diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 011862f..7caf617 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Revision history for App-Rak
 
 {{$NEXT}}
 
+0.3.8  2024-08-18T21:09:44+02:00
+     - Unbreak the --edit-files option: this probably got borked
+       in 0.3.4 .  This feature *is* hard to test!
+
 0.3.7  2024-08-18T14:59:31+02:00
      - Allow --count-only and --unique to be used simultaneously
 
diff --git a/META6.json b/META6.json
index bc87e36..8dcd921 100644
--- a/META6.json
+++ b/META6.json
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
   ],
   "test-depends": [
   ],
-  "version": "0.3.7"
+  "version": "0.3.8"
 }
diff --git a/lib/App/Rak.rakumod b/lib/App/Rak.rakumod
index 1d06016..70838a6 100644
--- a/lib/App/Rak.rakumod
+++ b/lib/App/Rak.rakumod
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ my sub action-ecosystem(--> Nil) {
 my sub action-edit(--> Nil) {
     %rak<progress>:delete;  # no progress indicator if editing
 
-    my $pattern := @patterns.head;
+    my $pattern := @patterns.head.value;
 
     my sub go-edit-error($error --> Nil) {
         if backtrace-files($error).map: -> (:key($file), :value(@line)) {