diff --git a/bin/portzap b/bin/portzap
index 232cfa1..9473421 100755
--- a/bin/portzap
+++ b/bin/portzap
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require_dependency() {
     deps=$1
     for dep in $deps; do
         if ! which -s "$dep"; then
-            echo "[x] This command requires ${dep}, but ${dep} wasn't found"
+            echo "ERR This command requires ${dep}, but ${dep} wasn't found"
             exit 1
         fi
     done
diff --git a/bin/setup-portzap b/bin/setup-portzap
index 26bcaa9..8412225 100755
--- a/bin/setup-portzap
+++ b/bin/setup-portzap
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ doas="${localbase}"/etc/doas.conf
 ##
 # main
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
-    echo "[-] This command must be run by root"
+    echo "ERR This command must be run by root"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-checkout b/libexec/portzap/portzap-checkout
index b91ba85..99b96ea 100644
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-checkout
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-checkout
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ gitexec()
 ##
 # main
 if ! "${libexec}"/isportzap-member; then
-    echo "[x] This command must be run by a member of the '_portzap' group"
+    echo "ERR This command must be run by a member of the '_portzap' group"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ ! -e "${gitdir}/.git" ]; then
-    echo "[x] ${gitdir} is not a valid git repository."
-    echo "[x] Try: portzap clone"
+    echo "ERR ${gitdir} is not a valid git repository."
+    echo "ERR Try: portzap clone"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-clone b/libexec/portzap/portzap-clone
index 83ab39a..37e46e6 100755
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-clone
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-clone
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ gitexec()
 ##
 # main
 if ! "${libexec}"/isportzap-member; then
-    echo "[-] This command must be run by a member of the '_portzap' group"
+    echo "ERR This command must be run by a member of the '_portzap' group"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ -e "${gitdir}/.git" ]; then
-    echo "[-] ${gitdir} exists."
-    echo "[-] Try 'portzap pull'"
+    echo "ERR ${gitdir} exists."
+    echo "ERR Try: portzap pull"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-install b/libexec/portzap/portzap-install
index 322538e..8519cbb 100755
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-install
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-install
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ run_install()
 ##
 # main
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
-    echo "[-] This command must be run by root"
+    echo "ERR This command must be run by root"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-pull b/libexec/portzap/portzap-pull
index bb4946a..ace8246 100755
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-pull
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-pull
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ gitexec()
 ##
 # main
 if ! "${libexec}"/isportzap-member; then
-    echo "[x] This command must be run by a member of the '_portzap' group"
+    echo "ERR This command must be run by a member of the '_portzap' group"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ ! -e "${gitdir}/.git" ]; then
     set +x
-    echo "[x] ${gitdir} is not a valid git repository."
-    echo "[x] Try 'portzap clone'"
+    echo "ERR ${gitdir} is not a valid git repository."
+    echo "ERR Try 'portzap clone'"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-rm b/libexec/portzap/portzap-rm
index 04c62f4..49c853f 100644
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-rm
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-rm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ erase()
 ##
 # main
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
-    echo "[-] This command must be run by root"
+    echo "ERR This command must be run by root"
     exit 1
 fi