diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index 670c967..7776aec 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -127,13 +127,52 @@ func Clone(wdir string, path string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	switch path {
+	case "golang.org/x/crypto":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/crypto"
+	case "golang.org/x/mod":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/mod"
+	case "golang.org/x/net":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/net"
+	case "golang.org/x/sys":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/sys"
+	case "golang.org/x/sync":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/sync"
+	case "golang.org/x/term":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/term"
+	case "golang.org/x/text":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/text"
+	case "golang.org/x/tools":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/tools"
+	case "golang.org/x/xerrors":
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/xerrors"
+	}
+
 	shell.RunPath(fulldir, []string{"git", "clone", "http://" + path})
 	if IsDirectory(fullpath) {
 		// clone worked
 		return nil
 	}
 	var url string
+	// TODO: attempt to work around things like:
+	// go get golang.org/x/term
+	// is now supposed to be:
+	// git clone https://go.googlesource.com/term
 	// if url, err = findGoImport("http://" + path); err != nil {
+	if path == "golang.org/x/term" {
+		log.Warn("IMPLEMENT git clone hack here. path =", path)
+		log.Warn("IMPLEMENT git clone hack here. path =", path)
+		path = "go.googlesource.com/term"
+		log.Warn("IMPLEMENT git clone hack here. new path =", path)
+		log.Warn("IMPLEMENT git clone hack here. new path =", path)
+		shell.RunPath(fulldir, []string{"git", "clone", "http://" + path})
+		if IsDirectory(fullpath) {
+			// clone worked
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// this creates a valid URL for git clone
 	if url, err = runGoList(path); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}