diff --git a/src/edit/display.rs b/src/edit/display.rs
index 6ab29c3..cb002e0 100644
--- a/src/edit/display.rs
+++ b/src/edit/display.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Display {
             },
             dep_selector: FilterView {
                 selected_index: 0,
-                data: FilterView::data_from_package(document.get_package_by_id(0)?, "")?,
+                data: FilterView::data_from_package(document.get_package_by_index(0)?, "")?,
             },
             feature_selector: FilterView {
                 selected_index: 0,
diff --git a/src/io/parsing/dependency.rs b/src/io/parsing/dependency.rs
index 0e9771d..994a269 100644
--- a/src/io/parsing/dependency.rs
+++ b/src/io/parsing/dependency.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use crate::io::parsing::package::get_package_from_version;
-use crate::io::util::get_item_from_doc;
+use crate::io::util::get_dependecy_item_from_doc;
 use crate::project::dependency::feature::{EnabledState, FeatureData, SubFeature, SubFeatureType};
-use crate::project::dependency::util::get_path;
 use crate::project::dependency::{Dependency, DependencyType};
 use cargo_metadata::PackageId;
 use color_eyre::eyre::{ContextCompat, eyre};
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn parse_dependency(
     let kind: DependencyType = dependency.kind.into();
     let mut workspace = false;
 
-    let deps = get_item_from_doc(&get_path(&kind, &dependency.target), document)?;
+    let deps = get_dependecy_item_from_doc(&kind, &dependency.target, document)?;
 
     let deps = deps.as_table().context(format!(
         "could not parse dependencies as a table - {}",
diff --git a/src/io/save.rs b/src/io/save.rs
index 40506f2..a3a40b2 100644
--- a/src/io/save.rs
+++ b/src/io/save.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use crate::io::util::{get_mut_item_from_doc, toml_document_from_path};
-use crate::project::dependency::util::get_path;
+use crate::io::util::{get_mut_dependecy_item_from_doc, toml_document_from_path};
 use crate::project::document::Document;
 use color_eyre::eyre::{ContextCompat, Error};
 use std::fs;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn save_dependency(
     let features_to_enable = dependency.get_features_to_enable();
 
     let mut doc = toml_document_from_path(&package.manifest_path)?;
-    let deps = get_mut_item_from_doc(&get_path(&dependency.kind, &dependency.target), &mut doc)?;
+    let deps = get_mut_dependecy_item_from_doc(&dependency.kind, &dependency.target, &mut doc)?;
 
     let deps = deps.as_table_mut().context(format!(
         "could not parse dependencies as a table - {}",
@@ -94,8 +93,8 @@ pub fn save_dependency(
     }
 
     // update workspace deps
-    if let Some(workspace_index) = document.workspace_index() {
-        let workspace = document.get_package_by_id(workspace_index)?;
+    if let Some(workspace_package) = document.get_workspace_package() {
+        let workspace = workspace_package?;
 
         if workspace.name == package_name {
             document.update_workspace_deps()?;
diff --git a/src/io/util.rs b/src/io/util.rs
index 07d89c8..0a3188a 100644
--- a/src/io/util.rs
+++ b/src/io/util.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
+use crate::project::dependency::DependencyType;
+
 pub fn toml_document_from_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     dir_path: P,
 ) -> color_eyre::Result<toml_edit::DocumentMut> {
@@ -17,6 +19,15 @@ pub fn toml_document_from_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     Ok(file_content.parse()?)
 }
 
+pub fn get_mut_dependecy_item_from_doc<'a>(
+    kind: &DependencyType,
+    target: &Option<Platform>,
+    document: &'a mut toml_edit::DocumentMut,
+) -> color_eyre::Result<&'a mut toml_edit::Item> {
+    let path = get_dependency_path(kind, target);
+    get_mut_item_from_doc(&path, document)
+}
+
 pub fn get_mut_item_from_doc<'a>(
     path: &str,
     document: &'a mut toml_edit::DocumentMut,
@@ -60,6 +71,15 @@ pub fn get_mut_item_from_doc<'a>(
     Ok(item)
 }
 
+pub fn get_dependecy_item_from_doc<'a>(
+    kind: &DependencyType,
+    target: &Option<Platform>,
+    document: &'a toml_edit::DocumentMut,
+) -> color_eyre::Result<&'a toml_edit::Item> {
+    let path = get_dependency_path(kind, target);
+    get_item_from_doc(&path, document)
+}
+
 pub fn get_item_from_doc<'a>(
     path: &str,
     document: &'a toml_edit::DocumentMut,
@@ -100,3 +120,22 @@ pub fn get_item_from_doc<'a>(
 
     Ok(item)
 }
+
+fn get_dependency_path(kind: &DependencyType, target: &Option<Platform>) -> String {
+    let path = match kind {
+        DependencyType::Normal => "dependencies",
+        DependencyType::Development => "dev-dependencies",
+        DependencyType::Build => "build-dependencies",
+        DependencyType::Workspace => "workspace.dependencies",
+        DependencyType::Unknown => "dependencies",
+    };
+
+    if let Some(target) = target {
+        return match target {
+            Platform::Name(name) => format!("target.{}.{}", name, path),
+            Platform::Cfg(cfg) => format!("target.'cfg({})'.{}", cfg, path),
+        };
+    }
+
+    path.to_string()
+}
diff --git a/src/project/dependency/mod.rs b/src/project/dependency/mod.rs
index 7b90936..0324b15 100644
--- a/src/project/dependency/mod.rs
+++ b/src/project/dependency/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use console::{Emoji, style};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
 pub mod feature;
-pub mod util;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Dependency {
diff --git a/src/project/dependency/util.rs b/src/project/dependency/util.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 30b4009..0000000
--- a/src/project/dependency/util.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-use cargo_metadata::cargo_platform::Platform;
-
-use crate::project::dependency::DependencyType;
-
-pub fn get_path(kind: &DependencyType, target: &Option<Platform>) -> String {
-    let path = match kind {
-        DependencyType::Normal => "dependencies",
-        DependencyType::Development => "dev-dependencies",
-        DependencyType::Build => "build-dependencies",
-        DependencyType::Workspace => "workspace.dependencies",
-        DependencyType::Unknown => "dependencies",
-    };
-
-    if let Some(target) = target {
-        return match target {
-            Platform::Name(name) => format!("target.{}.{}", name, path),
-            Platform::Cfg(cfg) => format!("target.'cfg({})'.{}", cfg, path),
-        };
-    }
-
-    path.to_string()
-}
diff --git a/src/project/document.rs b/src/project/document.rs
index 0becba9..1cb7b29 100644
--- a/src/project/document.rs
+++ b/src/project/document.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl Document {
         &self.packages
     }
 
-    pub fn get_package_by_id(&self, package_id: usize) -> Result<&Package> {
+    pub fn get_package_by_index(&self, package_id: usize) -> Result<&Package> {
         self.packages
             .get(package_id)
             .context(format!("no package for id {} found", package_id))
@@ -138,9 +138,11 @@ impl Document {
             .context(format!("no package with name {} found", package))
     }
 
-    pub fn workspace_index(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+    pub fn get_workspace_package(&self) -> Option<Result<&Package>> {
         self.workspace_index
+            .map(|workspace_index| self.get_package_by_index(workspace_index))
     }
+
     pub fn is_workspace(&self) -> bool {
         self.packages.len() > 1
     }