diff --git a/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/edit.rs b/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/edit.rs
index a775fefb..bcb89900 100644
--- a/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/edit.rs
+++ b/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/edit.rs
@@ -33,16 +33,21 @@
 )]
 
 use std::process::exit;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::io::Write;
 
 use failure::Error;
 use failure::err_msg;
+use failure::Fallible as Result;
 
 use libimagrt::runtime::Runtime;
 use libimagerror::trace::MapErrTrace;
+use libimagstore::store::FileLockEntry;
 use libimagcontact::store::ContactStore;
 use libimagentryref::reference::fassade::RefFassade;
 use libimagentryref::hasher::default::DefaultHasher;
 use libimagentryref::reference::Ref;
+use libimagentryref::reference::Config as RefConfig;
 
 pub fn edit(rt: &Runtime) {
     let scmd            = rt.cli().subcommand_matches("edit").unwrap();
@@ -50,40 +55,66 @@ pub fn edit(rt: &Runtime) {
     let ref_config      = libimagentryref::util::get_ref_config(&rt, "imag-contact").map_err_trace_exit_unwrap();
     let hash            = scmd.value_of("hash").map(String::from).unwrap(); // safed by clap
     let force_override  = true; // when editing, we want to override, right?
+    let retry           = !scmd.is_present("fail-on-parse-error");
 
     if rt.output_is_pipe() {
         error!("Cannot spawn editor if output is a pipe!");
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    let mut output = rt.stdout();
+    let mut input  = rt.stdin().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        error!("No input stream. Cannot ask for permission.");
+        exit(1)
+    });
+
     ::util::find_contact_by_hash(rt, hash)
         .for_each(|contact| {
-            let filepath = contact
-                .as_ref_with_hasher::<DefaultHasher>()
-                .get_path(&ref_config)
-                .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap();
-
-            let success = rt.editor()
-                .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap()
-                .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    err_msg("I have no editor configured. Cannot continue!")
-                })
-                .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap()
-                .arg(&filepath)
-                .status()
-                .map_err(Error::from)
-                .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap()
-                .success();
-
-            if !success {
-                error!("Editor failed!");
-                exit(1);
+            loop {
+                let res = edit_contact(&rt, &contact, &ref_config, collection_name, force_override);
+                if !retry {
+                    let _ = res.map_err_trace_exit_unwrap();
+                } else {
+                    if ask_continue(&mut input, &mut output) {
+                        continue;
+                    } else {
+                        exit(1)
+                    }
+                }
             }
-
-            let _ = rt
-                .store()
-                .retrieve_from_path(&filepath, &ref_config, &collection_name, force_override)
-                .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap();
         });
 }
 
+fn edit_contact<'a>(rt: &Runtime, contact: &FileLockEntry<'a>, ref_config: &RefConfig, collection_name: &str, force_override: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let filepath = contact
+        .as_ref_with_hasher::<DefaultHasher>()
+        .get_path(ref_config)
+        .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap();
+
+    let success = rt.editor()
+        .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap()
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            err_msg("I have no editor configured. Cannot continue!")
+        })
+        .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap()
+        .arg(&filepath)
+        .status()
+        .map_err(Error::from)
+        .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap()
+        .success();
+
+    if !success {
+        error!("Editor failed!");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    rt.store()
+        .retrieve_from_path(&filepath, &ref_config, &collection_name, force_override)
+        .map(|_| ())
+}
+
+fn ask_continue(inputstream: &mut Read, outputstream: &mut Write) -> bool {
+    ::libimaginteraction::ask::ask_bool("Edit vcard", Some(true), inputstream, outputstream)
+        .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap()
+}
+
diff --git a/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/ui.rs b/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/ui.rs
index e4cf657c..f60fd17d 100644
--- a/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/ui.rs
+++ b/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/ui.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ pub fn build_ui<'a>(app: App<'a, 'a>) -> App<'a, 'a> {
                         .multiple(true)
                         .value_name("HASH")
                         .help("Edit the contact pointed to by this reference hash(es)"))
+                   .arg(Arg::with_name("fail-on-parse-error")
+                        .long("no-retry")
+                        .takes_value(false)
+                        .required(false)
+                        .multiple(false)
+                        .help("Fail immediately if vcard cannot be parsed after editing."))
                    )
 
         .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("find")