1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/readonly.go b/readonly.go
index 27e23ee..9d0c1e9 100644
--- a/readonly.go
+++ b/readonly.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package forgepb
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
 
 func (all *Repos) UpdateGoPath(name string, gopath string) bool {
 	oldr := all.DeleteByPath(name)
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ func (all *Repos) IsReadOnly(gopath string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if match == nil {
+		// log.Info("did not match in IsReadOnly()", gopath)
+		return true
+	}
+
 	// take the settings from the directory match
 	if match.Writable {
 		return false
@@ -63,6 +70,9 @@ func (all *Repos) IsReadOnly(gopath string) bool {
 func (all *Repos) IsPrivate(gopath string) bool {
 	var match *Repo
 
+	// sort by path means the simple 'match' logic
+	// here works in the sense the last directory match
+	// is the one that is used
 	loop := all.SortByPath() // get the list of repos
 	for loop.Scan() {
 		r := loop.Repo()
@@ -81,11 +91,11 @@ func (all *Repos) IsPrivate(gopath string) bool {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	if match.Private {
-		return true
+	if match == nil {
+		// log.Info("did not match in IsPrivate()", gopath)
+		return false
 	}
 
 	// otherwise, assume not private
-	return true
+	return match.Private
 }