diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64168b0..b194e72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ vet:
 	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
 	@echo this go binary package builds okay
 
-verbose: goimports vet plugin
+verbose: goimports vet
 	GO111MODULE=off go install -v -x \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
-build: goimports vet plugin
+build: goimports vet
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
-install: goimports vet plugin
+install: goimports vet
 	GO111MODULE=off go install \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
@@ -23,14 +23,10 @@ gemini:
 	GO111MODULE=off go install \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
-install-raw: goimports vet plugin
+install-raw: goimports vet
 	go install \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
-plugin:
-	rm -f resources/*.so
-	# -cp ../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so resources/
-
 andlabs: clean install
 	gemini --gui gocui --gui-verbose --gui-file ../../toolkits/andlabs/andlabs.so
 
@@ -49,3 +45,7 @@ clean:
 
 identify-protobuf:
 	autogenpb --identify ~/.gemini/gemini.pb
+
+
+playback:
+	gemini playback
diff --git a/doPlayback.go b/doPlayback.go
index 9ece30e..e636004 100644
--- a/doPlayback.go
+++ b/doPlayback.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/chatpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -12,10 +13,24 @@ func doPlayback() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("Found %d chat topic(s) in the log.", len(me.chats.GetChats()))
+	listChats(me.chats)
+}
+
+func showChat(uuid string) {
+	chat := me.chats.FindByUuid(uuid)
+	if chat == nil {
+		log.Info("unknown uuid", uuid)
+		return
+	}
+	// Call the new, dedicated formatting function.
+	prettyFormatChat(chat)
+}
+
+func listChats(chats *chatpb.Chats) {
+	log.Infof("Found %d chat topic(s) in the log.", len(chats.GetChats()))
 	fmt.Println("-------------------------------------------------")
 
-	for _, chat := range me.chats.GetChats() {
+	for _, chat := range chats.GetChats() {
 		entryCount := len(chat.GetEntries())
 		var formattedTime string
 		if ctime := chat.GetCtime(); ctime != nil {
@@ -34,13 +49,3 @@ func doPlayback() {
 	}
 	fmt.Println("-------------------------------------------------")
 }
-
-func showChat(uuid string) {
-	chat := me.chats.FindByUuid(uuid)
-	if chat == nil {
-		log.Info("unknown uuid", uuid)
-		return
-	}
-	// Call the new, dedicated formatting function.
-	prettyFormatChat(chat)
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7d294f1..2f0b5ae 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -58,15 +58,14 @@ func main() {
 		if err != nil {
 			badExit(err)
 		}
+		verifyUuids(newChats)
+		listChats(newChats)
 		for _, newChat := range newChats.GetChats() {
 			me.chats.AppendByUuid(newChat)
 		}
+		listChats(me.chats)
 
-		// The verifyUuids function should be run on the main chats object
-		// after adding the new chats.
-		if verifyUuids(me.chats) {
-			me.chats.ConfigSave()
-		}
+		me.chats.ConfigSave()
 		okExit("")
 	}