diff --git a/src/cli/edit.go b/src/cli/edit.go
index 8711694..a4ae86f 100644
--- a/src/cli/edit.go
+++ b/src/cli/edit.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func editNote(baseNote []string) ([]string, bool) {
 		note = append(note, scanner.Text())
 	}
 
-	// close the tempFile
+	// close tempFile
 	tempFile.Close()
 
 	// return the edited note if it is different from baseNote
diff --git a/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go b/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
index 59874dd..d240d65 100644
--- a/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
+++ b/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func input(prompt string) string {
 	fmt.Print("\n" + prompt + " ")
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 	userInput, _ := reader.ReadString('\n')
-	return strings.TrimRight(userInput, "\n ") // remove trailing newlines and spaces
+	return strings.TrimRight(userInput, "\n\r ") // remove trailing newlines, carriage returns, and spaces
 }
 
 // inputHidden prompts the user for input and returns the input as a string, hiding the input from the terminal