diff --git a/scripts/pkgmeek b/scripts/pkgmeek
index 8f451a7..5aac1b7 100755
--- a/scripts/pkgmeek
+++ b/scripts/pkgmeek
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 main() {
 ######################## main routine ################################
 local o_ignored work _local_ here url u f
-local errDL=0; local errUZ=0; local pkg_ood=1
+local errDL=0; local errUZ=0; local pkg_utd=1
 parse_options "$@"
 [ "$PKGMK_RECURSIVE" = "no" ] || recursive "$@"
 #
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ done ; }
 [ $errDL != 0 ] || info "Successfully obtained all needed source files."
 
 # If the user only asked for '-utd', perform the check using the sources that do exist.
-check_pkg_mtime && pkg_ood=0
-[ "$PKGMK_MTIME_ONLY" = "no" ] || exit $pkg_ood
+check_pkg_mtime || pkg_utd=0
+[ "$PKGMK_MTIME_ONLY" = "no" ] || exit $pkg_utd
 
 # Some further tests before proceeding with the build
 [ "$PKGMK_DOWNLOAD_ONLY" = "no" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5" = "yes" ] || \
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ check_pkg_mtime && pkg_ood=0
 
 # Take into account all the actions that can be done with a previously built package,
 # or with a full set of sources
-[ "$pkg_ood" = 0 ] || [ "$PKGMK_FORCE" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ] \
+[ "$pkg_utd" = 0 ] || [ "$PKGMK_FORCE" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ] \
 	|| [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_SIG" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_EXTRACT_ONLY" = "no" ] \
 	|| { info "$package is up to date, use '-f' to force a rebuild."; exit 0; }
 
 # Silence the progress report if the user never intended to proceed with unpacking
-[ "$pkg_ood" = 0 ] || [ "$PKGMK_CHECK_SIG" = "yes" ] || echo "Checking signatures before unpacking..."
+[ "$pkg_utd" = 1 ] || [ "$PKGMK_CHECK_SIG" = "yes" ] || echo "Checking signatures before unpacking..."
 
 # The option -uf is meant to be used AFTER a previous invocation of pkgmeek has
 # alerted the user to a footprint mismatch. The options -us|-um are likewise meant
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ if [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ]; then
 	[ -f "$package" ] || \
 		{ error "unable to update footprint. File '$package' not found.";
 		exit "$E_MANIFEST"; }
-	[ "$pkg_ood" = 0 ] || [ "$PKGMK_FORCE" = "yes" ] || \
+	[ "$pkg_utd" = 1 ] || [ "$PKGMK_FORCE" = "yes" ] || \
 		{ error "outdated package. Use '-f' to force the footprint update."; 
 		exit "$E_FOOTPRINT"; }
 	cat_manifest footprint > "$PKGMK_ROOT/.footprint" || \
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fi
 
 # All the sources should be here by now, let's verify that we can trust them.
 readonly cs_fail_msg="Use '--ignore-signature' to override, if you have determined integrity by other means."
-[ "$pkg_ood" = 0 ] || [ "$PKGMK_IGNORE_SIG" = "yes" ] || \
+[ "$pkg_utd" = 1 ] || [ "$PKGMK_IGNORE_SIG" = "yes" ] || \
 		{ check_signature "pre-build" | parse_signify_output;
 case $? in
 	0) info "Sources successfully authenticated." ;;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ esac; }
 # What used to be called unpack_source() is now hard-coded into the main routine.
 # If you need to shield specific source files from unpacking, use the "renames"
 # feature of Pkgfile(5) to avoid matching any of the following patterns.
-if [ "$pkg_ood" = 1 ] || [ "$PKGMK_FORCE" = "yes" ]; then
+if [ "$pkg_utd" = 0 ] || [ "$PKGMK_FORCE" = "yes" ]; then
 
