diff --git a/src/bin/ent/main.rs b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
index 6a3c9f0..187d067 100644
--- a/src/bin/ent/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ enum Commands {
     Show { issue_id: String },
 
     /// Modify the state of an issue
-    State { issue_id: String, new_state: State },
+    State { issue_id: String, new_state: Option<State> },
 }
 
 fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -91,9 +91,20 @@ fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<(
                 entomologist::issues::Issues::new_from_dir(std::path::Path::new(issues_dir))?;
             match issues.issues.get_mut(issue_id) {
                 Some(issue) => {
-                   let old_state = issue.state.clone();
-                   issue.set_state(new_state.clone())?;
-                   println!("issue {}: state {} -> {}", issue_id, old_state, new_state);
+                   let current_state = issue.state.clone();
+
+                    match new_state {
+                        Some(s) => {
+                            issue.set_state(s.clone())?;
+                            println!("issue: {}", issue_id);
+                            println!("state: {} -> {}", current_state, s);
+                        }
+                        None => {
+                            println!("issue: {}", issue_id);
+                            println!("state: {}", current_state);
+                        }
+                    }
+                   
                 }
                 None => {
                     println!("issue {} not found", issue_id);