diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 89f836a..dd9f9fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ curl-setBranchesToMasterB:
 findNext:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/findNext
 
+fixNext:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/fixNext
+
 showNext:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/showNext
 
diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index c12adb0..64926af 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ func doReleaseFindNext() bool {
 	if findNext() {
 		log.Info("findNext() found something")
 	} else {
+		// this means findNext() didn't find anything but there are
+		// still packages to release. start trying to fix the go.sum files
+		if findCounter != 0 {
+			findFix = true
+		}
 		log.Info("findNext() could not find anything")
 		return false
 	}
@@ -169,6 +174,9 @@ func doReleaseFindNext() bool {
 		log.Info("boo, you didn't git clone", me.current.GoPath())
 		return false
 	}
+	if findFix {
+		fixGodeps(me.current)
+	}
 	if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
 		// the go.sum file is ok to release
 		return true
diff --git a/findNext.go b/findNext.go
index c2dead1..072e60d 100644
--- a/findNext.go
+++ b/findNext.go
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 )
 
+var findCounter int
+var findFix bool = false
+
 // trys to figure out if there is still something to update
 // todo: redo this logic as it is terrible
 // rename this findNext()
 func findNext() bool {
+	findCounter = 0
 	loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
 	for loop.Scan() {
 		repo := loop.Repo()
@@ -46,12 +50,24 @@ func findNext() bool {
 			log.Info("boo, you didn't git clone", repo.GoPath())
 			return false
 		}
+		if findFix {
+			fixGodeps(repo)
+		}
+		findCounter += 1
 		if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
 			setCurrentRepo(repo, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")
 			return true
 		}
 	}
-	log.Info("tried to findNext() but not sure what to do next")
+	if me.current == nil {
+		if findCounter == 0 {
+			log.Info("NOTHING TO UPDATE. findCounter =", findCounter)
+		} else {
+			findFix = true
+			log.Info("me.current is nil findCounter =", findCounter, "so set findFix =", findFix)
+		}
+	}
+	log.Info("tried to findNext() but not sure what to do next counter =", findCounter, "findFix =", findFix)
 	me.release.status.SetText("ALL DONE?")
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 9a8cda7..f04ebe5 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -156,83 +156,25 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			repo.Status.Whitelist = true
 		}
 	case "/testNext":
-		// re-scans the go.sum file. DOES NOT MODIFY ANYTHING
-		check := me.forge.Repos.FindByGoPath(me.current.GoPath())
-		if check == nil {
-			log.Info("boo, you didn't git clone", me.current.GoPath())
-			return
-		}
-		if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
-			log.Info("finalGoDepsCheck(check) worked!")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("finalGoDepsCheck(check) failed. boo.")
-		}
+		testNext()
+		return
+	case "/fixNext":
+		// destroy and recreate the go.sum
+		fixGodeps(me.current)
 		return
 	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("")
-		if me.current == nil {
-			log.Info("me.current == nil")
-			return
-		}
-
-		if me.current.Status.IsReleased() {
-			log.Info("IsReleased() == true SHOULD NOT RELEASE THIS")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("IsReleased() == false")
-		}
-		if me.current.Status.CheckDirty() {
-			log.Info("CheckDirty() == true.  SHOULD NOT RELEASE THIS")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("CheckDirty() == false")
-		}
-		if me.current.Status.IsPrimitive() {
-			log.Info("IsPrimitive() == true")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("IsPrimitive() == false")
-		}
-		if me.current.Status.IsPrivate() {
-			log.Info("IsPrivate() == true")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("IsPrivate() == false")
-		}
-		if ok, compiled, err := me.current.IsProtobuf(); ok {
-			log.Info(log.Sprint("IsProtobuf() == true compiled protobuf files = ", compiled))
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Info(log.Sprint("IsProtobuf() == err", err))
-				os.Exit(-1)
-			}
-			for _, s := range compiled {
-				log.Info("\tcompiled file found:", s)
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Info("IsProtobuf() == false")
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Info(log.Sprint("IsProtobuf() == err", err))
-			}
-		}
-		if me.current.Status.Whitelist {
-			log.Info("Whitelist == true SHOULD NOT RELEASE THIS")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("Whitelist == false")
-		}
-		log.Info("")
-
-		log.Info(repolist.ReportHeader())
-		log.Info(me.current.StandardHeader())
-		log.Info("")
-		log.Info(repolist.ReleaseReportHeader())
-		log.Info(me.current.StandardReleaseHeader())
+		showNext()
+		return
 	case "/list":
 		PrintReport(readonly, onlydirty, perfect)
+		return
 	case "/releaseList":
 		PrintReleaseReport(readonly, perfect)
+		return
 	case "/quit":
 		log.Info("Got URL /quit")
 		os.Exit(0)
+		return
 	case "/goweblist":
 		loop := me.repos.View.ReposAll()
 		for loop.Scan() {
@@ -262,6 +204,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			*/
 
