool {
 			return true
 		}
 		if lastS == currentS {
-			release.current.setGoSumStatus("UNCHANGED")
+			release.current.setGoSumStatus("UNRELEASED")
 		}
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/releaseWindow.go b/releaseWindow.go
index 9be9aea..252d3f8 100644
--- a/releaseWindow.go
+++ b/releaseWindow.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ type releaseStruct struct {
 	sendVersionB *gui.Node
 	checkSafeB   *gui.Node
 	whitelist    map[string]*repo
+
+	// store myself here. use myself to
+	// do garbage go get tests and other potential junk
+	guireleaser  *repo
 }
 
 func (w *autoType) Disable() {
@@ -105,6 +109,10 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 			log.Warn("attempting to release. TODO: recheck go.sum here", release.version.String())
 			log.Warn("Sleep 10")
 			log.Sleep(10)
+		case "UNRELEASED":
+			log.Warn("attempting to release. TODO: dig deep on go.sum here", release.version.String())
+			log.Warn("Sleep 10")
+			log.Sleep(10)
 		default:
 			log.Warn("what is this?", release.version.String(), release.status.String())
 			return
@@ -140,14 +148,24 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 			log.Info("EVERYTHING OK")
 			release.current.setGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
 
-			os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
 			gopath := release.current.String()
 			cmd := []string{"go", "get", "-v", gopath + "@" + release.version.String()}
 			log.Info("SHOULD RUN cmd HERE to update myself:", cmd)
 			log.Info("SHOULD RUN cmd HERE:", cmd)
 			log.Info("SHOULD RUN cmd HERE:", cmd)
 
-			// release.current.status.RunCmd(
+			if release.guireleaser != nil {
+				os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
+				log.Info("TRYING TO SELF UPDATE HERE. cmd =", cmd)
+				err, out := release.guireleaser.status.RunCmd(cmd)
+				if err == nil {
+					log.Info("SELF UPDATE WORKED\n", out)
+				} else {
+					log.Info("SELF UPDATE FAILED err =", err)
+					log.Info("SELF UPDATE FAILED out =", out)
+					return
+				}
+			}
 			buttonEnable()
 		} else {
 			log.Info("SOMETHING FAILED")
@@ -428,6 +446,12 @@ func findNextDirty() bool {
 		if goSumS == "IGNORE" {
 			continue
 		}
+		if goSumS == "UNRELEASED" {
+			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "UNRELEASED", "manually check go.sum") {
+				return true
+			}
+			continue
+		}
 		if goSumS == "NOT READY" {
 			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "NOT READY", "manually check go.sum") {
 				return true
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index b0233be..2d2f78f 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ func (r *repo) checkSafeGoSumRemake() {
 
 func scanGoSum() {
 	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+		if repo.String() == "go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser" {
+			if release.guireleaser == nil {
+				release.guireleaser = repo
+			}
+		}
 		latestversion := repo.status.GetLastTagVersion()
 		if repo.getGoSumStatus() == "BAD" {
 			continue