diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index f51d74d..6e05316 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutUser() bool {
 		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
 		return false
 	}
-	if ! rs.BranchExists(bName) {
+	if !rs.BranchExists(bName) {
 		return false
 	}
 	cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", bName}
diff --git a/gitConfig.go b/gitConfig.go
index abfc72a..b2c2af9 100644
--- a/gitConfig.go
+++ b/gitConfig.go
@@ -281,5 +281,14 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) BranchExists(branch string) bool {
 		log.Log(REPOWARN, rs.Path(), "found branch", branch, hash)
 		return true
 	}
+	for i, t := range rs.Tags.tags {
+		base := filepath.Base(t.tag.String())
+		if base == branch {
+			log.Info("found tag:", i, t.tag.String())
+			return true
+		}
+		log.Info("not tag:", i, t.tag.String())
+	}
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, rs.Path(), "did not find branch", branch)
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/goList.go b/goList.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b49ecd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/goList.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// go list -json -m go.wit.com/apps/go-clone@latest
+
+// go list -json -m go.wit.com/apps/go-clone@latest
+// {
+// 	"Path": "go.wit.com/apps/go-clone",
+// 	"Version": "v0.0.6",
+// 	"Query": "latest",
+// 	"Time": "2024-03-10T04:12:15Z",
+// 	"GoMod": "/home/jcarr/go/pkg/mod/cache/download/go.wit.com/apps/go-clone/@v/v0.0.6.mod",
+// 	"GoVersion": "1.22.0"
+// }
+
+func runGoList(url string) (string, error) {
+	r := shell.RunPath("", []string{"go", "list", "-json", "-m", url + "@latest"})
+	log.Info("runGoList() r.Output =", r.Output)
+	var modInfo any
+	err := json.Unmarshal(r.Output, &modInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("runGoList() json.Unmarshal() error =", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	log.Spew(modInfo)
+	return "", errors.New("todo: parse json")
+}
diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index b523c44..670c967 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ func Clone(wdir string, path string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	var url string
-	if url, err = findGoImport("http://" + path); err != nil {
+	// if url, err = findGoImport("http://" + path); err != nil {
+	if url, err = runGoList(path); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	log.Info("URL:", url)