 		}
+		return
 	default:
 		log.Info("BAD URL = " + route)
 	}
@@ -279,3 +222,79 @@ func startHTTP() {
 		log.Println("Error starting server:", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func testNext() {
+	// re-scans the go.sum file. DOES NOT MODIFY ANYTHING
+	check := me.forge.Repos.FindByGoPath(me.current.GoPath())
+	if check == nil {
+		log.Info("boo, you didn't git clone", me.current.GoPath())
+		return
+	}
+	if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
+		log.Info("finalGoDepsCheck(check) worked!")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("finalGoDepsCheck(check) failed. boo.")
+	}
+}
+
+func 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("")
+	if me.current == nil {
+		log.Info("me.current == nil")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if me.current.Status.IsReleased() {
+		log.Info("IsReleased() == true SHOULD NOT RELEASE THIS")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("IsReleased() == false")
+	}
+	if me.current.Status.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Info("CheckDirty() == true.  SHOULD NOT RELEASE THIS")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("CheckDirty() == false")
+	}
+	if me.current.Status.IsPrimitive() {
+		log.Info("IsPrimitive() == true")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("IsPrimitive() == false")
+	}
+	if me.current.Status.IsPrivate() {
+		log.Info("IsPrivate() == true")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("IsPrivate() == false")
+	}
+	if ok, compiled, err := me.current.IsProtobuf(); ok {
+		log.Info(log.Sprint("IsProtobuf() == true compiled protobuf files = ", compiled))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Info(log.Sprint("IsProtobuf() == err", err))
+			os.Exit(-1)
+		}
+		for _, s := range compiled {
+			log.Info("\tcompiled file found:", s)
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Info("IsProtobuf() == false")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Info(log.Sprint("IsProtobuf() == err", err))
+		}
+	}
+	if me.current.Status.Whitelist {
+		log.Info("Whitelist == true SHOULD NOT RELEASE THIS")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("Whitelist == false")
+	}
+	log.Info("")
+
+	log.Info(repolist.ReportHeader())
+	log.Info(me.current.StandardHeader())
+	log.Info("")
+	log.Info(repolist.ReleaseReportHeader())
+	log.Info(me.current.StandardReleaseHeader())
+
+	testNext()
+}
diff --git a/makePrepareRelease.go b/makePrepareRelease.go
index 9832116..b7a4cab 100644
--- a/makePrepareRelease.go
+++ b/makePrepareRelease.go
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ func makePrepareRelease() {
 	me.release.box.Disable()
 	defer me.Enable()
 
+	if setAllBranchesToMaster() {
+		// if it succeeds, disable this button
+		me.setBranchesToMasterB.Disable()
+		me.release.box.Enable()
+		PrintReleaseReport("", "")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("setAllBranchesToMaster() failed")
+	}
+
 	// first reset all the target versions back to the current version
 	// incase there was a partial release process running that
 	// did not finish
@@ -65,7 +74,7 @@ func makePrepareRelease() {
 				log.Info("arg final check true", check.GetGoPath())
 			} else {
 				log.Info("arg final check false", check.GetGoPath())
-				os.Exit(-1)
+				// os.Exit(-1)
 			}
 			// see if there is a new version
 			master := repo.Status.GetMasterVersion()
@@ -117,12 +126,4 @@ func makePrepareRelease() {
 		}
 	}
 	findNext()
-	if setAllBranchesToMaster() {
-		// if it succeeds, disable this button
-		me.setBranchesToMasterB.Disable()
-		me.release.box.Enable()
-		PrintReleaseReport("", "")
-	} else {
-		log.Info("setAllBranchesToMaster() failed")
-	}
 }