diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index 778764c..c3e90c8 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ type releaseStruct struct {
 	//	widgetVersionS  string
 	releaseVersionB *gui.Node
 	// unreleaseB      *gui.Node
-	reason          *gadgets.BasicEntry
+	reason *gadgets.BasicEntry
 	// reasonS         string
 
 	openrepo *gui.Node
@@ -193,22 +194,29 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	})
 
 	release.grid.NewButton("release all", func() {
+		var worked bool = true
 		buttonDisable()
 		// rather than loop forever, at least limit this to the number of repos
 		// incase something, somewhere, goes wrong
-		for n := 0; n <= len(me.allrepos); n++ {
-			if doRelease() {
-				log.Info("doRelease() worked")
-			} else {
-				if release.status.String() == "ALL DONE?" {
-					log.Info("maybe ALL DONE?")
-					buttonEnable()
-					return
+		duration := timeFunction(func() {
+			for n := 0; n <= len(me.allrepos); n++ {
+				if doRelease() {
+					log.Info("doRelease() worked")
+				} else {
+					if release.status.String() == "ALL DONE?" {
+						log.Info("maybe ALL DONE?")
+						buttonEnable()
+						worked = true
+						break
+					}
+					log.Info("doRelease() failed")
+					worked = false
+					break
 				}
-				log.Info("doRelease() failed")
-				return
 			}
-		}
+		})
+		s := fmt.Sprint(duration)
+		log.Info("release returned", worked, "and ran for", s)
 		buttonEnable()
 	})
 }