diff --git a/dot_local/share/buddy/lib/bail.sh b/dot_local/share/buddy/lib/bail.sh
index 26b67a0..a0b3f96 100644
--- a/dot_local/share/buddy/lib/bail.sh
+++ b/dot_local/share/buddy/lib/bail.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-bail() (
-	echo >&2 "$@"
+bail() {
+	if [ $# == 0 ]; then
+		cat >&2
+	else
+		echo >&2 "$@"
+	fi
 	exit 1
-)
+}