diff --git a/fake_home/.zshrc b/fake_home/.zshrc
index 47bb592..e9cec86 100644
--- a/fake_home/.zshrc
+++ b/fake_home/.zshrc
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ function dconf-dump {
 }
 
 function push-dconf {
-    if command -v scpace &> /dev/null; then
-        rm /tmp/dconf-dump &> /dev/null
-        dconf-dump > /tmp/dconf-dump || return 1
-        scp -P 11275 /tmp/dconf-dump 'sage@sagev.space:~/dconf-dump'
-    else
+    if ! command -v scpace &> /dev/null; then
         echo "An alias for scpace has not been defined on this device!"
+        return 1
     fi
+    rm /tmp/dconf-dump &> /dev/null
+    dconf-dump > /tmp/dconf-dump || return 1
+    scp -P 11275 /tmp/dconf-dump 'sage@sagev.space:~/dconf-dump'
 }
 
 function pushdot {
@@ -129,25 +129,25 @@ function pushdot {
 }
 
 function getdot {
+    if ! command -v scpace &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "An alias for scpace has not been defined on this device!"
+        return 1
+    fi
     cd "$DOT_DIR" || return 1
     git pull && ./copy.sh
-    if command -v scpace &> /dev/null; then
-        rm /tmp/dconf-dump
-        scp -P 11275 'sage@sagev.space:~/dconf-dump' /tmp/dconf-dump
-        dconf-dump > /tmp/current-dconf-dump
-        if ! git --no-pager diff --no-index /tmp/current-dconf-dump /tmp/dconf-dump &> /dev/null; then
-            echo
-            echo "Incoming conf changes:"
-            echo
-            git --no-pager diff --no-index /tmp/current-dconf-dump /tmp/dconf-dump
-            echo
-            bash -c 'read -p "Press enter to continue, or Ctrl-C to cancel."' || return 1
-            echo "Applying changes..."
-        fi
-        dconf load / < /tmp/dconf-dump || return 1
-    else
-        echo "An alias for scpace has not been defined on this device!"
+    rm /tmp/dconf-dump
+    scp -P 11275 'sage@sagev.space:~/dconf-dump' /tmp/dconf-dump
+    dconf-dump > /tmp/current-dconf-dump
+    if ! git --no-pager diff --no-index /tmp/current-dconf-dump /tmp/dconf-dump &> /dev/null; then
+        echo
+        echo "Incoming conf changes:"
+        echo
+        git --no-pager diff --no-index /tmp/current-dconf-dump /tmp/dconf-dump
+        echo
+        bash -c 'read -p "Press enter to continue, or Ctrl-C to cancel."' || return 1
+        echo "Applying changes..."
     fi
+    dconf load / < /tmp/dconf-dump || return 1
     cd - > /dev/null
 }