diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 075b026..debea4f 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
@@ -191,7 +192,16 @@ func (rl *RepoList) MakeGoWork() error {
 	fmt.Fprintln(f, "go 1.21.4") // fix this
 	fmt.Fprintln(f, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(f, "use (")
-	for _, repo := range rl.allrepos {
+
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(rl.allrepos))
+
+	for k := range rl.allrepos {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		repo := rl.allrepos[k]
 		if repo.Status.GoPath() == "" {
 			// skip repos that aren't go
 			// todo: handle non-flat repos?
@@ -200,8 +210,8 @@ func (rl *RepoList) MakeGoWork() error {
 		if repo.Status.Exists("go.mod") {
 			fmt.Fprintln(f, "\t"+repo.Status.GoPath())
 		} else {
-			log.Info("missing go.mod for", repo.Status.Path())
-			repo.Status.MakeRedomod()
+			log.Log(REPO, "missing go.mod for", repo.Status.Path())
+			// repo.Status.MakeRedomod()
 		}
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(f, ")")