diff --git a/scripts/jcs b/scripts/jcs
index a8484894..8c0a6cc5 100644
--- a/scripts/jcs
+++ b/scripts/jcs
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ usage() {
 
 eusage() {
 	usage >&2
-	test -n "$1" && exit $1
-	exit 0
+	exit 1
 }
 
 version() {
@@ -777,11 +776,6 @@ usage() {
 }
 #' reset vi fontification ... :->
 
-eusage() {
-	usage
-	exit 1
-}
-
 ssh_wrapper() {
 
 	ssh -n $TARGET_HOST "$@"
@@ -806,7 +800,7 @@ cp_wrapper() {
 # ------------- get options
 set -- `getopt b:hvl $*`
 if [ "$?" != 0 ] ; then
-	eusage 1
+	eusage
 fi
 while [ ! "$1" = "--" ] ; do
 case "$1" in