diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/CHANGELOG.rst lesana-0.8.1/CHANGELOG.rst
--- lesana-0.8.0/CHANGELOG.rst	2021-02-10 08:38:37.000000000 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/CHANGELOG.rst	2021-02-15 08:42:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 Unreleased
 ==========
 
+0.8.1
+=====
+
+Bugfix release.
+
+* Fixes running on an environment where EDITOR is not set. #7
+* Fixes editing an entry. #8
+* Fixes searches when default_sort isn't present. #9
+
 0.8.0
 =====
 
diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/debian/changelog lesana-0.8.1/debian/changelog
--- lesana-0.8.0/debian/changelog	2021-02-10 08:57:54.000000000 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/debian/changelog	2021-02-15 19:48:10.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+lesana (0.8.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream bugfix release.
+
+ -- Elena Grandi <valhalla@debian.org>  Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:48:10 +0100
+
 lesana (0.8.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release.
diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/docs/source/conf.py lesana-0.8.1/docs/source/conf.py
--- lesana-0.8.0/docs/source/conf.py	2020-10-20 06:36:58.000000000 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/docs/source/conf.py	2021-02-15 08:42:58.000000000 +0000
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 author = "Elena ``of Valhalla''"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.6.0'
+release = '0.8.1'
 # The major project version
-version = '0.6'
+version = '0.8'
 
 # compatibility with sphinx 1.8 on buster
 master_doc = 'index'
diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/docs/source/contrib/release_procedure.rst lesana-0.8.1/docs/source/contrib/release_procedure.rst
--- lesana-0.8.0/docs/source/contrib/release_procedure.rst	2020-12-07 14:50:54.000000000 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/docs/source/contrib/release_procedure.rst	2021-02-12 08:21:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  Release procedure
 *******************
 
-* Check that the version number in setup.py is correct.
+* Check that the version number in setup.py and in docs/source/conf.py
+  is correct.
 
 * Check that the changelog is up to date.
 
diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/docs/source/user/settings.rst lesana-0.8.1/docs/source/user/settings.rst
--- lesana-0.8.0/docs/source/user/settings.rst	2021-02-10 08:23:23.000000000 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/docs/source/user/settings.rst	2021-02-12 08:19:46.000000000 +0000
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@
    The value of ``increment`` will autoincrement the value at every
    update.
 
-   The reference client will run this update before editing an entry,
-   allowing further changes from the user; a command line user can then
-   decide to abort this change through the usual git commands.
+   The reference command-line client will run this update before editing
+   an entry, allowing further changes from the user; a command line user
+   can then decide to abort this change through the usual git commands.
 
    Other clients may decide to use a different workflow.
 
 ``increment``:
    the amount by which an ``auto: increment`` field is incremented
-   (negative values are of course allowed).
+   (negative values are of course allowed). Default is 1.
 
 ``date`` and ``datetime`` properties
 ------------------------------------
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@
       autofill the field when it is updated with the current UTC time
       (``datetime``) or local zone day (``date``).
 
-      The reference client will run this update before editing an entry,
-      allowing further changes from the user; a command line user can
-      then decide to abort this change through the usual git commands.
+      The reference command line client will run this update before
+      editing an entry, allowing further changes from the user; a
+      command line user can then decide to abort this change through the
+      usual git commands.
 
       Other clients may decide to use a different workflow.
 
diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/lesana/command.py lesana-0.8.1/lesana/command.py
--- lesana-0.8.0/lesana/command.py	2021-02-09 15:49:36.000000000 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/lesana/command.py	2021-02-12 15:05:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -11,21 +11,23 @@
 
 def edit_file_in_external_editor(filepath):
     # First we try to use $EDITOR
-    try:
-        editor = os.environ['EDITOR']
-        subprocess.call([editor, filepath])
-    except FileNotFoundError as e:
-        if editor in str(e):
-            logging.info(
-                'Could not open file {} with $EDITOR (currently {})'.format(
-                    filepath, editor
+    editor = os.environ.get('EDITOR')
+    if editor:
+        try:
+            subprocess.call([editor, filepath])
+        except FileNotFoundError as e:
+            if editor in str(e):
+                logging.info(
+                    'Could not open file {} with $EDITOR (currently {})'
+                    .format(
+                        filepath, editor
+                    )
                 )
-            )
+            else:
+                logging.warning("Could not open file {}".format(filepath))
+                return False
         else:
-            logging.warning("Could not open file {}".format(filepath))
-            return False
-    else:
-        return True
+            return True
     # then we try to use sensible-editor (which should be available on
     # debian and derivatives)
     try:
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@
             )
         entry = entries[0]
         # update the entry before editing it
-        entry.update()
+        entry.auto()
         collection.save_entries([entry])
         # and then edit the updated file
         filepath = os.path.join(collection.itemdir, entry.fname)
@@ -294,7 +296,8 @@
         # sorted results require a less efficient full search rather
         # than being able to use the list of all documents.
         if self.args.query == ['*'] and not (
-                self.args.sort or collection.settings.default_sort
+            self.args.sort
+            or getattr(collection.settings, 'default_sort', False)
         ):
             results = collection.get_all_documents()
         else:
diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/lesana.egg-info/PKG-INFO lesana-0.8.1/lesana.egg-info/PKG-INFO
--- lesana-0.8.0/lesana.egg-info/PKG-INFO	2021-02-10 08:41:07.000000000 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/lesana.egg-info/PKG-INFO	2021-02-15 08:44:29.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: lesana
-Version: 0.8.0
+Version: 0.8.1
 Summary: Manage collection inventories throught yaml files.
 Home-page: https://lesana.trueelena.org/
 Author: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi
diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/PKG-INFO lesana-0.8.1/PKG-INFO
--- lesana-0.8.0/PKG-INFO	2021-02-10 08:41:08.668749600 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/PKG-INFO	2021-02-15 08:44:32.257112500 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: lesana
-Version: 0.8.0
+Version: 0.8.1
 Summary: Manage collection inventories throught yaml files.
 Home-page: https://lesana.trueelena.org/
 Author: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi
diff -Nru lesana-0.8.0/setup.py lesana-0.8.1/setup.py
--- lesana-0.8.0/setup.py	2021-02-10 08:38:24.000000000 +0000
+++ lesana-0.8.1/setup.py	2021-02-15 08:39:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='lesana',
-    version='0.8.0',
+    version='0.8.1',
     packages=find_packages(),
     scripts=['scripts/lesana'],
     package_data={