diff --git a/pttodoest/src/main.rs b/pttodoest/src/main.rs
index 0e41f53..aac166b 100755
--- a/pttodoest/src/main.rs
+++ b/pttodoest/src/main.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ fn main() {
             files.files[0]
                 .append(Delta::now(patch))
                 .expect("failed to add");
-            files.files[0]
-                .stage_persisted()
-                .expect("failed to stage added");
+            if !flags.enqueue_add {
+                files.files[0]
+                    .stage_persisted()
+                    .expect("failed to stage added");
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ struct Flags {
 
     #[arg(short = 'd', long = "dry-run", default_value = "false")]
     dry_run: bool,
+
+    #[arg(short = 'q', long = "enqueue", default_value = "false")]
+    enqueue_add: bool,
 }
 
 impl Flags {
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ mod test_flags {
                 add: None,
                 edit: false,
                 dry_run: true,
+                enqueue_add: false,
             };
             let files = flags.files().expect("failed to files from dir");
             assert_eq!(1, files.files.len());
diff --git a/pttodoest/src/testdata/.root.yaml.Bels-MacBook-Pro.local b/pttodoest/src/testdata/.root.yaml.Bels-MacBook-Pro.local
index 5a4a6f8..6170a8c 100644
--- a/pttodoest/src/testdata/.root.yaml.Bels-MacBook-Pro.local
+++ b/pttodoest/src/testdata/.root.yaml.Bels-MacBook-Pro.local
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
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 {"ts":1762885026,"patch":{"op":"add","path":"/-","value":"hi"}}
+{"ts":1762915959,"patch":{"op":"add","path":"/-","value":"enqueued add"}}
+{"ts":1762915973,"patch":{"op":"remove","path":"/25"}}