diff --git a/src/issue.rs b/src/issue.rs
index e129dff..bc3d959 100644
--- a/src/issue.rs
+++ b/src/issue.rs
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ impl Issue {
             }
         }
 
-        let Some(description) = description else {
+        if description == None {
             return Err(IssueError::IssueParseError);
-        };
+        }
 
         // parse the issue ID from the directory name
         let id = if let Some(parsed_id) = match dir.file_name() {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl Issue {
             state: state,
             dependencies,
             assignee,
-            description,
+            description: description.unwrap(),
             comments,
             dir: std::path::PathBuf::from(dir),
         })
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ impl Issue {
             "edit description of issue {}",
             description_filename
                 .parent()
-                .ok_or(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound))?
+                .unwrap()
                 .file_name()
-                .ok_or(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound))?
+                .unwrap()
                 .to_string_lossy(),
         ))?;
         Ok(())
@@ -293,10 +293,7 @@ impl Issue {
         write!(state_file, "{}", new_state)?;
         self.commit(&format!(
             "change state of issue {}, {} -> {}",
-            self.dir
-                .file_name()
-                .ok_or(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound))?
-                .to_string_lossy(),
+            self.dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy(),
             old_state,
             new_state,
         ))?;
@@ -326,10 +323,7 @@ impl Issue {
         self.done_time = Some(done_time.clone());
         self.commit(&format!(
             "set done-time of issue {} to {}",
-            self.dir
-                .file_name()
-                .ok_or(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound))?
-                .to_string_lossy(),
+            self.dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy(),
             done_time,
         ))?;
         Ok(())
@@ -347,10 +341,7 @@ impl Issue {
         write!(assignee_file, "{}", new_assignee)?;
         self.commit(&format!(
             "change assignee of issue {}, {} -> {}",
-            self.dir
-                .file_name()
-                .ok_or(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound))?
-                .to_string_lossy(),
+            self.dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy(),
             old_assignee,
             new_assignee,
         ))?;
@@ -367,10 +358,7 @@ impl Issue {
         self.tags.sort();
         self.commit_tags(&format!(
             "issue {} add tag {}",
-            self.dir
-                .file_name()
-                .ok_or(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound))?
-                .to_string_lossy(),
+            self.dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy(),
             tag
         ))?;
         Ok(())
@@ -385,10 +373,7 @@ impl Issue {
         self.tags.remove(index);
         self.commit_tags(&format!(
             "issue {} remove tag {}",
-            self.dir
-                .file_name()
-                .ok_or(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound))?
-                .to_string_lossy(),
+            self.dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy(),
             tag
         ))?;
         Ok(())
@@ -447,8 +432,8 @@ impl Issue {
             .spawn()?
             .wait_with_output()?;
         if !result.status.success() {
-            println!("stdout: {}", &String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stdout));
-            println!("stderr: {}", &String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stderr));
+            println!("stdout: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stdout).unwrap());
+            println!("stderr: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stderr).unwrap());
             return Err(IssueError::EditorError);
         }
         if !description_filename.exists() || description_filename.metadata()?.len() == 0 {
diff --git a/src/issues.rs b/src/issues.rs
index fe5728c..709a79d 100644
--- a/src/issues.rs
+++ b/src/issues.rs
@@ -56,19 +56,8 @@ impl Issues {
         for direntry in dir.read_dir()? {
             if let Ok(direntry) = direntry {
                 if direntry.metadata()?.is_dir() {
-                    match crate::issue::Issue::new_from_dir(direntry.path().as_path()) {
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            println!(
-                                "failed to parse issue {}, skipping",
-                                direntry.file_name().to_string_lossy()
-                            );
-                            println!("ignoring error: {:?}", e);
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        Ok(issue) => {
-                            issues.add_issue(issue);
-                        }
-                    }
+                    let issue = crate::issue::Issue::new_from_dir(direntry.path().as_path())?;
+                    issues.add_issue(issue);
                 } else if direntry.file_name() == "config.toml" {
                     issues.parse_config(direntry.path().as_path())?;
                 } else {