diff --git a/otp.c b/otp.c
index c5880a4..732f6ec 100644
--- a/otp.c
+++ b/otp.c
@@ -4215,7 +4215,7 @@ int handle_pads_menu(void) {
     printf(" \033[4mA\033[0mdd entropy to pad\n");
     printf(" \033[4mS\033[0met default pad\n");
     printf(" E\033[4mx\033[0mit\n");
-    printf("\nSelect pad (by prefix): ");
+    printf("\nSelect action: ");
     
     char input[MAX_HASH_LENGTH];
     if (!fgets(input, sizeof(input), stdin)) {
@@ -4224,7 +4224,7 @@ int handle_pads_menu(void) {
     }
     input[strcspn(input, "\n")] = 0;
     
-    // Handle actions first
+    // Handle actions
     if (toupper(input[0]) == 'G') {
         int result = handle_generate_menu();
         if (result == 0) {
@@ -4306,54 +4306,10 @@ int handle_pads_menu(void) {
         return handle_pads_menu();
     } else if (toupper(input[0]) == 'X') {
         return 0; // Exit to main menu
+    } else {
+        printf("Invalid action. Please select G, A, S, or X.\n");
+        return handle_pads_menu();
     }
-    
-    // Find matching pad by prefix
-    int selected_pad = -1;
-    for (int i = 0; i < pad_count; i++) {
-        if (strncmp(input, pads[i].chksum, strlen(input)) == 0) {
-            if (selected_pad == -1) {
-                selected_pad = i;
-            } else {
-                // Multiple matches - ambiguous
-                printf("Ambiguous prefix. Multiple matches found.\n");
-                return 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    if (selected_pad == -1) {
-        printf("No pad found matching prefix '%s'\n", input);
-        return 1;
-    }
-    
-    // Show selected pad actions
-    printf("\n=== Pad: %.16s... ===\n", pads[selected_pad].chksum);
-    printf("Size: %s\n", pads[selected_pad].size_str);
-    printf("Used: %s (%.1f%%)\n", pads[selected_pad].used_str, pads[selected_pad].percentage);
-    
-    printf("\nPad Actions:\n");
-    printf(" \033[4mI\033[0mnfo - Show detailed pad information\n");
-    printf(" \033[4mA\033[0mdd entropy - Enhance pad randomness\n");
-    printf(" \033[4mB\033[0mack to pad list\n");
-    printf("\nSelect action: ");
-    
-    char action[10];
-    if (!fgets(action, sizeof(action), stdin)) {
-        printf("Error: Failed to read input\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
-    
-    char action_choice = toupper(action[0]);
-    if (action_choice == 'I') {
-        return show_pad_info(pads[selected_pad].chksum);
-    } else if (action_choice == 'A') {
-        // Handle entropy addition
-        return handle_add_entropy_to_pad(pads[selected_pad].chksum);
-    }
-    
-    // Default: back to pad list (recursive call)
-    return handle_pads_menu();
 }
 
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