diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 06985d2..35c10fc 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -1,283 +1,297 @@
 package api
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/atotto/clipboard"
 	writeas "github.com/writeas/go-writeas/v2"
 	"github.com/writeas/web-core/posts"
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/config"
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/executable"
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/log"
 	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
 
 func HostURL(c *cli.Context) string {
 	host := c.GlobalString("host")
 	if host == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
 	insecure := c.Bool("insecure")
 	scheme := "https://"
 	if insecure {
 		scheme = "http://"
 	}
 	return scheme + host
 }
 
-func newClient(c *cli.Context, authRequired bool) (*writeas.Client, error) {
+func newClient(c *cli.Context) (*writeas.Client, error) {
 	var client *writeas.Client
 	var clientConfig writeas.Config
 	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig(config.UserDataDir(c.App.ExtraInfo()["configDir"]))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to load configuration file: %v", err)
 	}
 	if host := HostURL(c); host != "" {
 		clientConfig.URL = host + "/api"
 	} else if cfg.Default.Host != "" {
 		clientConfig.URL = cfg.Default.Host + "/api"
 	} else if config.IsDev() {
 		clientConfig.URL = config.DevBaseURL + "/api"
 	} else if c.App.Name == "writeas" {
 		clientConfig.URL = config.WriteasBaseURL + "/api"
 	} else {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Must supply a host. Example: %s --host example.com %s", executable.Name(), c.Command.Name)
 	}
 	if config.IsTor(c) {
 		clientConfig.URL = config.TorURL(c)
 		clientConfig.TorPort = config.TorPort(c)
 	}
 
 	client = writeas.NewClientWith(clientConfig)
 	client.UserAgent = config.UserAgent(c)
-	// TODO: load user into var shared across the app
-	u, _ := config.LoadUser(c)
-	if u != nil {
-		client.SetToken(u.AccessToken)
-	} else if authRequired {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Not currently logged in. Authenticate with: " + executable.Name() + " auth <username>")
-	}
 
 	return client, nil
 }
 
 // DoFetch retrieves the Write.as post with the given friendlyID,
 // optionally via the Tor hidden service.
 func DoFetch(c *cli.Context, friendlyID string) error {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, false)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	p, err := cl.GetPost(friendlyID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if p.Title != "" {
 		fmt.Printf("# %s\n\n", string(p.Title))
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("%s\n", string(p.Content))
 	return nil
 }
 
 // DoFetchPosts retrieves all remote posts for the
 // authenticated user
 func DoFetchPosts(c *cli.Context) ([]writeas.Post, error) {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, true)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%v", err)
 	}
 
+	u, _ := config.LoadUser(c)
+	if u != nil {
+		cl.SetToken(u.AccessToken)
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Not currently logged in. Authenticate with: " + executable.Name() + " auth <username>")
+	}
+
 	posts, err := cl.GetUserPosts()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return *posts, nil
 }
 
 // DoPost creates a Write.as post, returning an error if it was
 // unsuccessful.
 func DoPost(c *cli.Context, post []byte, font string, encrypt, code bool) (*writeas.Post, error) {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, false)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%v", err)
 	}
 
 	pp := &writeas.PostParams{
 		Font:       config.GetFont(code, font),
 		Collection: config.Collection(c),
 	}
 	pp.Title, pp.Content = posts.ExtractTitle(string(post))
 	if lang := config.Language(c, true); lang != "" {
 		pp.Language = &lang
 	}
 	p, err := cl.CreatePost(pp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to post: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig(config.UserDataDir(c.App.ExtraInfo()["configDir"]))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't check for config file: %v", err)
 	}
 	var url string
 	if p.Collection != nil {
 		url = p.Collection.URL + p.Slug
 	} else {
 		if host := HostURL(c); host != "" {
 			url = host
 		} else if cfg.Default.Host != "" {
 			url = cfg.Default.Host
 		} else if config.IsDev() {
 			url = config.DevBaseURL
 		} else if config.IsTor(c) {
 			url = config.TorBaseURL
 		} else {
 			url = config.WriteasBaseURL
 		}
 		url += "/" + p.ID
 		// Output URL in requested format
 		if c.Bool("md") {
 			url += ".md"
 		}
 	}
 
 	if cl.Token() == "" {
 		// Store post locally, since we're not authenticated
 		AddPost(c, p.ID, p.Token)
 	}
 
 	// Copy URL to clipboard
 	err = clipboard.WriteAll(string(url))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorln(executable.Name()+": Didn't copy to clipboard: %s", err)
 	} else {
 		log.Info(c, "Copied to clipboard.")
 	}
 
