diff --git a/src/wt/cmd/add.lua b/src/wt/cmd/add.lua
index c1b3571aa5c520f8129690f70a55fef4fe1bb281..3097c369a0a212cceadeca70ca1c619c7c3a38c9 100644
--- a/src/wt/cmd/add.lua
+++ b/src/wt/cmd/add.lua
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ function M.cmd_add(args)
 					.. existing_wt.path
 					.. "\nhint: run `git worktree prune` to clean up stale entries"
 			)
+			return
 		end
 		wt_check:close()
 
diff --git a/src/wt/cmd/clone.lua b/src/wt/cmd/clone.lua
index de10ce1f71ee48e63e8daded3f208bc2797aeb93..86c972598871a5dbde586abdada31ed3ec03f708 100644
--- a/src/wt/cmd/clone.lua
+++ b/src/wt/cmd/clone.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function M.cmd_clone(args)
 	local positional = {}
 	while i <= #args do
 		local a = args[i]
+		---@cast a string
 		if a == "--remote" then
 			if not args[i + 1] then
 				shell.die("--remote requires a name")
diff --git a/src/wt/cmd/new.lua b/src/wt/cmd/new.lua
index 57c3a8dd95878b603a2681fb739998e452cde95b..bd0e5156306d574529c4e1219ffe08783ea3ebed 100644
--- a/src/wt/cmd/new.lua
+++ b/src/wt/cmd/new.lua
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function M.cmd_new(args)
 	local positional = {}
 	while i <= #args do
 		local a = args[i]
+		---@cast a string
 		if a == "--remote" then
 			if not args[i + 1] then
 				shell.die("--remote requires a name")