diff --git a/src/cli/edit.go b/src/cli/edit.go
index ea600a6..26ca406 100644
--- a/src/cli/edit.go
+++ b/src/cli/edit.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func GenUpdate(targetLocation string, hideSecrets bool) {
 func editNote(baseNote []string) ([]string, bool) {
 	tempFile := backend.CreateTempFile()
 	defer os.Remove(tempFile.Name())
-	editor := backend.ReadConfig([]string{"textEditor"}, "")[0]
+	editor := backend.ParseConfig([]string{"textEditor"}, "")[0]
 
 	// write baseNote to tempFile (if it is not empty)
 	if len(baseNote) > 0 {
diff --git a/src/cli/init.go b/src/cli/init.go
index a74ff35..d5d7b99 100644
--- a/src/cli/init.go
+++ b/src/cli/init.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 )
 
-// TempInitCli initializes the MUTN environment based on user input
+// TempInitCli initializes the MUTN environment based on user input (will be replaced with a TUI menu)
 func TempInitCli() {
 	// gpgID
 	var gpgID string
@@ -39,17 +39,22 @@ func TempInitCli() {
 		sshKey := input("SSH private identity file path:") // TODO implement generator and selector
 		sshKeyProtected := inputBinary("Is the identity file password-protected?")
 
-		// write config file
-		backend.TempInit(map[string]string{"textEditor": textEditor, "gpgID": gpgID, "sshUser": sshUser, "sshIP": sshIP, "sshPort": sshPort, "sshKey": sshKey, "sshKeyProtected": strconv.FormatBool(sshKeyProtected), "sshEntryRoot": "null", "sshIsWindows": "null"}, false)
+		// initialize libmutton directories
+		backend.DirInit(false)
 
-		// generate device ID
+		// write config file (temporarily assigns sshEntryRoot and sshIsWindows to null to pass initial device ID registration)
+		backend.WriteConfig(map[string]string{"textEditor": textEditor, "gpgID": gpgID, "sshUser": sshUser, "sshIP": sshIP, "sshPort": sshPort, "sshKey": sshKey, "sshKeyProtected": strconv.FormatBool(sshKeyProtected), "sshEntryRoot": "null", "sshIsWindows": "null"}, false)
+
+		// generate and register device ID
 		sshEntryRoot, sshIsWindows := sync.DeviceIDGen()
 
-		// update config file with sshEntryRoot and sshIsWindows TODO append to existing config file
-		backend.TempInit(map[string]string{"textEditor": textEditor, "gpgID": gpgID, "sshUser": sshUser, "sshIP": sshIP, "sshPort": sshPort, "sshKey": sshKey, "sshKeyProtected": strconv.FormatBool(sshKeyProtected), "sshEntryRoot": sshEntryRoot, "sshIsWindows": sshIsWindows}, true)
+		// update config file with sshEntryRoot and sshIsWindows
+		backend.WriteConfig(map[string]string{"sshEntryRoot": sshEntryRoot, "sshIsWindows": sshIsWindows}, true)
 	} else {
-		// write config file
-		backend.TempInit(map[string]string{"textEditor": textEditor, "gpgID": gpgID}, false)
-	}
+		// initialize libmutton directories
+		backend.DirInit(false)
 
+		// write config file
+		backend.WriteConfig(map[string]string{"textEditor": textEditor, "gpgID": gpgID}, false)
+	}
 }