diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2367971..ebad2d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,23 @@ VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
 # REDOMOD = $(shell if [ -e go.mod ]; then  echo go.mod; else echo no go mod; fi)
 REDOMOD = $(shell if [ -e go.sum ]; then  echo go.sum exists; else GO111MODULE= go mod init; GO111MODULE= go mod tidy; fi)
 
-PROTOGEN= $(shell if [ -e /usr/bin/protoc-gen-go ]; then  echo probably wrong protoc-gen-go exists; else echo ok; fi)
-
-PROTOGENLOCAL= $(shell if [ -e ~/go/bin/protoc-gen-go ]; then  echo ~/go/bin/protoc-gen-go exists ok; else echo build the right one with: make protogen && exit 0; fi)
+check_files:
+	@if [ -f "/usr/bin/bin/protoc-gen-go" ]; then \
+		echo "the protoc-gen-go package is old in debian sid right now"; \
+		echo "for now, remove it"; \
+		apt remote proto-gen-go \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	@if [ ! -f "../../lib/protobuf/virtbuf/droplet.pb.go" ]; then \
+		echo "you must build the protobuf files first"; \
+		echo "They should be in: ../../lib/protobuf/virtbuf/droplet.pb.go"; \
+		make -C ../../lib/protobuf/virtbuf/; \
+	fi
+	@if [ ! -f "$(HOME)/go/bin/protoc-gen-go" ]; then \
+		echo "you must build protoc-gen-go from google"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	make all
 
 all:
 	@echo
@@ -22,15 +36,6 @@ all:
 	@echo
 	@echo for now, add mirrors.wit.com to apt and run 'apt install virtigo'
 	@echo
-
-build-attempt1:
-	@echo ${PROTOGEN}
-	@echo ${PROTOGENLOCAL}
-	@if [ ! -f ~/go/bin/protc-gen-go ]; then \
-		echo "you have not build ~/go/bin/protoc-gen-go from google's repo"; \
-		echo "run 'make protogen'" \
-		exit -1; \
-	fi
 	make build
 	./virtigo --version
 	@echo build worked
diff --git a/build b/build
index 1ab3886..58ef064 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 # this is the systemd control file
 mkdir -p  files/usr/bin/
-cp ../../lib/daemons/virtigod/virtigod files/usr/bin/
+cp ../virtigoctl/virtigoctl files/usr/bin/