diff --git a/include/option.sh b/include/option.sh
index 73a727e4..ffcc7e94 100755
--- a/include/option.sh
+++ b/include/option.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@ scan_config()
 	    "${_fail}" "scan_config ${confdir}: Cannot concatenate files"
 	while read -r line ; do
 		set ${line} 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || :
-		if [ "${1%:}" = "depend" ]; then
-			depend="${depend} ${2}"
-		else
-			eval "${1%:}=\"${2}\""
-		fi
+		[ "${1%:}" = "depend" ] && depend="${depend} ${2}" && continue
+		eval "${1%:}=\"${2}\""
 	done << EOF
 	$(eval "awk '${awkstr}' \"${revfile}\"")
 EOF
diff --git a/script/build/fw/serprog b/script/build/fw/serprog
index cdbf07e1..222d7751 100755
--- a/script/build/fw/serprog
+++ b/script/build/fw/serprog
@@ -20,22 +20,21 @@ main()
 	if [ "${1}" = "rp2040" ]; then
 		platform="rp2040"
 		boards_dir=${pico_sdk_dir}/src/boards/include/boards
-		[ -d "${pico_src_dir}/" ] || fetch_repo rpi-pico-serprog
+		[ -d "${pico_src_dir}/" ] || \
+			x_ ./update project repo "rpi-pico-serprog"
 	elif [ "${1}" = "stm32" ]; then
 		platform="stm32"
 		boards_dir=${stm32_src_dir}/boards
-		[ -d "${stm32_src_dir}/" ] || fetch_repo stm32-vserprog
+		[ -d "${stm32_src_dir}/" ] || \
+			x_ ./update project repo "stm32-vserprog"
 	else
 		err "${usage}"
 	fi
 	x_ mkdir -p "bin/serprog_${platform}"
 
 	if [ $# -gt 1 ] ; then
-		if [ "${2}" = "list" ] ; then
-			print_boards ${boards_dir}
-		else
-			build_${platform}_rom "${2}"
-		fi
+		[ "${2}" = "list" ] && print_boards ${boards_dir} && return 0
+		build_${platform}_rom "${2}"
 	else
 		printf "Building all serprog targets\n"
 		list_boards "${boards_dir}" | while read board; do
@@ -44,11 +43,6 @@ main()
 	fi
 }
 
-fetch_repo()
-{
-	x_ ./update project repo "${1}"
-}
-
 build_rp2040_rom()
 {
 	board=${1}
diff --git a/script/build/release/roms b/script/build/release/roms
index 50560f98..3cf5d93e 100755
--- a/script/build/release/roms
+++ b/script/build/release/roms
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ main()
 
 init_check()
 {
-	[ -f version ] && \
-		read version < version
-	[ -f versiondate ] && \
-		read versiondate < versiondate
+	[ -f version ] && read version < version
+	[ -f versiondate ] && read versiondate < versiondate
 	[ ! -d "bin/" ] && \
 		err "init_check: no ROMs built yet (error)"
 	[ -d "release/" ] || \
@@ -106,9 +104,9 @@ make_archive()
 strip_archive()
 {
 	romdir=${1}
-
 	[ -d "coreboot/${tree}" ] || \
 		x_ ./update project trees coreboot ${tree}
+
 	x_ ./build coreboot utils ${tree}
 
 	if [ "${microcode_required}" = "n" ]; then
@@ -125,12 +123,10 @@ strip_archive()
 	# Hash the rom before removing blobs
 	x_ rm -f "${romdir}/blobhashes"
 	x_ touch "${romdir}/blobhashes"
-
 	(
 	x_ cd "${romdir}"
 	x_ sha512sum *.rom >> blobhashes
 	)
-
 	for romfile in "${romdir}"/*.rom; do
 		[ -f "${romfile}" ] || continue
 		strip_rom_image "${romfile}"
diff --git a/script/build/release/src b/script/build/release/src
index 71b8e111..6dae201c 100755
--- a/script/build/release/src
+++ b/script/build/release/src
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ purge_files()
 	done
 	x_ ./handle make file -c bios_extract flashrom grub uefitool \
 	    util-fw/stm32-vserprog util-fw/stm32-vserprog/libopencm3 \
-	    memtest86plus/build* util/* \
+	    memtest86plus/build* util/*
 
 	x_ rm -Rf .git* */.git* */*/.git* */*/*/.git* */*/*/*/.git* \
 	    */*/*/*/*/.git* */*/*/*/*/*/.git* */*/*/*/*/*/*/.git*
diff --git a/script/handle/make/config b/script/handle/make/config
index 31c1b3c2..cd13aca6 100755
--- a/script/handle/make/config
+++ b/script/handle/make/config
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ run_make_command()
 copy_elf()
 {
 	[ "${project}" != "coreboot" ] || xx_ modify_coreboot_rom
-
 	while read f; do
 		[ ! -f "${codedir}/$f" ] || \
 			xx_ cp "${codedir}/${f}" "${dest_dir}/"
diff --git a/script/handle/make/file b/script/handle/make/file
index 445016ea..c0a6afb4 100755
--- a/script/handle/make/file
+++ b/script/handle/make/file
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@ run_make_command()
 {
 	[ -f "${project}/Makefile" ] || [ -f "${project}/makefile" ] || \
 	    [ -f "${project}/GNUmakefile" ] || return 0
-	if [ -z "${mode}" ]; then
-		x_ make -C "${project}" -j$(nproc)
-	else
-		x_ make -C "${project}" clean
-		make -C "${project}" distclean 2>/dev/null || :
-	fi
+	[ -z "${mode}" ] && x_ make -C "${project}" -j$(nproc) && return 0
+	x_ make -C "${project}" clean
+	make -C "${project}" distclean 2>/dev/null || :
 }
 
