diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4c2a404..68760ee 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 v0.2.5-0.20250116205734-55be8a30759e
+	github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20250119002915-fb5449cf1f75
 	golang.org/x/term v0.28.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b19f0ec..6e02c85 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 v0.2.5-0.20250116205734-55be8a30759e h1:Mov+GEUtCXbrtpNzRCWaxdWhnmxYXa1IHXYMnkkXFdQ=
-github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20250116205734-55be8a30759e/go.mod h1:kn7x0901qFyX1/HBxJf287zoySZkxKRMObKigLiI5Ok=
+github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20250119002915-fb5449cf1f75 h1:vHUCzYT1ZWxaEGfF3Xhx2v2x/IQcmLqSp+46dgW4KPg=
+github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton v0.2.5-0.20250119002915-fb5449cf1f75/go.mod h1:kn7x0901qFyX1/HBxJf287zoySZkxKRMObKigLiI5Ok=
 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/src/cli/add.go b/src/cli/add.go
index af78747..28d5258 100644
--- a/src/cli/add.go
+++ b/src/cli/add.go
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ func AddEntry(targetLocation string, hideSecrets bool, entryType uint8) {
 	}
 
 	// write and preview the new entry
-	writeEntryCLI(targetLocation, unencryptedEntry, hideSecrets, false)
+	writeEntryCLI(targetLocation, unencryptedEntry, hideSecrets)
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/edit.go b/src/cli/edit.go
index 78201cb..e3f4fa3 100644
--- a/src/cli/edit.go
+++ b/src/cli/edit.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func EditEntryField(targetLocation string, hideSecrets bool, field int) {
 	}
 
 	// write and preview the modified entry
-	writeEntryCLI(targetLocation, unencryptedEntry, hideSecrets, false)
+	writeEntryCLI(targetLocation, unencryptedEntry, hideSecrets)
 }
 
 // GenUpdate generates a new password for an entry at targetLocation (user input).
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func GenUpdate(targetLocation string, hideSecrets bool) {
 	unencryptedEntry[0] = core.StringGen(inputInt("Password length:", -1), inputBinary("Generate a complex (special characters) password?"), 0.2, false)
 
 	// write and preview the modified entry
-	writeEntryCLI(targetLocation, unencryptedEntry, hideSecrets, false)
+	writeEntryCLI(targetLocation, unencryptedEntry, hideSecrets)
 }
 
 // editNote uses the user-specified text editor to edit an existing note (or create a new one if baseNote is empty).
diff --git a/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go b/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
index 39f70a1..8f09e62 100644
--- a/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
+++ b/src/cli/utilitiesMisc.go
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ func inputMenuGen(prompt string, options []string) int {
 }
 
 // writeEntryCLI writes an entry to targetLocation and previews it (errors if no data is supplied).
-func writeEntryCLI(targetLocation string, unencryptedEntry []string, hideSecrets, verifyEntryDoesNotExist bool) {
+func writeEntryCLI(targetLocation string, unencryptedEntry []string, hideSecrets bool) {
 	if core.EntryIsNotEmpty(unencryptedEntry) {
 		// write the entry to the target location
-		core.WriteEntry(targetLocation, unencryptedEntry, verifyEntryDoesNotExist)
+		core.WriteEntry(targetLocation, unencryptedEntry)
 		// preview the entry
 		fmt.Println(AnsiBold + "\nEntry Preview:" + core.AnsiReset)
 		EntryReader(unencryptedEntry, hideSecrets, true)