diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 8b88913..520d12b 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -59,13 +59,18 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) IsPrimitive() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) IsProtobuf() (bool, []string, error) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsProtobuf() (bool, []string, []string, error) {
 	log.Info("are there .proto files in:", rs.Path())
-	all, err := ScanForProtobuf(rs.Path())
+	all, compiled, err := ScanForProtobuf(rs.Path())
+	var found bool = false
 	for i, s := range all {
 		log.Info("found i, s:", i, s)
+		found = true
 	}
-	return false, all, err
+	for i, s := range compiled {
+		log.Info("found compiled i, s:", i, s)
+	}
+	return found, all, compiled, err
 }
 
 // returns the filesystem path to the repo
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index d4d48de..19872a6 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -471,8 +471,9 @@ func ScanGitDirectories(srcDir string) []string {
 	return all
 }
 
-func ScanForProtobuf(srcDir string) ([]string, error) {
+func ScanForProtobuf(srcDir string) ([]string, []string, error) {
 	var protofiles []string
+	var compiled []string
 	err := filepath.Walk(srcDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Log(REPOWARN, "Error accessing path:", path, err)
@@ -484,8 +485,12 @@ func ScanForProtobuf(srcDir string) ([]string, error) {
 			protofiles = append(protofiles, path)
 		}
 
+		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".pb.go") {
+			compiled = append(compiled, path)
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	return protofiles, err
+	return protofiles, compiled, err
 }