diff --git a/ttbp/core.py b/ttbp/core.py
index 6382059..381d726 100644
--- a/ttbp/core.py
+++ b/ttbp/core.py
@@ -447,16 +447,16 @@ def toggle_nopub(filename):
     action = "unpublishing"
 
     if nopub(filename):
+        action = "publishing"
         NOPUBS.remove(filename)
+    else:
+        NOPUBS.append(filename)
         live_html = os.path.join(config.WWW, filename.split(".")[0]+".html")
         if os.path.exists(live_html):
             subprocess.call(["rm", live_html])
         live_gopher = os.path.join(config.GOPHER_PATH, filename)
         if os.path.exists(live_gopher):
             subprocess.call(["rm", live_gopher])
-    else:
-        action = "publishing"
-        NOPUBS.append(filename)
 
     nopub_file = open(config.NOPUB, 'w')
     nopub_file.write("""\
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ def toggle_nopub(filename):
     nopub_file.close()
 
     load_files()
-    write("index.html")
 
     return action
 
diff --git a/ttbp/gopher.py b/ttbp/gopher.py
index 37c7129..00cfffd 100644
--- a/ttbp/gopher.py
+++ b/ttbp/gopher.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ entries:
 def select_gopher():
     return util.input_yn(GOPHER_PROMPT)
 
-
 def publish_gopher(gopher_path, entry_filenames):
     """This function (re)generates a user's list of feels posts in their gopher
     directory and their gophermap."""
@@ -103,8 +102,8 @@ def setup_gopher(gopher_path):
         print("\n\tERROR: gopher path is already set up. quitting so we don't overwrite anything.")
         return
 
-    #os.makedirs(ttbp_gopher)
-
     gopher_entries = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~/.ttbp"), "gopher")
-    os.makedirs(gopher_entries)
+    if not os.path.isdir(gopher_entries):
+        os.makedirs(gopher_entries)
+
     subprocess.call(["ln", "-s", gopher_entries, ttbp_gopher])
diff --git a/ttbp/ttbp.py b/ttbp/ttbp.py
index bb7ba51..7f52bc3 100644
--- a/ttbp/ttbp.py
+++ b/ttbp/ttbp.py
@@ -826,6 +826,10 @@ def set_nopubs(metas, user, prompt):
         action = core.toggle_nopub(target)
         redraw(prompt)
 
+        core.write("index.html")
+        if SETTINGS["gopher"]:
+            gopher.publish_gopher('feels', core.get_files())
+
         return set_nopubs(metas, user, prompt)
 
     else:
@@ -1140,6 +1144,9 @@ def update_gopher():
     # there is demand for this to be configurable we can expose that.
     if SETTINGS.get("gopher"):
         gopher.setup_gopher('feels')
+        gopher.publish_gopher("feels", core.get_files())
+    else:
+        subprocess.call(["rm", config.GOPHER_PATH])
     redraw("gopher publishing set to {gopher}".format(gopher=SETTINGS.get("gopher")))
 
 ##### PATCHING UTILITIES