diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1ad854b..bdad4ee 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ fn mode_save(cmd: &mut Command, args: Args, ids: &mut Vec<i64>, tags: &mut Vec<S
             item_meta.insert(item.key, item.value);
         }
     }
-    
+
     for kv in item_meta.iter() {
         let meta = db::Meta {
             id: item.id.unwrap(),
@@ -397,11 +397,11 @@ fn mode_save(cmd: &mut Command, args: Args, ids: &mut Vec<i64>, tags: &mut Vec<S
 
 fn mode_get(cmd: &mut Command, args: Args, ids: &mut Vec<i64>, tags: &mut Vec<String>, conn: &mut Connection, data_path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
     if ids.is_empty() && tags.is_empty() {
-        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "No ID or tags given, you must supply one ID or atleast one tag when using --get").exit();
+        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "No ID or tags given, you must supply exactly one ID or atleast one tag when using --get").exit();
     } else if ! ids.is_empty() && ! tags.is_empty() {
-        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "Both ID and tags given, you must supply one ID or atleast one tag when using --get").exit();
+        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "Both ID and tags given, you must supply exactly one ID or atleast one tag when using --get").exit();
     } else if ids.len() > 1 {
-        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "More than one ID given, you must supply one ID or atleast one tag when using --get").exit();
+        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "More than one ID given, you must supply exactly one ID or atleast one tag when using --get").exit();
     }
 
     let mut meta: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
@@ -547,6 +547,8 @@ fn mode_list(cmd: &mut Command, args: Args, ids: &mut Vec<i64>, tags: &Vec<Strin
 fn mode_update(cmd: &mut Command, args: Args, ids: &mut Vec<i64>, tags: &mut Vec<String>, conn: &mut Connection) -> Result<()> {
     if ids.is_empty() {
         cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "No ID given, you must supply one ID when using --update").exit();
+    } else if ids.len() > 1 {
+        cmd.error(ErrorKind::InvalidValue, "More than one ID given, you must supply exactly one ID or atleast one tag when using --update").exit();
     }
 
     let item_id = ids.iter().next().expect("Unable to determine item id");