diff --git a/src/bin/ent/main.rs b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
index 0498a08..d26dc3c 100644
--- a/src/bin/ent/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/ent/main.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ fn handle_command(args: &Args, issues_dir: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<(
                 println!("{} {} ({:?})", uuid, issue.title(), issue.state);
             }
         }
-
         Commands::New {
             description: Some(description),
         } => {
@@ -51,41 +50,35 @@ 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) {
+            match issues.issues.get_mut(issue_id) {
                 Some(issue) => {
                     issue.edit_description()?;
                 }
                 None => {
-                    return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("issue {} not found", issue_id));
+                    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.get_issue(issue_id) {
+            match issues.issues.get(issue_id) {
                 Some(issue) => {
                     println!("issue {}", issue_id);
-                    println!("state: {:?}", issue.state);
-                    if let Some(dependencies) = &issue.dependencies {
-                        println!("dependencies: {:?}", dependencies);
-                    }
+                    println!("state {:?}", issue.state);
                     println!("");
                     println!("{}", issue.description);
                 }
                 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)?;