diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5979905..eb572ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-all:
+all: goimports
 	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
 	@echo go vet: this go library package builds okay
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
 
-redomod: clean
-	GO111MODULE= go mod init
-	GO111MODULE= go mod tidy
-
 clean:
 	rm -f go.*
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index 377ebb1..56c5b23 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -41,21 +42,25 @@ func (r *RepoList) ScanRepositories() (int, string) {
 }
 
 func (r *RepoRow) NewScan() int {
+	return r.NewScan2(r.pb)
+}
+
+func (r *RepoRow) NewScan2(pb *gitpb.Repo) int {
 	var changed int = 0
 	if r.Status == nil {
 		log.Log(REPOWARN, "repo.Status = nil. not initialized for some reason")
 		return changed
 	}
+	if pb == nil {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "NewScan() pb = nil")
+		return changed
+	}
 
 	// run the repostatus update
 	r.Status.Update()
 
 	if r.lastTag != nil {
-		if r.pb != nil {
-			r.lastTag.SetLabel(r.pb.GetLastTag())
-		} else {
-			log.Info("r.pb was nil")
-		}
+		r.lastTag.SetLabel(pb.GetLastTag())
 	}
 
 	if r.masterVersion == nil {
@@ -64,9 +69,9 @@ func (r *RepoRow) NewScan() int {
 	if r.pb == nil {
 		panic("what the fuck pb")
 	}
-	r.masterVersion.SetLabel(r.pb.GetMasterVersion())
-	r.develVersion.SetLabel(r.pb.GetDevelVersion())
-	r.userVersion.SetLabel(r.pb.GetUserVersion())
+	r.masterVersion.SetLabel(pb.GetMasterVersion())
+	r.develVersion.SetLabel(pb.GetDevelVersion())
+	r.userVersion.SetLabel(pb.GetUserVersion())
 	r.gitState.SetLabel(r.Status.GitState())
 	r.currentName.SetLabel(r.Status.GetCurrentBranchName())
 	r.currentVersion.SetLabel(r.Status.GetCurrentBranchVersion())