diff --git a/src/modes/update.rs b/src/modes/update.rs
index 0c78651..660c2dd 100644
--- a/src/modes/update.rs
+++ b/src/modes/update.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use clap::error::ErrorKind;
 use clap::Command;
 use log::{debug, info};
 use crate::digest_engine::{DigestType, get_digest_engine};
+use rusqlite::Connection;
 
 pub fn mode_update(
     cmd: &mut Command,
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ pub fn mode_update(
         };
         let item_file_metadata = item_path.metadata();
 
+        // Ensure item_path is in scope for later use
+        let item_path_clone = item_path.clone();
+
         if item_file_metadata.is_ok() {
             debug!("MAIN: Updating stream size of {:?}", item_path);
             let compression_type = CompressionType::from_str(&item.compression)?;
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ pub fn mode_update(
         let compression_engine = get_compression_engine(compression_type)
             .expect("Unable to get compression engine");
         
-        let mut reader = compression_engine.open(item_path.clone())?;
+        let mut reader = compression_engine.open(item_path_clone)?;
         let mut buffer = [0; 4096];
         
         loop {