 	// Output URL
 	fmt.Printf("%s\n", url)
 
 	return p, nil
 }
 
 // DoFetchCollections retrieves a list of the currently logged in users
 // collections.
 func DoFetchCollections(c *cli.Context) ([]RemoteColl, error) {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, true)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			log.ErrorlnQuit("could not create client: %v", err)
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't create new client")
 	}
 
+	u, _ := config.LoadUser(c)
+	if u != nil {
+		cl.SetToken(u.AccessToken)
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Not currently logged in. Authenticate with: " + executable.Name() + " auth <username>")
+	}
+
 	colls, err := cl.GetUserCollections()
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			log.ErrorlnQuit("failed fetching user collections: %v", err)
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get user blogs")
 	}
 
 	out := make([]RemoteColl, len(*colls))
 
 	for i, c := range *colls {
 		coll := RemoteColl{
 			Alias: c.Alias,
 			Title: c.Title,
 			URL:   c.URL,
 		}
 		out[i] = coll
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
 }
 
 // DoUpdate updates the given post on Write.as.
 func DoUpdate(c *cli.Context, post []byte, friendlyID, token, font string, code bool) error {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, false)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%v", err)
 	}
 
 	params := writeas.PostParams{}
 	params.Title, params.Content = posts.ExtractTitle(string(post))
 	if lang := config.Language(c, false); lang != "" {
 		params.Language = &lang
 	}
 	if code || font != "" {
 		params.Font = config.GetFont(code, font)
 	}
 
 	_, err = cl.UpdatePost(friendlyID, token, &params)
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			log.ErrorlnQuit("Problem updating: %v", err)
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("Post doesn't exist, or bad edit token given.")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 // DoDelete deletes the given post on Write.as, and removes any local references
 func DoDelete(c *cli.Context, friendlyID, token string) error {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, false)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%v", err)
 	}
 
 	err = cl.DeletePost(friendlyID, token)
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			log.ErrorlnQuit("Problem deleting: %v", err)
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("Post doesn't exist, or bad edit token given.")
 	}
 
 	RemovePost(c, friendlyID)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func DoLogIn(c *cli.Context, username, password string) error {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, false)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%v", err)
 	}
 
 	u, err := cl.LogIn(username, password)
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			log.ErrorlnQuit("Problem logging in: %v", err)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
 
 	err = config.SaveUser(c, u)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	log.Info(c, "Logged in as %s.\n", u.User.Username)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func DoLogOut(c *cli.Context) error {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, true)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%v", err)
 	}
 
+	u, _ := config.LoadUser(c)
+	if u != nil {
+		cl.SetToken(u.AccessToken)
+	} else if c.App.Name == "writeas" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Not currently logged in. Authenticate with: " + executable.Name() + " auth <username>")
+	}
+
 	err = cl.LogOut()
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			log.ErrorlnQuit("Problem logging out: %v", err)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// delete local user file
 	return config.DeleteUser(c)
 }
diff --git a/api/posts.go b/api/posts.go
index 3c1e2bf..033cac3 100644
--- a/api/posts.go
+++ b/api/posts.go
@@ -1,301 +1,310 @@
 package api
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	writeas "github.com/writeas/go-writeas/v2"
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/config"
+	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/executable"
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/fileutils"
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/log"
 	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
 
 const (
 	postsFile = "posts.psv"
 	separator = `|`
 )
 
 // Post holds the basic authentication information for a Write.as post.
 type Post struct {
 	ID        string
 	EditToken string
 }
 
 // RemotePost holds addition information about published
 // posts
 type RemotePost struct {
 	Post
 	Title,
 	Excerpt,
 	Slug,
 	Collection,
 	EditToken string
 	Synced  bool
 	Updated time.Time
 }
 
 func AddPost(c *cli.Context, id, token string) error {
 	hostDir, err := config.HostDirectory(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error checking for host directory: %v", err)
 	}
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(config.UserDataDir(c.App.ExtraInfo()["configDir"]), hostDir, postsFile), os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating local posts list: %s", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	l := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s\n", id, separator, token)
 
 	if _, err = f.WriteString(l); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error writing to local posts list: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // ClaimPost adds a local post to the authenticated user's account and deletes
 // the local reference
 func ClaimPosts(c *cli.Context, localPosts *[]Post) (*[]writeas.ClaimPostResult, error) {
-	cl, err := newClient(c, true)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	u, _ := config.LoadUser(c)
+	if u != nil {
+		cl.SetToken(u.AccessToken)
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Not currently logged in. Authenticate with: " + executable.Name() + " auth <username>")
+	}
+
 	postsToClaim := make([]writeas.OwnedPostParams, len(*localPosts))
 	for i, post := range *localPosts {
 		postsToClaim[i] = writeas.OwnedPostParams{
 			ID:    post.ID,
 			Token: post.EditToken,
 		}
 	}
 
