diff --git a/cmd/mgfetch/mgfetch.go b/cmd/mgfetch/mgfetch.go
index 0837b1d..1e6afd6 100644
--- a/cmd/mgfetch/mgfetch.go
+++ b/cmd/mgfetch/mgfetch.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	git "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
@@ -12,12 +13,16 @@ import (
 type Repo git.Repository
 
 func main() {
-	year := time.Now().Year() - 1
+	year := time.Now().Year()
 	authors := []string{"Groot"}
 	mr, err := commits.GetMRRepos()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	if len(mr) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("found no repos!")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 	gfreq, err := mr.FrequencyChan(year, authors)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/commits/chancommits.go b/commits/chancommits.go
index e829d59..51b1aeb 100644
--- a/commits/chancommits.go
+++ b/commits/chancommits.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func (paths RepoSet) FrequencyChan(year int, authors []string) (types.Freq, erro
 	for _, p := range paths {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(path string) {
+			defer wg.Done()
 			repo, err := OpenRepo(path)
 			if err != nil {
 				return
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ func (paths RepoSet) FrequencyChan(year int, authors []string) (types.Freq, erro
 			for c := range cc {
 				outChan <- c
 			}
-			wg.Done()
 		}(p)
 	}
 	go func() {