diff --git a/apatch b/apatch
index 08e68a2..c2b9601 100755
--- a/apatch
+++ b/apatch
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 
 startdir="$PWD"
 
-[ -f APKBUILD ] || ( echo "please run this in a package directory"; exit 1 )
-[ "$1" != "" ] || ( echo "usage: apatch <patch name>"; exit 1 )
+if [ ! -f APKBUILD ]; then
+  error "please run this in a package directory"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "" ]; then
+  echo "usage: apatch <patch name>"
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 set -e