diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 410887c..297c78e 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ read -r -s attribution_passphrase_check
 echo
 
 printf "auditing attribution passphrase"
-ret=$(audit_passphrase "$attribution_passphrase" "$attribution_passphrase_check")
-checkcode $ret
+audit_passphrase "$attribution_passphrase" "$attribution_passphrase_check"
+checkcode $?
 
 if [[ "$attribution_passphrase" != "$attribution_passphrase_check" ]]; then
     echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mAttribution passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n"
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ read -r -s keystore_passphrase_check
 echo
 
 printf "auditing keystore passphrase..."
-ret=$(audit_passphrase "$keystore_passphrase" "$keystore_passphrase_check")
-checkcode $ret
+audit_passphrase "$keystore_passphrase" "$keystore_passphrase_check"
+checkcode $?
 
 if [[ "$keystore_passphrase" != "$keystore_passphrase_check" ]]; then
     echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mKeystore passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n"