diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index 91b3449..98fbc28 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -103,13 +103,15 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 	pb := me.forge.Repos.FindByGoPath(me.current.GoPath())
 	if pb != nil {
 		pb.UpdatePublished()
-		if !pb.GetGoPrimitive() {
+		/* remove. earlier protected against nil
+		if !pb.IsPrimitive() {
 			loop := pb.Published.SortByGoPath()
 			for loop.Scan() {
 				t := loop.Next()
 				log.Info("new  Published dep:", t.GetGoPath(), t.GetVersion())
 			}
 		}
+		*/
 		me.forge.Repos.ConfigSave()
 	}
 
diff --git a/findNext.go b/findNext.go
index ce1fd6d..225cd65 100644
--- a/findNext.go
+++ b/findNext.go
@@ -39,21 +39,50 @@ func findNext() bool {
 			log.Info("findNext() skipping dirty")
 			continue
 		}
-		log.Info("findNext()", repo.GoPath(), "is not a primative repo")
 		if findFix {
 			log.Info("findFix is true. running fixGoDeps()")
-			fixGodeps(check)
+			if fixGodeps(check) {
+				log.Info("fixGoDeps() returned true")
+			} else {
+				log.Info("fixGoDeps() returned false")
+			}
+
 		}
 		findCounter += 1
+		if check.Exists("go.mod") {
+			log.Info("go.mod exists here")
+		} else {
+			log.Info("go.mod is gone here")
+		}
 		if ok, err := check.ParseGoSum(); !ok {
 			log.Info("ParseGoSum() failed (probably repo needs go mod tidy)", err)
 			log.Info("ParseGoSum() findFix =", findFix, "findCounter =", findCounter)
+			if check.Exists("go.mod") {
+				log.Info("go.mod exists here")
+			} else {
+				log.Info("go.mod is gone here")
+			}
 			continue
 		}
+		if check.Exists("go.mod") {
+			log.Info("go.mod exists here")
+		} else {
+			log.Info("go.mod is gone here")
+		}
 		if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
 			setCurrentRepo(repo, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")
+			if check.Exists("go.mod") {
+				log.Info("go.mod exists here")
+			} else {
+				log.Info("go.mod is gone here")
+			}
 			return true
 		}
+		if check.Exists("go.mod") {
+			log.Info("go.mod exists here")
+		} else {
+			log.Info("go.mod is gone here")
+		}
 		log.Info("findNext() got to the end. repo", repo.GoPath(), "did not work. trying to find a new one now")
 	}
 	if findCounter == 0 {
@@ -72,7 +101,7 @@ func fixGodeps(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 	var good bool = true
 	// check if the package dependancies changed, if so, re-publish
 	// skip primative ones
-	if check.GetGoPrimitive() {
+	if ok, _ := check.IsPrimitive(); ok {
 		log.Info("fixGoDeps() skipping primitive", check.GoPath)
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/prepareRelease.go b/prepareRelease.go
index bd8d433..952d41a 100644
--- a/prepareRelease.go
+++ b/prepareRelease.go
@@ -124,5 +124,16 @@ func makePrepareRelease() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	findNext()
+	if findNext() {
+		log.Info("prepare release findNext() returned true")
+		me.release.box.Enable()
+	} else {
+		log.Info("prepare release findNext() returned false")
+		if findNext() {
+			log.Info("prepare release findNext() returned true")
+			me.release.box.Enable()
+		} else {
+			log.Info("prepare release findNext() returned false")
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index d366f63..8981a53 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -233,8 +233,10 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 
 func buttonDisable() {
 	me.Disable()
+	me.release.box.Disable()
 }
 
 func buttonEnable() {
 	me.Enable()
+	me.release.box.Enable()
 }