diff --git a/src/bin/ent/main.rs b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
index b2eaee2..83ebb7f 100644
--- a/src/bin/ent/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<(
         Commands::Edit { issue_id } => {
             let mut issues =
                 entomologist::issues::Issues::new_from_dir(std::path::Path::new(issues_dir))?;
-            match issues.issues.get_mut(issue_id) {
+            match issues.get_mut_issue(issue_id) {
                 Some(issue) => {
                     issue.edit_description()?;
                 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<(
         Commands::Show { issue_id } => {
             let issues =
                 entomologist::issues::Issues::new_from_dir(std::path::Path::new(issues_dir))?;
-            match issues.issues.get(issue_id) {
+            match issues.get_issue(issue_id) {
                 Some(issue) => {
                     println!("issue {}", issue_id);
                     println!("state: {:?}", issue.state);
diff --git a/src/issues.rs b/src/issues.rs
index a900ed6..2e40930 100644
--- a/src/issues.rs
+++ b/src/issues.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ impl Issues {
         self.issues.insert(uuid, issue);
     }
 
+    pub fn get_issue(&self, issue_id: &str) -> Option<&crate::issue::Issue> {
+        self.issues.get(issue_id)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_mut_issue(&mut self, issue_id: &str) -> Option<&mut crate::issue::Issue> {
+        self.issues.get_mut(issue_id)
+    }
+
     fn parse_config(&mut self, config_path: &std::path::Path) -> Result<(), ReadIssuesError> {
         let config_contents = std::fs::read_to_string(config_path)?;
         let config: Config = toml::from_str(&config_contents)?;