diff --git a/dockutil-labels-user.sh b/dockutil-labels-user.sh
index 1241ead..4dfb90e 100644
--- a/dockutil-labels-user.sh
+++ b/dockutil-labels-user.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 DEPLOG=/var/tmp/depnotify.log
 echo *** DOCKUTIL LABELS AS USER ***
 
-currentUser=$( echo "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | scutil | awk '/Name :/ { print $3 }' )
+currentUser=$(scutil <<< "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | awk '/Name :/ { print $3 }')
 uid=$(id -u "$currentUser")
+
 runAsUser() {  
   if [ "$currentUser" != "loginwindow" ]; then
-	launchctl asuser "$uid" sudo -u "$currentUser" "$@"
-	echo logged in user is $( echo "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | scutil | awk '/Name :/ { print $3 }' )
+    launchctl asuser "$uid" sudo -u "$currentUser" "$@"
   else
-	echo "no user logged in"
-	exit 1
+    echo "No user logged in."
+    # uncomment the exit command
+    # to make the function exit with an error when no user is logged in
+    # exit 1
   fi
 }