diff --git a/app/db.go b/app/db.go
index dd2188c..19deeb4 100644
--- a/app/db.go
+++ b/app/db.go
@@ -13,19 +13,12 @@ import (
 	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
 )
 
-// CloseMode determines whether or not the in-memory DB should be saved to disk
-// before closing the connection.
-type CloseMode int
-
-const (
-	ReadOnly CloseMode = iota
-	Write
-)
-
 type Db struct {
 	db       *sql.DB
 	cfg      Config
 	features *AvailableFeatures
+	// If true, the database will be saved to disk before closing
+	changed bool
 }
 
 func Open() (*Db, error) {
@@ -37,7 +30,7 @@ func Open() (*Db, error) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat("/home/spencer/.envr/data.age"); err != nil {
 		// Create a new DB
 		db, err := newDb()
-		return &Db{db, *cfg, nil}, err
+		return &Db{db, *cfg, nil, true}, err
 	} else {
 		// Open the existing DB
 		tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "envr-*.db")
@@ -59,7 +52,7 @@ func Open() (*Db, error) {
 
 		restoreDB(tmpFile.Name(), memDb)
 
-		return &Db{memDb, *cfg, nil}, nil
+		return &Db{memDb, *cfg, nil, false}, nil
 	}
 }
 
@@ -181,10 +174,10 @@ func (db *Db) List() (results []EnvFile, err error) {
 	return results, nil
 }
 
-func (db *Db) Close(mode CloseMode) error {
+func (db *Db) Close() error {
 	defer db.db.Close()
 
-	if mode == Write {
+	if db.changed {
 		// Create tmp file
 		tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "envr-*.db")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -200,6 +193,8 @@ func (db *Db) Close(mode CloseMode) error {
 		if err := encryptDb(tmpFile.Name(), db.cfg.Keys); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		db.changed = false
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -289,6 +284,8 @@ func (db *Db) Insert(file EnvFile) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to insert env file: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	db.changed = true
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -328,6 +325,8 @@ func (db *Db) Delete(path string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no file found with path: %s", path)
 	}
 
+	db.changed = true
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/backup.go b/cmd/backup.go
index 0882e31..8dbe157 100644
--- a/cmd/backup.go
+++ b/cmd/backup.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var backupCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else {
-			defer db.Close(app.Write)
+			defer db.Close()
 			record := app.NewEnvFile(path)
 
 			if err := db.Insert(record); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/check.go b/cmd/check.go
index 4f258b8..73e6c40 100644
--- a/cmd/check.go
+++ b/cmd/check.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var checkCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to open database: %w", err)
 		}
-		defer db.Close(app.ReadOnly)
+		defer db.Close()
 
 		// Check if the path is a file or directory
 		info, err := os.Stat(absPath)
diff --git a/cmd/deps.go b/cmd/deps.go
index 5a65c1d..d73dbbe 100644
--- a/cmd/deps.go
+++ b/cmd/deps.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The check command reports on which binaries are available and which are not.`,
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else {
-			defer db.Close(app.ReadOnly)
+			defer db.Close()
 			features := db.Features()
 
 			table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index cfe2e43..8b10281 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		defer db.Close(app.ReadOnly)
+		defer db.Close()
 
 		rows, err := db.List()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/remove.go b/cmd/remove.go
index cec035d..117db21 100644
--- a/cmd/remove.go
+++ b/cmd/remove.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var removeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else {
-			defer db.Close(app.Write)
+			defer db.Close()
 			if err := db.Delete(path); err != nil {
 				return err
 			} else {
diff --git a/cmd/restore.go b/cmd/restore.go
index 3effac4..e973bb6 100644
--- a/cmd/restore.go
+++ b/cmd/restore.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var restoreCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else {
-			defer db.Close(app.ReadOnly)
+			defer db.Close()
 			record, err := db.Fetch(path)
 
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/scan.go b/cmd/scan.go
index a079dae..69ebfdc 100644
--- a/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/cmd/scan.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var scanCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 			// Close database with write mode to persist changes
 			if addedCount > 0 {
-				err = db.Close(app.Write)
+				err = db.Close()
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("Error saving changes: %v\n", err)
 				} else {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var scanCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					return nil
 				}
 			} else {
-				err = db.Close(app.ReadOnly)
+				err = db.Close()
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("Error closing database: %v\n", err)
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/sync.go b/cmd/sync.go
index dfaba32..8fed0e8 100644
--- a/cmd/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/sync.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var syncCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		} else {
-			defer db.Close(app.Write)
+			defer db.Close()
 			files, err := db.List()
 
 			if err != nil {