diff --git a/libmuttonserver.go b/libmuttonserver.go
index f179c94..c653fab 100644
--- a/libmuttonserver.go
+++ b/libmuttonserver.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ func main() {
 		// shear an entry from the server and add it to the deletions directory
 		deviceIDTargetLocation := strings.Split(args[2], "\x1d")
 		targetLocationIncomplete := strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(deviceIDTargetLocation[1], "\x1f", " "), "\x1e", backend.PathSeparator)
-		sync.Shear(targetLocationIncomplete, deviceIDTargetLocation[0])
+		sync.ShearLocal(targetLocationIncomplete, deviceIDTargetLocation[0])
 	case "addfolder":
 		// add a new folder to the server
-		sync.AddFolder(strings.ReplaceAll(args[2], "\x1f", " "), true)
+		sync.AddFolderLocal(strings.ReplaceAll(args[2], "\x1f", " "))
 	case "register":
 		// register a new device ID
 		os.Create(backend.ConfigDir + backend.PathSeparator + "devices" + backend.PathSeparator + args[2])
diff --git a/mutn.go b/mutn.go
index dc7ecae..0f05f07 100644
--- a/mutn.go
+++ b/mutn.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 					case "add":
 						cli.AddEntry(targetLocation, true, 0)
 					case "shear":
-						sync.Shear(args[1], "") // pass the incomplete path for cleaner formatting in server deletions directory
+						sync.ShearRemoteFromClient(args[1]) // pass the incomplete path as the server and all clients (reading from the deletions directory) will have a different home directory
 					default:
 						cli.HelpMain()
 					}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func main() {
 					case "note", "-n":
 						cli.AddEntry(targetLocation, true, 2)
 					case "folder", "-f":
-						sync.AddFolder(args[1], false)
+						sync.AddFolderRemoteFromClient(args[1]) // pass the incomplete path as the server will have a different home directory
 					default:
 						cli.HelpAdd()
 					}