diff --git a/files/lock-util b/files/lock-util
index fc13e0d..d9515f4 100755
--- a/files/lock-util
+++ b/files/lock-util
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Usage: lock-util {lock-file} [-v] [command] [args]
 Commands:
   create
   exist                ( return 0 if lock exists )
-  old [age in seconds] ( return 0 if file younger than [args] seconds )
+  old [age in seconds] ( return 0 if file younger than [args] seconds or file not present )
   remove
   -v as first argument sets very verbose mode
  
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ _remove() {
 [[ $COMMAND = "old" ]] && { 
     _exist || {
         [[ "$VERBOSE" = "on" ]] && echo "LOCK FILE MISSING" | $BOXES
-        exit 1
+        exit 0
     }
     [[ -z "$ARG" ]] && _help && echo "MISSING ARGUMENT" | $BOXES && exit 1
     created=$( stat -c %Y "$LOCKFILE" )