diff --git a/src/bin/ent/main.rs b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
index 9c31c60..187d067 100644
--- a/src/bin/ent/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ enum Commands {
     Show { issue_id: String },
 
     /// Modify the state of an issue
-    State {
-        issue_id: String,
-        new_state: Option<State>,
-    },
+    State { issue_id: String, new_state: Option<State> },
 }
 
 fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@ fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<(
                 println!("{} {} ({:?})", uuid, issue.title(), issue.state);
             }
         }
-
         Commands::New {
             description: Some(description),
         } => {
@@ -58,54 +54,45 @@ fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<(
             issue.set_description(description)?;
             println!("created new issue '{}'", issue.title());
         }
-
         Commands::New { description: None } => {
             let mut issue = entomologist::issue::Issue::new(issues_dir)?;
             issue.edit_description()?;
             println!("created new issue '{}'", issue.title());
         }
-
         Commands::Edit { issue_id } => {
-            let mut issues =
-                entomologist::issues::Issues::new_from_dir(std::path::Path::new(issues_dir))?;
-            match issues.get_mut_issue(issue_id) {
-                Some(issue) => {
-                    issue.edit_description()?;
-                }
-                None => {
-                    return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("issue {} not found", issue_id));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        Commands::Show { issue_id } => {
-            let issues =
-                entomologist::issues::Issues::new_from_dir(std::path::Path::new(issues_dir))?;
-            match issues.get_issue(issue_id) {
-                Some(issue) => {
-                    println!("issue {}", issue_id);
-                    println!("state: {:?}", issue.state);
-                    if let Some(dependencies) = &issue.dependencies {
-                        println!("dependencies: {:?}", dependencies);
-                    }
-                    println!("");
-                    println!("{}", issue.description);
-                }
-                None => {
-                    return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("issue {} not found", issue_id));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        Commands::State {
-            issue_id,
-            new_state,
-        } => {
             let mut issues =
                 entomologist::issues::Issues::new_from_dir(std::path::Path::new(issues_dir))?;
             match issues.issues.get_mut(issue_id) {
                 Some(issue) => {
-                    let current_state = issue.state.clone();
+                    issue.edit_description()?;
+                }
+                None => {
+                    println!("issue {} not found", issue_id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Commands::Show { issue_id } => {
+            let issues =
+                entomologist::issues::Issues::new_from_dir(std::path::Path::new(issues_dir))?;
+            match issues.issues.get(issue_id) {
+                Some(issue) => {
+                    println!("issue {}", issue_id);
+                    println!("state {:?}", issue.state);
+                    println!("");
+                    println!("{}", issue.description);
+                }
+                None => {
+                    println!("issue {} not found", issue_id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Commands::State { issue_id, new_state } => {
+            let mut issues =
+                entomologist::issues::Issues::new_from_dir(std::path::Path::new(issues_dir))?;
+            match issues.issues.get_mut(issue_id) {
+                Some(issue) => {
+                   let current_state = issue.state.clone();
+
                     match new_state {
                         Some(s) => {
                             issue.set_state(s.clone())?;
@@ -117,9 +104,10 @@ fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<(
                             println!("state: {}", current_state);
                         }
                     }
+                   
                 }
                 None => {
-                    return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("issue {} not found", issue_id));
+                    println!("issue {} not found", issue_id);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/issues.rs b/src/issues.rs
index 2e40930..a900ed6 100644
--- a/src/issues.rs
+++ b/src/issues.rs
@@ -35,14 +35,6 @@ 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)?;