diff --git a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
index d16d7c7..64cfee7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: run shellcheck anf shfmt
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        set -e
-        ./.helpers/sh-checks
-        ./.helpers/git-check-dirty
+        ./.helpers/shellcheck
+
+    - name: shfmt
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        status=0
+        ./.helpers/shfmt || status=1
+        ./.helpers/git-check-dirty || status=1
+        exit "${status}"
diff --git a/.helpers/foreach-script b/.helpers/foreach-script
index ca5f4ce..6f821b6 100755
--- a/.helpers/foreach-script
+++ b/.helpers/foreach-script
@@ -10,19 +10,24 @@
 
 # -perm +111
 
+VERBOSE=${VERBOSE:="0"}
+
+mapfile -d '' -t files < <(
+  find ./ \
+    -type f \
+    -and \( -not -path './.git/*' \) \
+    -and \( -not -path './vendor/*' \) \
+    -and \( -name '*.bash' -or -name '*.sh' -or -executable \) \
+    -print0
+)
+
 status=0
-find ./ \
-  -type f \
-  -and \( -not -path './.git/*' \) \
-  -and \( -not -path './vendor/*' \) \
-  -and \( -name '*.bash' -or -name '*.sh' -or -executable \) \
-  -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+
+for file in "${files[@]}"; do
   if file "${file}" | grep -qE 'shell script|POSIX shell script|Bourne-Again shell script|bash script|a sh script'; then
-    echo "${*} ${file}"
-    if ! "${@}" "${file}"; then
-      status=1
-    fi
+    [[ ${VERBOSE} == "1" ]] || echo "${*} ${file}"
+    "${@}" "${file}" || status=1
   fi
 done
 
-exit $status
+exit ${status}
diff --git a/.helpers/sh-checks b/.helpers/sh-checks
deleted file mode 100755
index edbb2c0..0000000
--- a/.helpers/sh-checks
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -e
-#set -u
-set -o pipefail
-
-# should be called from root dir.
-
-./.helpers/foreach-script shfmt --simplify --language-dialect auto --case-indent --indent 2 --write
-./.helpers/foreach-script shellcheck \
-  --norc \
-  --external-sources \
-  --format=tty \
-  --enable=require-variable-braces,add-default-case \
-  --exclude=SC2012 \
-  --exclude=SC2002 \
-  --exclude=SC2059 \
-  --exclude=SC2181
-
-# SC2012 (info): Use find instead of ls to better handle non-alphanumeric filenames. https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2012
-# SC2059 (info): Don't use variables in the printf format string. https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2059
-# SC2002 (style): Useless cat. Consider 'cmd < file | ..' or 'cmd file | ..' instead. https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2002
-# SC2181 (style): Check exit code directly with e.g. 'if ! mycmd;', not indirectly with $?. https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2181
diff --git a/.helpers/shellcheck b/.helpers/shellcheck
index 13e4479..5f9ffb8 100755
--- a/.helpers/shellcheck
+++ b/.helpers/shellcheck
@@ -5,22 +5,18 @@ if ! command -v shellcheck &>/dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-mapfile -t FILES < <(find . \
-  \( -not -name 'root.bash' \) \
-  -a \( -not -path './.git/*' \) \
-  -a \( -not -path './config/gnome/lib/palettes/*' \) \
-  -a \( -name '*.bash' -o \( -type f -a -executable \) \) \
-  -print)
-
-set -x
-
-shellcheck \
-  --shell=bash \
-  --exclude=SC1090 \
+./.helpers/foreach-script shellcheck \
+  --norc \
   --external-sources \
-  --severity=warning \
   --format=tty \
-  --source-path=./config/gnome/lib \
-  --norc \
-  root.bash \
-  "${FILES[@]}"
+  --enable=require-variable-braces,add-default-case \
+  --exclude=SC2012 \
+  --exclude=SC2002 \
+  --exclude=SC2059 \
+  --exclude=SC2181
+
+# SC2012 (info): Use find instead of ls to better handle non-alphanumeric filenames. https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2012
+# SC2059 (info): Don't use variables in the printf format string. https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2059
+# SC2002 (style): Useless cat. Consider 'cmd < file | ..' or 'cmd file | ..' instead. https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2002
+# SC2181 (style): Check exit code directly with e.g. 'if ! mycmd;', not indirectly with $?. https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2181
+
diff --git a/.helpers/shfmt b/.helpers/shfmt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a5d15f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.helpers/shfmt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if ! command -v shfmt &>/dev/null; then
+  echo 'shfmt not found' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+./.helpers/foreach-script shfmt \
+  --simplify \
+  --language-dialect auto \
+  --case-indent \
+  --indent 2 \
+  --write
diff --git a/install b/install
index 73af890..fd2ce97 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ path-read-link() {
       ;;
     *)
       readlink -n "${1}"
+      ;;
   esac
 }