diff --git a/bin/git_tools b/bin/git_tools
index aff4f5e..988c901 100755
--- a/bin/git_tools
+++ b/bin/git_tools
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@ function init_github_vars {
 # set the PROJECT_FULLNAME github slug from git config --get remote.origin.url
 # based on whther its https or ssh git
 function project_fullname_from_git_remote {
+  HAS_GIT="$(which git 2> /dev/null)" || true
+  if [ ! "$HAS_GIT" ];then
+    echo -e "\e[91mgit can't be located, not stable"; return 0
+  fi
+
   local remoteUrl=$(git config --get remote.origin.url)
-  if  [[ $remoteUrl == git* ]];then
+  if [[ $remoteUrl == git* ]];then
     PROJECT_FULLNAME=$(echo "$remoteUrl"  | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d. -f1)
   else
     PROJECT_FULLNAME=$(echo "$remoteUrl" | cut -d/ -f4,5 | cut -d. -f1)
diff --git a/bin/init_env b/bin/init_env
index 5a9e66c..f973229 100755
--- a/bin/init_env
+++ b/bin/init_env
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function init_db_env {
     setVar DockerDbExec "docker exec ${DOCK_DB_BUILD_NAME}"
   fi
   # if we are inside the docker builder but not in circleCI force the DB_HOST
-  if [ -f /.dockerenv ] && [ "$CI" != "true" ]; then
+  if [ -f /.dockerenv ] && [ "${CI:-}" != "true" ]; then
     setVar DB_HOST "${DOCK_DB_BUILD_NAME}"
   fi
 }
diff --git a/makefiles/Shipkit-main.make b/makefiles/Shipkit-main.make
index e06400c..23efe0d 100644
--- a/makefiles/Shipkit-main.make
+++ b/makefiles/Shipkit-main.make
@@ -97,59 +97,44 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)::
 ship-it::
 
 
-# ---- Logging ----
-# usage example : $(call log, logging message $(SomeVar));
-
-# Provides two callables, `log` and `_log`, to facilitate consistent
-# user-defined output, formatted using tput when available.
-#
-# Override TPUT_PREFIX to alter the formatting.
-TPUT        := $(shell which tput 2> /dev/null)
-TPUT_PREFIX := $(TPUT) bold;
-TPUT_SUFFIX := $(TPUT) sgr0
-TPUT_RED    := $(TPUT) setaf 1;
-TPUT_GREEN  := $(TPUT) setaf 2;
-TPUT_YELLOW := $(TPUT) setaf 3;
-TPUT_BLUE   := $(TPUT) setaf 4;
-TPUT_CYAN   := $(TPUT) setaf 6;
-cgreen      :=
-cbold       :=
-cnormal     :=
-cblue       :=
-ccyan       :=
-LOG_PREFIX  ?= ===>
-
-# if not TPUT then blank out the vars
-ifeq (,$(and $(TPUT),$(TERM)))
-TPUT_PREFIX :=
-TPUT_SUFFIX :=
-TPUT_RED    :=
-TPUT_GREEN  :=
-TPUT_YELLOW :=
-TPUT_BLUE   :=
-TPUT_CYAN   :=
-else
-cgreen      := $(shell $(TPUT_GREEN))
-cbold       := $(shell $(TPUT_PREFIX))
-cnormal     := $(shell $(TPUT_SUFFIX))
-cblue       := $(shell $(TPUT_BLUE))
-ccyan       := $(shell $(TPUT_CYAN))
-endif # end tput check
-
-define _log
-	$(TPUT_PREFIX) echo "$(if $(LOG_PREFIX),$(LOG_PREFIX) )$(1)"; $(TPUT_SUFFIX)
+# ---- Logr ----
+# usage example : $(logr) "message"
+
+LOG_PREFIX ?= --->
+
+creset=\e[0m
+#bold
+cbold=\e[1m
+#underline
+culine=\e[4m
+cgreen=\e[32m
+cblue=\e[34m
+ccyan=\e[36m
+cmagenta=\e[35m
+cred=\e[31m
+cyellow=\e[33m
+
+#bold
+cblueB=\e[1;34m
+ccyanB=\e[1;36m
+cmagentaB=\e[1;35m
+credB=\e[1;31m
+
+# print target wtih check mark
+define _finished =
+printf '$(cgreen)✔︎ $@ finished $(creset)\n'
 endef
 
