diff --git a/cadetrdm/repositories.py b/cadetrdm/repositories.py
index 6fa2d927ca48334b00583debdbc4bf99add8f8b6..67999a9f992c5aefe68f4622fd2dd7bfc10af917 100644
--- a/cadetrdm/repositories.py
+++ b/cadetrdm/repositories.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import glob
 from stat import S_IREAD, S_IWRITE
 from urllib.request import urlretrieve
 
-from ipylab import JupyterFrontEnd
 from tabulate import tabulate
 
 from cadetrdm.io_utils import recursive_chmod, write_lines_to_file, wait_for_user, init_lfs
@@ -425,17 +424,7 @@ class BaseRepo:
         :param add_all:
             Option to add all changed and new files to git automatically.
         """
-        try:
-            app = JupyterFrontEnd()
-            print("Saving", end="")
-            # note: docmanager:save doesn't lock the python thread until saving is completed.
-            # Sometimes, new changes aren't completely saved before checks are performed.
-            # Waiting for 0.1 seconds seems to prevent that.
-            app.commands.execute('docmanager:save')
-            time.sleep(0.1)
-            print("")
-        except:
-            pass
+
         if not self.exist_uncomitted_changes:
             print(f"No changes to commit in repo {self.working_dir}")
             return
diff --git a/cadetrdm/version.py b/cadetrdm/version.py
index fc28f3a5851d4c3fea1c9b7ed2bc421a8afbf35e..662fbed22da1fdb5273175481da719f3c9e4c78c 100644
--- a/cadetrdm/version.py
+++ b/cadetrdm/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.0.17"
+version = "0.0.18"