diff --git a/watchdog.go b/watchdog.go
index edf2358..4dddb98 100644
--- a/watchdog.go
+++ b/watchdog.go
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ func (r *RepoList) Watchdog(f func()) {
 	MyTicker(1*time.Second, "newScan()", func() {
 		i += 1
 		// check if the env var is set to autoscan
-		if os.Getenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN") != "" {
+		if os.Getenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN") != "true" {
 			if i < delay {
 				i = delay
 			}
 			// print every 'delay' seconds
 			if i%delay == 0 {
-				log.Info("Not auto scanning", i)
+				log.Info("Not auto scanning", i, "REPO_AUTO_SCAN =", os.Getenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN"))
 			}
 			return
 		}