diff --git a/mkwin/src/error.rs b/mkwin/src/error.rs
index 846abef..e2e3d95 100644
--- a/mkwin/src/error.rs
+++ b/mkwin/src/error.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 use std::process::exit;
 
 ///	no argument for target; code 1
-pub fn missing_target() {
+pub fn missing_target() -> ! {
 	eprintln!("mkwin: missing target");
 	exit(1);
 }
 
 ///	failed to canonicalize target path; code 2
-pub fn canonicalize_fail(target: String) {
+pub fn canonicalize_fail(target: String) -> ! {
 	eprintln!("mkwin: failed to canonicalze '{target}'--does the file exist?");
 	exit(2);
 }
diff --git a/mkwin/src/main.rs b/mkwin/src/main.rs
index b3cbb95..d8a5dad 100644
--- a/mkwin/src/main.rs
+++ b/mkwin/src/main.rs
@@ -73,15 +73,9 @@ pub fn main() {
 			if let Ok(path) = path.canonicalize() {
 				let path: String = path.to_string_lossy().into();
 				target = format!("'{path}'");
-			} else {
-				error::canonicalize_fail(arg);
-				return;
-			}
+			} else { error::canonicalize_fail(arg); }
 		}
-	} else {
-		error::missing_target();
-		return;
-	}
+	} else { error::missing_target(); }
 
 	//	construct output
 	println!("#!/usr/bin/bash\n# generated with: mkwin{arg_string}\n");