diff --git a/utils/installer.sh b/utils/installer.sh
index 1231fb6..fba4e19 100755
--- a/utils/installer.sh
+++ b/utils/installer.sh
@@ -1,44 +1,47 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
 PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.emacs.d"
 PRELUDE_URL=https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude.git
 
-echo -n "Checking to see if git is installed... "
-hash git 2>&- || { echo >&2 "not found. Aborting installation!"; exit 1; }
-echo "found"
+if [ -d $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR ]
+then
+    printf "\e[33m You already have Prelude installed.\e[0m You'll need to remove $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR if you want to install Prelude again.\n"
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+printf "Checking to see if git is installed... "
+hash git 2>&- || { printf >&2 "\e[33mnot found. Aborting installation!\e[0m"; exit 1; }
+printf "\e[32mfound.\e[0m\n"
 
-echo -n "Checking to see if aspell is installed... "
-hash aspell 2>&- || { echo >&2 "not found. Install aspell to benefit from flyspell-mode!"; }
-echo "found"
+printf "Checking to see if aspell is installed... "
+hash aspell 2>&- || { printf >&2 "\e[33mnot found. Install aspell to benefit from flyspell-mode!\e[0m"; }
+printf "\e[32mfound.\e[0m\n"
 
-echo -n "Checking to see if ack is installed... "
-hash ack 2>&- || { echo >&2 "not found. You'll need it to use ack-and-a-half!"; }
-echo "found"
+printf "Checking to see if ack is installed... "
+hash ack 2>&- || { printf >&2 "\e[33mnot found. You'll need it to use ack-and-a-half!\e[0m"; }
+printf "\e[32mfound.\e[0m\n"
 
-echo -n "Looking for an existing Emacs config..."
+printf "Looking for an existing Emacs config... "
 if [ -d $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR ]
 then
-  echo "Found an existing $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR. Backing it up to $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR.pre-prelude"
-  mv $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR.pre-prelude
-fi
-
-if [ -f ~/.emacs ]
+    printf "\e[33mfound an existing $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR.\e[0m Backing it up to $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR.pre-prelude.\n"
+    mv $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR.pre-prelude
+elif [ -f ~/.emacs ]
 then
-  echo "Found an existing ~/.emacs. Backing it up to ~/.emacs.pre-prelude"
-  mv ~/.emacs ~/.emacs.pre-prelude
+    printf "\e[33mfound an existing ~/.emacs.\e[0m Backing it up to ~/.emacs.pre-prelude.\n"
+    mv ~/.emacs ~/.emacs.pre-prelude
+else
+    printf "\e[32mnot found.\e[0m\n"
 fi
 
-echo -n "Cloning Emacs Prelude from GitHub... "
-/usr/bin/env git clone $PRELUDE_URL $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR > /dev/null
+printf "Cloning Emacs Prelude from GitHub... "
+/usr/bin/env git clone $PRELUDE_URL $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR > /dev/null 2>&1
 cd $PRELUDE_INSTALL_DIR
-echo "done."
-
-echo -e '\e[34m ____           _           _      '
-echo -e '\e[34m|  _ \ _ __ ___| |_   _  __| | ___ '
-echo -e '\e[34m| |_) |  __/ _ \ | | | |/ _  |/ _ \'
-echo -e '\e[34m|  __/| | |  __/ | |_| | (_| |  __/'
-echo -e '\e[34m|_|   |_|  \___|_|\__,_|\__,_|\___|'
+printf "done.\n\n"
 
+printf "\e[34m ____           _           _       \n"
+printf "\e[34m|  _ \ _ __ ___| |_   _  __| | ___  \n"
+printf "\e[34m| |_) |  __/ _ \ | | | |/ _  |/ _ \ \n"
+printf "\e[34m|  __/| | |  __/ | |_| | (_| |  __/ \n"
+printf "\e[34m|_|   |_|  \___|_|\__,_|\__,_|\___| \n"
 
-echo -e '\e[32m... is now installed and ready to do thy bidding!'
-echo -e '\e[0m'
+printf "\e[32m... is now installed and ready to do thy bidding, Master $USER!\n"
+printf "\e[0m"