diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 83878da..d0edbe5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     let message = String::from("assembled data");
     add_cmd::run_add_cmd(&files, &message)?;
 
+    // todo: check permissions
+
     // remove one of the files
     fs::remove_file(&test1_path)?;
     // change one of the files
@@ -69,5 +71,8 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     let status_string = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&status).unwrap();
     println!("new status:\n{status_string}");
 
+    fs::remove_file(&test1_path)?;
+    fs::remove_file(&test2_path)?;
+    fs::remove_file(&test3_path)?;
     Ok(())
  }
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diff --git a/src/test_directory/test1.txt.dvsmeta b/src/test_directory/test1.txt.dvsmeta
index 0766703..b51b4e1 100644
--- a/src/test_directory/test1.txt.dvsmeta
+++ b/src/test_directory/test1.txt.dvsmeta
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "file_hash": "7f08b8682ee8258389605201d65ed6a9104eed809c000d7975186bc4cd8a3efe",
   "file_size": 13,
-  "time_stamp": "2024-03-28 16:45:54.416308859 -04:00",
+  "time_stamp": "2024-03-28 16:50:07.067605119 -04:00",
   "message": "assembled data",
   "saved_by": "jenna"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test_directory/test2.txt.dvsmeta b/src/test_directory/test2.txt.dvsmeta
index 60167a1..3663e34 100644
--- a/src/test_directory/test2.txt.dvsmeta
+++ b/src/test_directory/test2.txt.dvsmeta
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "file_hash": "74eadcf4c325be88cfc13870000e31a237228b3932c590f9d73c63bbfe8438c9",
   "file_size": 25,
-  "time_stamp": "2024-03-28 16:45:54.422660180 -04:00",
+  "time_stamp": "2024-03-28 16:50:07.073982922 -04:00",
   "message": "assembled data again",
   "saved_by": "jenna"
 }
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diff --git a/src/test_directory/test3.txt.dvsmeta b/src/test_directory/test3.txt.dvsmeta
index eda10ba..44df703 100644
--- a/src/test_directory/test3.txt.dvsmeta
+++ b/src/test_directory/test3.txt.dvsmeta
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "file_hash": "8e287466df9f3e8b1a2bd177ba15efe111aae572ea8859bb24557cfb4418a5b4",
   "file_size": 13,
-  "time_stamp": "2024-03-28 16:45:54.416808704 -04:00",
+  "time_stamp": "2024-03-28 16:50:07.068136128 -04:00",
   "message": "assembled data",
   "saved_by": "jenna"
 }
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