 main $@
diff --git a/script/update/blobs/download b/script/update/blobs/download
index f1cab1b8..fef6b2c6 100755
--- a/script/update/blobs/download
+++ b/script/update/blobs/download
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ extract_e6400vga()
 	[ -f "${E6400_VGA_romname}" ] || \
 		err "extract_e6400vga: can't extract vga rom from bios.bin"
 	)
-	x_ cp "${appdir}"/"${E6400_VGA_romname}" "${_dest}"
+	x_ cp "${appdir}/${E6400_VGA_romname}" "${_dest}"
 }
 
 extract_sch5545ec()
diff --git a/script/update/blobs/inject b/script/update/blobs/inject
index 99eb9d5b..96ee0002 100755
--- a/script/update/blobs/inject
+++ b/script/update/blobs/inject
@@ -96,13 +96,10 @@ build_dependencies()
 inject_blobs()
 {
 	release_archive="n"
-	if [ "${release}" = "true" ]; then
-		printf "patching release file\n"
-		release_archive="y"
-		patch_release_roms
-	else
-		x_ patch_rom "${rom}"
-	fi
+	[ "${release}" != "true" ] && x_ patch_rom "${rom}" && return 0
+	printf "patching release file\n"
+	release_archive="y"
+	patch_release_roms
 }
 
 patch_release_roms()
@@ -240,11 +237,9 @@ inject_blob_hp_kbc1126_ec()
 
 	if [ "${_ec1_offset}" = "" ] || [ "${_ec1_offset}" = "" ]; then
 		err "inject_blob_hp_kbc1126_ec: ${board}: offset not declared"
-	fi
-	if [ "${_ec1_location}" = "" ] || [ "${_ec2_location}" = "" ]; then
+	elif [ "${_ec1_location}" = "" ] || [ "${_ec2_location}" = "" ]; then
 		err "inject_blob_hp_kbc1126_ec: ${board}: EC path not declared"
-	fi
-	if [ ! -f "${_ec1_location}" ] || [ ! -f "${_ec2_location}" ]; then
+	elif [ ! -f "${_ec1_location}" ] || [ ! -f "${_ec2_location}" ]; then
 		err "inject_blob_hp_kbc1126_ec: ${board}: ecfw not downloaded"
 	fi
 
diff --git a/script/update/project/trees b/script/update/project/trees
index 093d5086..b61aab22 100755
--- a/script/update/project/trees
+++ b/script/update/project/trees
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ main()
 	printf "Downloading %s and applying patches\n" ${project}
 
 	[ -z "${1}" ] && err "project name not specified"
-	project="${1}"
+	project="${1}" && shift 1
 	cfgsdir="config/${project}"
 	[ -d "${cfgsdir}" ] || err "unsupported project name"
-	shift 1
 
 	targets=$(listitems "${cfgsdir}")
 	[ $# -gt 0 ] && targets=$@
@@ -39,21 +38,16 @@ download_for_target()
 	tree="undefined"
 	rev="undefined"
 
-	fetch_config "${_target}"
+	fetch_config
+	[ -d "${project}/${tree}" ] && printf "download/%s %s (%s): exists\n" \
+	    "${project}" "${tree}" "${_target}" 1>&2 && return 0
 
-	if [ -d "${project}/${tree}" ]; then
-		printf "REMARK: download/%s %s (%s): exists. Skipping.\n" \
-		    "${project}" "${tree}" "${_target}" 1>&2
-	else
-		fetch_from_upstream
-		prepare_new_tree
-	fi
+	fetch_from_upstream
+	prepare_new_tree
 }
 
 fetch_config()
 {
-	_target=${1}
-
 	while true; do
 		eval "$(setvars "" rev tree)"
 		_xm="fetch_config ${project}/${_target}"
@@ -64,10 +58,7 @@ fetch_config()
 		. "${cfgsdir}/${_target}/target.cfg" || \
 		    err "fetch_config: no \"${cfgsdir}/${_target}/target.cfg\""
 
-		if [ "${_target}" != "${tree}" ]; then
-			_target="${tree}"
-			continue
-		fi
+		[ "${_target}" != "${tree}" ] && _target="${tree}" && continue
 		[ -z ${tree} ] && err "${_xm}: tree undefined"
 		[ -z ${rev} ] && err "${_xm}: revision undefined"
 		break
@@ -78,7 +69,6 @@ check_config_for_target()
 {
 	[ -f "${cfgsdir}/${1}/target.cfg" ] || \
 		err "${_xm} check: target.cfg does not exist"
-
 	[ -f "${cfgsdir}/${1}/seen" ] && \
 		err "${_xm} check: infinite loop in tree definitions"