diff --git a/larbs.sh b/larbs.sh
index cdaa29d..f82efe1 100644
--- a/larbs.sh
+++ b/larbs.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ while getopts ":a:r:p:h" o; do case "${o}" in
 esac done
 
 # DEFAULTS:
-[ -z ${dotfilesrepo+x} ] && dotfilesrepo="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/voidrice.git"
-[ -z ${progsfile+x} ] && progsfile="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LukeSmithxyz/LARBS/master/progs.csv"
-[ -z ${aurhelper+x} ] && aurhelper="yay"
+[ -z "$dotfilesrepo" ] && dotfilesrepo="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/voidrice.git"
+[ -z "$progsfile" ] && progsfile="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LukeSmithxyz/LARBS/master/progs.csv"
+[ -z "$aurhelper" ] && aurhelper="yay"
 
 ### FUNCTIONS ###
 
-initialcheck() { pacman -Syyu --noconfirm --needed dialog || { echo "Are you sure you're running this as the root user? Are you sure you're using an Arch-based distro? ;-) Are you sure you have an internet connection? Are you sure your Arch keyring is updated?"; exit; } ;}
+error() { clear; printf "ERROR:\\n%s\\n" "$1"; exit;}
 
 welcomemsg() { \
 	dialog --title "Welcome!" --msgbox "Welcome to Luke's Auto-Rice Bootstrapping Script!\\n\\nThis script will automatically install a fully-featured i3wm Arch Linux desktop, which I use as my main machine.\\n\\n-Luke" 10 60