-define _warn
-	$(TPUT_PREFIX) $(TPUT_YELLOW) echo "$(if $(LOG_PREFIX),$(LOG_PREFIX) )$(1)"; $(TPUT_SUFFIX)
+define logr =
+printf '$(ccyan)$(LOG_PREFIX) %s $(creset)\n'
 endef
 
-define _error
-	$(TPUT_PREFIX) $(TPUT_RED) echo "$(if $(LOG_PREFIX),$(LOG_PREFIX) )$(1)"; $(TPUT_SUFFIX)
+define logr.warn =
+printf '$(cyellow)$(LOG_PREFIX) %s $(creset)\n'
 endef
 
-define log
-	$(_log)
+define logr.error =
+printf '$(credB)$(LOG_PREFIX) %s $(creset)\n'
 endef
 
 # Provides callables `download` and `download_to`.
@@ -177,7 +162,7 @@ endef
 # $1 - the url to the tar.gz
 # $2 - where to put it
 define download_tar
-	$(call log, download and untar to $(2))
+	$(logr) "download and untar to $(2)"
 	install_dir=$(SHIPKIT_INSTALLS)/$(2)
 	mkdir -p $$install_dir
 	$(DOWNLOADER) $(DOWNLOAD_FLAGS) "$(1)" | tar zxf - -C $$install_dir --strip-components 1
@@ -187,7 +172,7 @@ endef
 # $1 - the clone url
 # $2 - where to put it
 define download_git
-	$(call log, git clone to $(SHIPKIT_INSTALLS)/$(2))
+	$(logr) "git clone to $(SHIPKIT_INSTALLS)/$(2)"
 	install_dir=$(SHIPKIT_INSTALLS)/$(2)
 	git clone $(1) $(SHIPKIT_INSTALLS)/$(2)
 endef
@@ -215,7 +200,8 @@ OS_CPU  := $(if $(findstring 64,$(OS_ARCH)),amd64,x86)
 endif
 
 test-logging-os: FORCE
-	$(call log, log OS_NAME $(OS_NAME))
-	$(call _log, _log OS_ARCH $(OS_ARCH))
-	$(call _warn, _warn OS_CPU $(OS_CPU))
-	$(call _error, sample _error $(OS_CPU))
+	$(logr) "OS_NAME $(OS_NAME)"
+	$(logr) "OS_ARCH $(OS_ARCH)"
+	$(logr.warn) "OS_CPU $(OS_CPU)"
+	$(logr.error) "error $(OS_CPU)"
+	$(_finished)
diff --git a/makefiles/docker-db.make b/makefiles/docker-db.make
index 585781c..ae5a58f 100644
--- a/makefiles/docker-db.make
+++ b/makefiles/docker-db.make
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 docker_tools := $(SHIPKIT_BIN)/docker_tools
 
 #----- DB targets -------
-.PHONY: db-start db-wait db-down
 
 ## starts the DOCK_DB_BUILD_NAME db if its not started yet
 db.start: db.create-network
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ db.pull: db.down ## pulls latest nine-db from dock9 docker hub
 
 
 #----- clean up-------
-# runs `make db-down` for sqlserver and mysql and
+# runs `make db.down` for sqlserver and mysql and
 docker.remove-all: builder-remove
-	$(MAKE) mysql db-down
-	$(MAKE) sqlserver db-down
+	$(MAKE) mysql db.down
+	$(MAKE) sqlserver db.down
diff --git a/makefiles/kubectl-config.make b/makefiles/kubectl-config.make
index 5c11679..5fed80f 100644
--- a/makefiles/kubectl-config.make
+++ b/makefiles/kubectl-config.make
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ kubectl.config: | _verify_K8_SERVER _verify_K8_USER _verify_K8_TOKEN
 	kubectl config set-credentials "$(K8_USER)" --token="$(K8_TOKEN)"
 	kubectl config set-context "ranch-dev" --user="$(K8_USER)" --cluster="ranch-dev"
 	kubectl config use-context "ranch-dev"
-	echo "$@ success"
+	$(_finished)
 
