diff --git a/hyphae/categories/categories.go b/hyphae/categories/categories.go
index b03561d..d46cc93 100644
--- a/hyphae/categories/categories.go
+++ b/hyphae/categories/categories.go
@@ -60,5 +60,12 @@ func AddHyphaToCategory(hyphaName, catName string) {
 // RemoveHyphaFromCategory removes the hypha from the category and updates the records on the disk. If the hypha is not in the category, nothing happens.
 func RemoveHyphaFromCategory(hyphaName, catName string) {
 	mutex.Lock()
+	if node, ok := hyphaToCategories[hyphaName]; ok {
+		node.removeCategory(catName)
+	}
+
+	if node, ok := categoryToHyphae[catName]; ok {
+		node.removeHypha(hyphaName)
+	}
 	mutex.Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/hyphae/categories/files.go b/hyphae/categories/files.go
index 9064cb4..0cf17a7 100644
--- a/hyphae/categories/files.go
+++ b/hyphae/categories/files.go
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ func (cn *categoryNode) storeHypha(hypname string) {
 	cn.hyphaList = append(cn.hyphaList, hypname)
 }
 
+func (cn *categoryNode) removeHypha(hypname string) {
+	for i, hyphaName := range cn.hyphaList {
+		if hyphaName == hypname {
+			cn.hyphaList[i] = cn.hyphaList[len(cn.hyphaList)-1]
+			cn.hyphaList = cn.hyphaList[:len(cn.hyphaList)-1]
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type hyphaNode struct {
 	// TODO: ensure this is sorted
 	categoryList []string
@@ -72,6 +81,15 @@ func (hn *hyphaNode) storeCategory(cat string) {
 	hn.categoryList = append(hn.categoryList, cat)
 }
 
+func (hn *hyphaNode) removeCategory(cat string) {
+	for i, category := range hn.categoryList {
+		if category == cat {
+			hn.categoryList[i] = hn.categoryList[len(hn.categoryList)-1]
+			hn.categoryList = hn.categoryList[:len(hn.categoryList)-1]
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type catFileRecord struct {
 	Categories []catRecord `json:"categories"`
 }
diff --git a/views/categories.html b/views/categories.html
index 7f7f999..67364c7 100644
--- a/views/categories.html
+++ b/views/categories.html
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@
 			<form method="POST" action="/remove-from-category" class="categories-card__remove-form">
 				<input type="hidden" name="cat" value="{{.}}">
 				<input type="hidden" name="hypha" value="{{$hyphaName}}">
+				<input type="hidden" name="redirect-to" value="/hypha/{{$hyphaName}}">
 				<input type="submit" value="X">
 			</form>
 		</li>
 		{{end}}
 		<li class="categories-card__entry categories-card__add-to-cat">
 			<form method="POST" action="/add-to-category" class="categories-card__add-form">
-				<input type="text" name="cat" id="_cat-name">
+				<input type="text" name="cat" id="_cat-name" placeholder="Category name">
 				<input type="hidden" name="hypha" value="{{$hyphaName}}">
+				<input type="hidden" name="redirect-to" value="/hypha/{{$hyphaName}}">
 				<input type="submit" value="Add to category">
 			</form>
 		</li>
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
 			<form method="POST" action="/add-to-category" class="category__add-form">
 				<input type="text" name="hypha" id="_hypha-name" placeholder="Hypha name">
 				<input type="hidden" name="cat" value="{{$catName}}">
+				<input type="hidden" name="redirect-to" value="/category/{{$catName}}">
 				<input type="submit" value="Add hypha to category">
 			</form>
 		</li>
diff --git a/web/categories.go b/web/categories.go
index 8202010..44381c8 100644
--- a/web/categories.go
+++ b/web/categories.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package web
 
 import (
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/hyphae/categories"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/util"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/views"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -22,9 +23,23 @@ func handlerCategory(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func handlerRemoveFromCategory(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
-
+	util.PrepareRq(rq)
+	var (
+		hyphaName  = rq.PostFormValue("hypha")
+		catName    = rq.PostFormValue("cat")
+		redirectTo = rq.PostFormValue("redirect-to")
+	)
+	categories.RemoveHyphaFromCategory(hyphaName, catName)
+	http.Redirect(w, rq, redirectTo, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
 func handlerAddToCategory(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
-
+	util.PrepareRq(rq)
+	var (
+		hyphaName  = rq.PostFormValue("hypha")
+		catName    = rq.PostFormValue("cat")
+		redirectTo = rq.PostFormValue("redirect-to")
+	)
+	categories.AddHyphaToCategory(hyphaName, catName)
+	http.Redirect(w, rq, redirectTo, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }