diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a6ca626..99852e9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.23.4
 require (
 	github.com/Trojan2021/BEAN v0.0.0-20241210230804-8f294833b514
 	github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.7.0
-	github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20241221012916-619e4220a60f
+	github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20241228200917-a4a39a3a995d
 	golang.org/x/term v0.27.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dccc877..a4e943c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 h1:WUdvkW8uEhrYfLC4ZzdpI2ztxP1I582+49Oc5Mq64VQ=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7/go.mod h1:FN3SvrM+Zdj16jyLfmOkMNblXMcoc8DfTHruCPUcx88=
 github.com/rwinkhart/convertroman v0.2.0 h1:otUm939eXT77q/Lr31mJtMwVWEw0RjEUB71gO65h9OM=
 github.com/rwinkhart/convertroman v0.2.0/go.mod h1:Af6HqvX0EIM4Y3HcnNXbbRey1dLasGB7WU0+3Cowgmw=
-github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20241221012916-619e4220a60f h1:5wWhTS6vS1ozb/j31eSLK32kK0ntAooJSlWNnvpRL2A=
-github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20241221012916-619e4220a60f/go.mod h1:PdB+cyRsd3F4Uwxx8EJCRraJTwbvvrynY9iQVr/V+Wg=
+github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20241228200917-a4a39a3a995d h1:o9fIg0X3BsGUnVQuQ7SqEDHkCCPFTZIxrrjC2sWmdxc=
+github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20241228200917-a4a39a3a995d/go.mod h1:RLpxGyaNGqMgzRf7Qo4q4sBPnUH6Rjt8B6SE5Rp8gXM=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
diff --git a/mutn.go b/mutn.go
index 904d1fb..3c116a3 100644
--- a/mutn.go
+++ b/mutn.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func main() {
 			case "clipclear":
 				core.ClipClearArgument()
 			case "sync":
-				sync.RunJob(true)
+				cli.RunJobWrapper(true)
 			case "init":
 				cli.TempInitCli()
 			case "tweak":
diff --git a/src/cli/add.go b/src/cli/add.go
index 1cf67cf..af78747 100644
--- a/src/cli/add.go
+++ b/src/cli/add.go
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ func AddEntry(targetLocation string, hideSecrets bool, entryType uint8) {
 		// determine whether to generate the password
 		var password string
 		if entryType == 0 {
-			password = inputHidden("Password:")
+			password = string(inputHidden("Password:"))
 		} else {
 			password = core.StringGen(inputInt("Password length:", -1), inputBinary("Generate a complex (special characters) password?"), 0.2, false)
 		}
 
-		totp := inputHidden("TOTP secret:")
+		totp := string(inputHidden("TOTP secret:"))
 		url := input("URL:")
 		if inputBinary("Add a note to this entry?") {
 			note, _ := editNote([]string{})
diff --git a/src/cli/edit.go b/src/cli/edit.go
index 98ef5c4..932096d 100644
--- a/src/cli/edit.go
+++ b/src/cli/edit.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ func EditEntryField(targetLocation string, hideSecrets bool, field int) {
 	// edit the field
 	switch field {
 	case 0:
-		unencryptedEntry[field] = inputHidden("Password:")
+		unencryptedEntry[field] = string(inputHidden("Password:"))
 	case 1:
 		unencryptedEntry[field] = input("Username:")
 	case 2:
-		unencryptedEntry[field] = inputHidden("TOTP secret:")
+		unencryptedEntry[field] = string(inputHidden("TOTP secret:"))
 	case 3:
 		unencryptedEntry[field] = input("URL:")
 	case 4: // edit notes fields
diff --git a/src/cli/entryReader.go b/src/cli/entryReader.go
index ebcfca1..f0914d9 100644
--- a/src/cli/entryReader.go
+++ b/src/cli/entryReader.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton/core"
-	"github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton/sync"
 )
 
 const ansiShownPassword = "\033[38;5;10m"
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func EntryReader(decryptedEntry []string, hideSecrets, syncEnabled bool) {
 	}
 
 	if syncEnabled {
-		sync.RunJob(false)
+		RunJobWrapper(false)
 	}
 
 	os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go b/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
index e6bd278..c6522b9 100644
--- a/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
+++ b/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton/core"
+	"github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton/sync"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
@@ -18,13 +19,12 @@ func input(prompt string) string {
 	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.
-func inputHidden(prompt string) string {
+// inputHidden prompts the user for input and returns the input as a byte array, hiding the input from the terminal.
+func inputHidden(prompt string) []byte {
 	fmt.Print("\n" + prompt + " ")
 	byteInput, _ := term.ReadPassword(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
-	password := string(byteInput)
 	fmt.Println()
-	return password
+	return byteInput
 }
 
 // inputInt prompts the user for input and returns the input as an integer.
@@ -82,3 +82,9 @@ func writeEntryCLI(targetLocation string, unencryptedEntry []string, hideSecrets
 func expandPathWithHome(path string) string {
 	return strings.Replace(path, "~", core.Home, 1)
 }
+
+// RunJobWrapper is a wrapper for sync.RunJob that sets the passphrase input function to inputHidden.
+func RunJobWrapper(manualSync bool) {
+	core.PassphraseInputFunction = inputHidden
+	sync.RunJob(manualSync)
+}