 .PHONY: kubectl.config
 
diff --git a/makefiles/secrets.make b/makefiles/secrets.make
index aaab960..856fda1 100644
--- a/makefiles/secrets.make
+++ b/makefiles/secrets.make
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ $(GIT_SECRET_SH):
 secrets.decrypt-vault: secrets.import-gpg-key $(GIT_SECRET_SH) | _verify_VAULT_URL _verify_GPG_PASS
 	[ ! -e $(VAULT_DIR) ] && git clone $(VAULT_URL) $(VAULT_DIR) || :;
 	cd build/vault && $(GIT_SECRET_SH) reveal -p "$(GPG_PASS)"
+	$(_finished)
 
 secrets.import-gpg-key: | _verify_BOT_EMAIL
 	@if [ "$(GPG_PRIVATE_KEY)"  ]; then
@@ -23,21 +24,20 @@ secrets.import-gpg-key: | _verify_BOT_EMAIL
 
 ## run this to show help for secret goals
 secrets.help:
-	echo
-	echo -e "${cbold}Git-secrets make tasks. see https://git-secret.io/ for more info on using installed version$(cnormal)\n"
-	echo -e "Targets:\n"
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.init                     $(cnormal)| initializes new project "
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.add email=jim@gmail.com  $(cnormal)| adds an authorized user key, should only be by email that matched their public key "
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.add file=secret.env      $(cnormal)| adds a file to the secrets"
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.hide                     $(cnormal)| encrypts and hides all the files in the secret list "
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.reveal                   $(cnormal)| decrytps all the files in the secret list "
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.remove file=abc.env      $(cnormal)| removes a file to the secrets"
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.remove email=...         $(cnormal)| removes an authroized user key"
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.list                     $(cnormal)| list files and authorized users"
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.clean                    $(cnormal)| removes all the hidden files"
-	echo
-	echo -e "${cbold}If using a gir repo as a vault linked the VAULT_URL variable then\n"
-	echo "$(ccyan)secrets.decrypt-vault   $(cnormal)| clone in VAULT_DIR and decrypt/reveal. bot.env here is used in other shipkit scripts"
+	printf "\n$(cmagenta)Git-secrets make tasks. see https://git-secret.io/ for more info on using installed version$(creset)\n\n"
+	printf "$(culine)Targets:\n\n$(creset)"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.init                     $(creset)| initializes new project \n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.add email=jim@gmail.com  $(creset)| adds an authorized user key, should only be by email that matched their public key \n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.add file=secret.env      $(creset)| adds a file to the secrets \n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.hide                     $(creset)| encrypts and hides all the files in the secret list \n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.reveal                   $(creset)| decrytps all the files in the secret list \n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.remove file=abc.env      $(creset)| removes a file to the secrets \n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.remove email=...         $(creset)| removes an authroized user key \n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.list                     $(creset)| list files and authorized users \n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.clean                    $(creset)| removes all the hidden files \n"
+	printf "\n"
+	printf "$(cbold)If using a git repo as a vault linked the VAULT_URL variable then\n"
+	printf "$(ccyanB)secrets.decrypt-vault   $(creset)| clone in VAULT_DIR and decrypt/reveal. bot.env here is used in other shipkit scripts\n\n"
 
 # Shows the git-secret version
 secrets.show-version: $(GIT_SECRET_SH)
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/log/Makefile b/tests/fixtures/log/Makefile
index e6aa56f..772f4e1 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/log/Makefile
+++ b/tests/fixtures/log/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include Shipkit.make
 
 test1:
-	$(call log,the test1 target)
+	$(logr) "the test1 target"
 
 test2:
-	$(call _log,the test2 target)
+	$(logr) "the test2 target"
diff --git a/tests/log.bats b/tests/log.bats
index 87b5075..3ec487e 100644
--- a/tests/log.bats
+++ b/tests/log.bats
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ teardown() {
   __debug "${status}" "${output}" "${lines[@]}"
 
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  [ "$(cat -vet <(echo $output))" == "^[[1m===> the test1 target ^[(B^[[m$" ]
 }
 
 @test 'log callable produces sensible output without TERM' {
@@ -25,5 +24,4 @@ teardown() {
   __debug "${status}" "${output}" "${lines[@]}"
 
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  [ "$(cat -vet <(echo ${lines[0]}))" == "===> the test1 target$" ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_helper.bash b/tests/test_helper.bash
index a4b9b0b..b93b35f 100644
--- a/tests/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/test_helper.bash
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ fixtures() {
 }
 
 echo_test_name() {
-  echo "# Test $(basename ${BATS_TEST_FILENAME})" >&3
+  clr_blue='\e[34m'
+  echo -e "# ${clr_blue}Test $(basename ${BATS_TEST_FILENAME})" >&3
 }
 
 __debug() {