diff --git a/libmuttonserver.go b/libmuttonserver.go
index eff79f8..21e27d2 100644
--- a/libmuttonserver.go
+++ b/libmuttonserver.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 		// stdin[0] is evaluated after fallthrough
 		// stdin[1] is expected to be the OLD incomplete target location with "\x1d" representing path separators - always pass in UNIX format
 		// stdin[2] is expected to be the NEW incomplete target location with "\x1d" representing path separators - always pass in UNIX format
-		sync.Rename(strings.ReplaceAll(stdin[1], "\x1d", "/"), strings.ReplaceAll(stdin[2], "\x1d", "/"), true)
+		sync.RenameLocal(strings.ReplaceAll(stdin[1], "\x1d", "/"), strings.ReplaceAll(stdin[2], "\x1d", "/"))
 		fallthrough // fallthrough to add the old entry to the deletions directory
 	case "shear":
 		// shear an entry from the server and add it to the deletions directory
diff --git a/src/cli/edit.go b/src/cli/edit.go
index 69328e9..f149b6e 100644
--- a/src/cli/edit.go
+++ b/src/cli/edit.go
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// RenameCli renames an entry at oldLocation to a new location (user input) on both the client and the server
+// RenameCli renames an entry at oldLocationIncomplete to a new location (user input) on both the client and the server
 func RenameCli(oldLocationIncomplete string) {
 	// prompt user for new location and rename
 	newLocationIncomplete := input("New location:")
-	sync.Rename(oldLocationIncomplete, newLocationIncomplete, false)
+	sync.RenameRemoteFromClient(oldLocationIncomplete, newLocationIncomplete)
 
-	// exit is done from sync.Rename
+	// exit is done from sync.RenameRemoteFromClient
 }
 
 // EditEntryField edits a field of an entry at targetLocation (user input)