diff --git a/gita/__main__.py b/gita/__main__.py
index fec01b3..b02d16a 100644
--- a/gita/__main__.py
+++ b/gita/__main__.py
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ def f_rm(args: argparse.Namespace):
         repos = utils.get_repos()
         for repo in args.repo:
             del repos[repo]
-        with open(path_file, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(os.pathsep.join(repos.values()))
+        utils.write_to_repo_file(repos, 'w')
 
 
 def f_git_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace):
diff --git a/gita/utils.py b/gita/utils.py
index 5978f51..bb516f1 100644
--- a/gita/utils.py
+++ b/gita/utils.py
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ def rename_repo(repos: Dict[str, str], repo: str, new_name: str):
     path = repos[repo]
     del repos[repo]
     repos[new_name] = path
-    _write_to_repo_file(repos, 'w')
+    write_to_repo_file(repos, 'w')
 
 
-def _write_to_repo_file(repos: Dict[str, str], mode: str):
+def write_to_repo_file(repos: Dict[str, str], mode: str):
     """
     """
     data = ''.join(f'{path},{name}\n' for name, path in repos.items())
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def add_repos(repos: Dict[str, str], new_paths: List[str]):
         new_repos = {
                 os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(path)): path
                 for path in new_paths}
-        _write_to_repo_file(new_repos, 'a+')
+        write_to_repo_file(new_repos, 'a+')
     else:
         print('No new repos found!')
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e1ba09d..ab38aad 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 setup(
     name='gita',
     packages=['gita'],
-    version='0.9.8',
+    version='0.9.9',
     license='MIT',
     description='Manage multiple git repos',
     long_description=long_description,
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index b64ac99..19f7cd5 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-from unittest.mock import patch, mock_open
+from unittest.mock import patch
 import argparse
 import shlex
 
@@ -77,14 +77,12 @@ def testWithPathFiles(self, mock_path_fname, _0, _1, _2, _3, path_fname,
 @patch('os.path.isfile', return_value=True)
 @patch('gita.utils.get_path_fname', return_value='some path')
 @patch('gita.utils.get_repos', return_value={'repo1': '/a/', 'repo2': '/b/'})
-def test_rm(*_):
+@patch('gita.utils.write_to_repo_file')
+def test_rm(mock_write, *_):
     args = argparse.Namespace()
     args.repo = ['repo1']
-    with patch('builtins.open', mock_open()) as mock_file:
-        __main__.f_rm(args)
-    mock_file.assert_called_with('some path', 'w')
-    handle = mock_file()
-    handle.write.assert_called_once_with('/b/')
+    __main__.f_rm(args)
+    mock_write.assert_called_once_with({'repo2': '/b/'}, 'w')
 
 
 def test_not_add():
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 4c4c099..98febdd 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_add_repos(_0, _1, path_input, expected, monkeypatch):
         assert not kwargs
 
 
-@patch('gita.utils._write_to_repo_file')
+@patch('gita.utils.write_to_repo_file')
 def test_rename_repo(mock_write):
     utils.rename_repo({'r1': '/a/b', 'r2': '/c/c'}, 'r2', 'xxx')
     mock_write.assert_called_once_with({'r1': '/a/b', 'xxx': '/c/c'}, 'w')