 	return cl.ClaimPosts(&postsToClaim)
 }
 
 func TokenFromID(c *cli.Context, id string) string {
 	hostDir, _ := config.HostDirectory(c)
 	post := fileutils.FindLine(filepath.Join(config.UserDataDir(c.App.ExtraInfo()["configDir"]), hostDir, postsFile), id)
 	if post == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
 
 	parts := strings.Split(post, separator)
 	if len(parts) < 2 {
 		return ""
 	}
 
 	return parts[1]
 }
 
 func RemovePost(c *cli.Context, id string) {
 	hostDir, _ := config.HostDirectory(c)
 	fullPath := filepath.Join(config.UserDataDir(c.App.ExtraInfo()["configDir"]), hostDir, postsFile)
 	fileutils.RemoveLine(fullPath, id)
 }
 
 func GetPosts(c *cli.Context) *[]Post {
 	hostDir, _ := config.HostDirectory(c)
 	lines := fileutils.ReadData(filepath.Join(config.UserDataDir(c.App.ExtraInfo()["configDir"]), hostDir, postsFile))
 
 	posts := []Post{}
 
 	if lines != nil && len(*lines) > 0 {
 		parts := make([]string, 2)
 		for _, l := range *lines {
 			parts = strings.Split(l, separator)
 			if len(parts) < 2 {
 				continue
 			}
 			posts = append(posts, Post{ID: parts[0], EditToken: parts[1]})
 		}
 	}
 
 	return &posts
 }
 
 func GetUserPosts(c *cli.Context, draftsOnly bool) ([]RemotePost, error) {
 	waposts, err := DoFetchPosts(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if len(waposts) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	posts := []RemotePost{}
 	for _, p := range waposts {
 		if draftsOnly && p.Collection != nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		post := RemotePost{
 			Post: Post{
 				ID:        p.ID,
 				EditToken: p.Token,
 			},
 			Title:   p.Title,
 			Excerpt: getExcerpt(p.Content),
 			Slug:    p.Slug,
 			Synced:  p.Slug != "",
 			Updated: p.Updated,
 		}
 		if p.Collection != nil {
 			post.Collection = p.Collection.Alias
 		}
 		posts = append(posts, post)
 	}
 
 	return posts, nil
 }
 
 // getExcerpt takes in a content string and returns
 // a concatenated version. limited to no more than
 // two lines of 80 chars each. delimited by '...'
 func getExcerpt(input string) string {
 	length := len(input)
 
 	if length <= 80 {
 		return input
 	} else if length < 160 {
 		ln1, idx := trimToLength(input, 80)
 		if idx == -1 {
 			idx = 80
 		}
 		ln2, _ := trimToLength(input[idx:], 80)
 		return ln1 + "\n" + ln2
 	} else {
 		excerpt := input[:158]
 		ln1, idx := trimToLength(excerpt, 80)
 		if idx == -1 {
 			idx = 80
 		}
 		ln2, _ := trimToLength(excerpt[idx:], 80)
 		return ln1 + "\n" + ln2 + "..."
 	}
 }
 
 func trimToLength(in string, l int) (string, int) {
 	c := []rune(in)
 	spaceIdx := -1
 	length := len(c)
 	if length <= l {
 		return in, spaceIdx
 	}
 
 	for i := l; i > 0; i-- {
 		if c[i] == ' ' {
 			spaceIdx = i
 			break
 		}
 	}
 	if spaceIdx > -1 {
 		c = c[:spaceIdx]
 	}
 	return string(c), spaceIdx
 }
 
 func ComposeNewPost() (string, *[]byte) {
 	f, err := fileutils.TempFile(os.TempDir(), "WApost", "txt")
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			panic(err)
 		} else {
 			log.Errorln("Error creating temp file: %s", err)
 			return "", nil
 		}
 	}
 	f.Close()
 
 	cmd := config.EditPostCmd(f.Name())
 	if cmd == nil {
 		os.Remove(f.Name())
 
 		fmt.Println(config.NoEditorErr)
 		return "", nil
 	}
 	cmd.Stdin, cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		os.Remove(f.Name())
 
 		if config.Debug() {
 			panic(err)
 		} else {
 			log.Errorln("Error starting editor: %s", err)
 			return "", nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	// If something fails past this point, the temporary post file won't be
 	// removed automatically. Calling function should handle this.
 	if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			panic(err)
 		} else {
 			log.Errorln("Editor finished with error: %s", err)
 			return "", nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	post, err := ioutil.ReadFile(f.Name())
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			panic(err)
 		} else {
 			log.Errorln("Error reading post: %s", err)
 			return "", nil
 		}
 	}
 	return f.Name(), &post
 }
 