 	for (( u=0; u<${#_local_[@]}; u++ )) ; do
 	here="${_local_[$u]}"
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ E_SIGNATURE=9  # error verifying the signature
 readonly PKGMK_VERSION="#VERSION#"
 readonly PKGMK_COMMAND="$0"
 readonly PKGMK_ROOT="$PWD"
-readonly PKGMK_SIGNIFY="/usr/bin/signify"
 readonly PRTWASH_COMMAND="/usr/bin/prtwash"
 readonly PKGMK_GIT_COMMAND="/usr/bin/git"
 PKGMK_DOWNLOAD_PROG="/usr/bin/wget"
@@ -364,20 +363,20 @@ check_reqvars () {
 }
 
 check_pkg_mtime() { # can be called even if some sources are missing
-	local li=0; local pkg_ood=1; local msg="$package is not up to date."
+	local li=0; local utd=0; local msg="$package is not up to date."
 
 	if [ -f "$pkg_dir$package" ]; then
-		pkg_ood=0
-		while [ $li -lt ${#_local_[@]} ] && [ "$pkg_ood" = 0 ]; do
+		utd=1
+		while [ $li -lt ${#_local_[@]} ] && [ "$utd" = 1 ]; do
 			 [ ! -e "${_local_[$li]}" ] || \
-			[ $(realpath "${_local_[$li]}") -nt "$pkg_dir$package" ] || pkg_ood=1
+			[ $(realpath "${_local_[$li]}") -nt "$pkg_dir$package" ] || utd=0
 			 li=$(( li+1 ))
 		done
-		[ ! -e Pkgfile ] || [ Pkgfile -nt "$pkg_dir$package" ] || pkg_ood=1
+		[ ! -e Pkgfile ] || [ Pkgfile -nt "$pkg_dir$package" ] || utd=0
 	fi
 
-	[ "$pkg_ood" = 1 ] || msg="$package is up to date."
-	[ "$PKGMK_MTIME_ONLY" = "no" ] || info "$msg"
+	[ "$utd" = 0 ] || msg="$package is up to date."
+	info "$msg"; return $utd
 }
 
 cat_manifest() {
@@ -466,10 +465,10 @@ check_signature() { # called from $PKGMK_ROOT in the case "when"="pre-Pkgfile",
 			[ -e "$FILE" ] || ln -sf "$PKGMK_ROOT/$FILE" .
 		done
 		if [ -f "$PKGMK_PUBLICKEY" ]; then
-			$PKGMK_SIGNIFY -C -p "$PKGMK_PUBLICKEY" -x "$PKGMK_ROOT/.signature" \
+			/usr/bin/signify -C -p "$PKGMK_PUBLICKEY" -x "$PKGMK_ROOT/.signature" \
 				"${reqfiles[@]}" 2>&1
 		else
-			$PKGMK_SIGNIFY -C -x "$PKGMK_ROOT/.signature" \
+			/usr/bin/signify -C -x "$PKGMK_ROOT/.signature" \
 				"${reqfiles[@]}" 2>&1
 		fi
 	else
@@ -494,7 +493,7 @@ cat_signature() {
 			for ((si=0; si < ${#source[@]}; si++)); do ordered+=("${_local_[$si]}"); done
 			sha256sum --tag "${ordered[@]}" \
 					| sed 's|^SHA256 (.*/\(.*\))\(.* = .*\)|SHA256 (\1)\2|' \
-					| "$PKGMK_SIGNIFY" -S -e -x - -q -s "$key" -m -                  \
+					| /usr/bin/signify -S -e -x - -q -s "$key" -m -                  \
 					| sed "s|${key/%.sec/.pub}|$pub|"
 			break
 		fi
@@ -510,7 +509,7 @@ refresh_signature() {
 	[ -n "$PKGMK_PRIVATEKEY" ] || REPO=$(dirname "$PWD" | sed 's|^.*/||; s|\.git$||;')
 	[ -n "$REPO" ] && PKGMK_PRIVATEKEY="/etc/ports/${REPO}.sec"
 
-	if ! tail -n +3 ".signature" | $PKGMK_SIGNIFY -S -e -x - -q \
+	if ! tail -n +3 ".signature" | /usr/bin/signify -S -e -x - -q \
 			-s "$PKGMK_PRIVATEKEY" -m - > .signature.tmp ; then
 		rm .signature.tmp
 		error "Refreshing signature failed"