diff --git a/bkctld b/bkctld
index d5d68ca..4032bf9 100755
--- a/bkctld
+++ b/bkctld
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 
 set -u
 
-[ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] && error "You need to be root to run ${0} !"
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "You need to be root to run ${0} !" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 basedir=$(dirname "$0")
 if [ "${basedir}" = "/usr/local/sbin" ] && [ -d "/usr/local/lib/bkctld" ]; then
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@ elif [ "${basedir}" = "/usr/sbin" ] && [ -d "/usr/lib/bkctld" ]; then
 elif [ -d './lib' ]; then
     LIBDIR='lib'
 else
-    error "Failed to find a suitable lib directory for bkctld."
+    echo "Failed to find a suitable lib directory for bkctld." >&2
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 # shellcheck source=lib/includes