 func WritePost(postsDir string, p *writeas.Post) error {
 	postFilename := p.ID
 	collDir := ""
 	if p.Collection != nil {
 		postFilename = p.Slug
 		collDir = p.Collection.Alias
 	}
 	postFilename += PostFileExt
 
 	txtFile := p.Content
 	if p.Title != "" {
 		txtFile = "# " + p.Title + "\n\n" + txtFile
 	}
 	return ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(postsDir, collDir, postFilename), []byte(txtFile), 0644)
 }
 
 func ReadStdIn() []byte {
 	numBytes, numChunks := int64(0), int64(0)
 	r := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 	fullPost := []byte{}
 	buf := make([]byte, 0, 1024)
 	for {
 		n, err := r.Read(buf[:cap(buf)])
 		buf = buf[:n]
 		if n == 0 {
 			if err == nil {
 				continue
 			}
 			if err == io.EOF {
 				break
 			}
 			log.ErrorlnQuit("Error reading from stdin: %v", err)
 		}
 		numChunks++
 		numBytes += int64(len(buf))
 
 		fullPost = append(fullPost, buf...)
 		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 			log.ErrorlnQuit("Error appending to end of post: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	return fullPost
 }
diff --git a/api/sync.go b/api/sync.go
index b025608..e57a31b 100644
--- a/api/sync.go
+++ b/api/sync.go
@@ -1,131 +1,139 @@
 package api
 
 import (
 	//"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/sync"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/config"
+	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/executable"
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/fileutils"
 	"github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/log"
 	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
 
 const (
 	PostFileExt  = ".txt"
 	userFilename = "writeas_user"
 )
 
 func CmdPull(c *cli.Context) error {
 	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig(config.UserDataDir(c.App.ExtraInfo()["configDir"]))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Create posts directory if needed
 	if cfg.Posts.Directory == "" {
 		syncSetUp(c, cfg)
 	}
 
-	cl, err := newClient(c, true)
+	cl, err := newClient(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	u, _ := config.LoadUser(c)
+	if u != nil {
+		cl.SetToken(u.AccessToken)
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Not currently logged in. Authenticate with: " + executable.Name() + " auth <username>")
+	}
+
 	// Fetch posts
 	posts, err := cl.GetUserPosts()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	for _, p := range *posts {
 		postFilename := p.ID
 		collDir := ""
 		if p.Collection != nil {
 			postFilename = p.Slug
 			// Create directory for collection
 			collDir = p.Collection.Alias
 			if !fileutils.Exists(filepath.Join(cfg.Posts.Directory, collDir)) {
 				log.Info(c, "Creating folder "+collDir)
 				err = os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(cfg.Posts.Directory, collDir), 0755)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Errorln("Error creating blog directory %s: %s. Skipping post %s.", collDir, err, postFilename)
 					continue
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		postFilename += PostFileExt
 
 		// Write file
 		txtFile := p.Content
 		if p.Title != "" {
 			txtFile = "# " + p.Title + "\n\n" + txtFile
 		}
 		err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(cfg.Posts.Directory, collDir, postFilename), []byte(txtFile), 0644)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorln("Error creating file %s: %s", postFilename, err)
 		}
 		log.Info(c, "Saved post "+postFilename)
 
 		// Update mtime and atime on files
 		modTime := p.Updated.Local()
 		err = os.Chtimes(filepath.Join(cfg.Posts.Directory, collDir, postFilename), modTime, modTime)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorln("Error setting time on %s: %s", postFilename, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func syncSetUp(c *cli.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
 	// Get user information and fail early (before we make the user do
 	// anything), if we're going to
 	u, err := config.LoadUser(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Prompt for posts directory
 	defaultDir, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	var dir string
 	fmt.Printf("Posts directory? [%s]: ", defaultDir)
 	fmt.Scanln(&dir)
 	if dir == "" {
 		dir = defaultDir
 	}
 
 	// FIXME: This only works on non-Windows OSes (fix: https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/5t3ezd/hidden_files_directories/)
 	userFilepath := filepath.Join(dir, "."+userFilename)
 
 	// Create directory if needed
 	if !fileutils.Exists(dir) {
 		err = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700)
 		if err != nil {
 			if config.Debug() {
 				log.Errorln("Error creating data directory: %s", err)
 			}
 			return err
 		}
 		// Create username file in directory
 		err = ioutil.WriteFile(userFilepath, []byte(u.User.Username), 0644)
 		fmt.Println("Created posts directory.")
 	}
 
 	// Save preference
 	cfg.Posts.Directory = dir
 	err = config.SaveConfig(config.UserDataDir(c.App.ExtraInfo()["configDir"]), cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Debug() {
 			log.Errorln("Unable to save config: %s", err)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
 	fmt.Println("Saved config.")
 
 	return nil
 }