diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/project.hpp b/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/project.hpp
index 140cb9ee..203cf1df 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/project.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/modlib/include/studio/project.hpp
@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@ class Project {
 template<typename T>
 ox::Error Project::writeObj(ox::StringViewCR path, T const&obj, ox::ClawFormat fmt) noexcept {
 	oxRequireM(buff, ox::writeClaw(obj, fmt));
+	if (fmt == ox::ClawFormat::Organic) {
+		buff.pop_back();
+	}
 	// write to FS
 	oxReturnError(mkdir(parentDir(path)));
-	oxReturnError(writeBuff(path, ox::BufferView{buff} + (fmt == ox::ClawFormat::Organic)));
+	oxReturnError(writeBuff(path, buff));
 	// write type descriptor
 	if (m_typeStore.get<T>().error) {
 		oxReturnError(ox::buildTypeDef(m_typeStore, obj));