diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 226a399..ea550fa
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@
         if not os.path.exists(project_dir):
             os.makedirs(project_dir)
 
+        # useful for contacting people when I find problems in the repo
+        try:
+            with open('git_url_to_email.json') as fh:
+                self.git_url_to_email_map = json.load(fh)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            self.git_url_to_email_map = {}
+
         self.projects = []
         filler = False
         filler_id = 0
@@ -61,7 +68,12 @@
                     filler_id = 0  # first project is always fill
                 filler = True
 
-            project = Project(index, git_url, project_dir, fill=filler, fill_id=filler_id)
+            try:
+                email = self.git_url_to_email_map[git_url]
+            except KeyError:
+                email = 'none'
+
+            project = Project(index, git_url, email, args, project_dir, fill=filler, fill_id=filler_id)
 
             # clone git repos locally & gds artifacts from action build
             if args.clone_all:
@@ -85,6 +97,8 @@
             # fill projects will load from the fill project's directory
             project.load_yaml()
 
+            logging.info(project)
+
             if args.harden:
                 if filler is False:
                     project.harden()
@@ -119,8 +133,10 @@
 
 class Project():
 
-    def __init__(self, index, git_url, project_dir, fill, fill_id=0):
+    def __init__(self, index, git_url, email, args, project_dir, fill, fill_id=0):
         self.git_url = git_url
+        self.args = args
+        self.email = email
         self.index = index
         self.fill = fill
         self.project_dir = project_dir
@@ -255,7 +271,7 @@
                 exit(1)
         else:
             logging.info("clone")
-            git.Repo.clone_from(self.git_url, self.local_dir, recursive=True)
+            git.Repo.clone_from(self.git_url, self.local_dir)
 
     def pull(self):
         repo = git.Repo(self.local_dir)
@@ -294,7 +310,10 @@
         os.chdir(cwd)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return f"[{self.index:03} : {self.git_url}]"
+        if self.args.log_email:
+            return f"[{self.index:03} : {self.email} : {self.git_url}]"
+        else:
+            return f"[{self.index:03} : {self.git_url}]"
 
     def fetch_gds(self):
         install_artifacts(self.git_url, self.local_dir)
@@ -736,6 +755,7 @@
     parser.add_argument('--limit-num-projects', help='only configure for the first n projects', type=int, default=DEFAULT_NUM_PROJECTS)
     parser.add_argument('--test', help='use test projects', action='store_const', const=True)
     parser.add_argument('--debug', help="debug logging", action="store_const", dest="loglevel", const=logging.DEBUG, default=logging.INFO)
+    parser.add_argument('--log-email', help="print persons email in messages", action="store_const", const=True)
     parser.add_argument('--update-image', help="update the image", action="store_const", const=True)
     parser.add_argument('--dump-json', help="dump json of all project data to given file")
     parser.add_argument('--dump-markdown', help="dump markdown of all project data to given file")
diff --git a/update_urls.py b/update_urls.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 5e49687..56cb27d
--- a/update_urls.py
+++ b/update_urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-import stripe, os
+import stripe, os, json
 stripe.api_key = os.environ['STRIPE_TOKEN']
 start_id = "cs_live_b1yJQBXmWxKQKPL4z8P6FDeKvRTW05KOIG8ZBkvod2YRCe5vkxFybIHttA"
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 open_date = datetime(2022, 11, 8)
 start_id = None
 after_open_date = True
-
+git_url_to_email_map = {}
 while after_open_date:
     checkouts = stripe.checkout.Session.list(limit=10, starting_after=start_id)
 
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 
         if checkout['payment_status'] == 'paid':
             if 'github' in checkout['metadata']:
-                print(f"{created} : {checkout['metadata']['github']}")
-                git_urls.append(checkout['metadata']['github'])
-
+                git_url = checkout['metadata']['github']
+                print(f"{created} : {git_url}")
+                git_urls.append(git_url)
+                git_url_to_email_map[git_url] = checkout['customer_details']['email']
         # pagination
         start_id = checkout['id']
     
@@ -38,4 +39,7 @@
 
     fh.write("    ]\n")
 
+with open('git_url_to_email.json', 'w') as fh:
+    fh.write(json.dumps(git_url_to_email_map))
+
 print(f"created project_urls.py with {len(git_urls)} projects")