diff --git a/daily.sh b/daily.sh
index 5f63d3cad..a128eb0a4 100644
--- a/daily.sh
+++ b/daily.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-dir=`dirname $0`
-cd $dir;
+cd $(dirname $0) || exit 1
 
 if [ $(php daily.php -f update) -eq 1 ]; then 
   git pull --no-edit --quiet