-[ -n "$scriptdir" ] || fatal "Cound not find entry 'scriptdirectory' in $conffile"
-[ -d "$scriptdir" ] || fatal "Script directory $scriptdir not found."
+if [ ! -n "$scriptdir" ]; then
+ echo "Cound not find entry 'scriptdirectory' in $conffile"
+ fatal "Cound not find entry 'scriptdirectory' in $conffile"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$scriptdir" ]; then
+ echo "Script directory $scriptdir not found."
+ fatal "Script directory $scriptdir not found."
+fi
+