diff --git a/files/lock-util b/files/lock-util
index db27f5c..7af3327 100755
--- a/files/lock-util
+++ b/files/lock-util
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ _remove() {
 }
 
 [[ $COMMAND = "old" ]] && { 
+    _exist || {
+        [[ "$VERBOSE" = "on" ]] && echo "LOCK FILE MISSING" | $BOXES
+        exit 1
+    }
+    [[ -z "$ARG" ]] && _help && echo "MISSING ARGUMENT" | $BOXES && exit 1
     created=$( stat -c %Z "$LOCKFILE" )
     now=$( date +%s )
     age=$(( $now - $created ))