diff --git a/zsh/func/append_to_path b/zsh/func/append_to_path
index 1940855..50fb717 100644
--- a/zsh/func/append_to_path
+++ b/zsh/func/append_to_path
@@ -3,27 +3,37 @@
 
 append_to_path() {
     local should_export_path=1
+    local verbose=0
 
-    while getopts "e" opt; do
+    while getopts "ve" opt; do
         case $opt in
             "e") should_export_path=1;;
             "+e") should_export_path=0;;
-            *) >&2 echo "$0: unknown option '$opt'"
+            "v") verbose=1;;
+            *) ;;
         esac
     done
 
+    local result=1
     local path_to_add=$@[$OPTIND]
+
     if [[ -d "$path_to_add" ]]; then
-        path+="$path_to_add"
-
-        if (( $should_export_path )); then
-            export path
+        if (( $verbose )); then
+            echo "Appending $path_to_add to \$path"
         fi
-
-        return 1
+        path+="$path_to_add"
+    else
+        if (( $verbose )); then
+            echo "$path_to_add doesn't exist"
+        fi
+        result=0
     fi
 
-    return 0
+    if (( $should_export_path )); then
+        export path
+    fi
+
+    return $result
 }
 
 append_to_path "$@"
diff --git a/zsh/func/init_path b/zsh/func/init_path
index 40d5d56..8edb939 100644
--- a/zsh/func/init_path
+++ b/zsh/func/init_path
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
-# vim:ft=zsh:
 
-autoload -Uz prepend_to_path
 autoload -Uz append_to_path
 
 init_path() {
-    local should_be_verbose=1
+    local should_be_verbose=0
 
     while getopts "v" opt; do
         case $opt in
@@ -15,7 +13,10 @@ init_path() {
         esac
     done
 
-    export path=()
+    local verbose_flag
+    if (( $should_be_verbose )); then
+        verbose_flag='-v'
+    fi
 
     for p in \
         "$HOME/bin" \
@@ -35,13 +36,12 @@ init_path() {
         "/usr/sbin" \
         "/sbin"
     do
-        append_to_path +e "$p"
-        if (( $? && $should_be_verbose )); then
-            echo $p
-        fi
+        append_to_path +e $verbose_flag "$p"
     done
 
     export path
 
     rehash
 }
+
+init_path "$@"
diff --git a/zsh/func/prepend_to_path b/zsh/func/prepend_to_path
index 43268e9..efeac1b 100644
--- a/zsh/func/prepend_to_path
+++ b/zsh/func/prepend_to_path
@@ -1,29 +1,38 @@
 # Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
-# vim:ft=zsh:
 
 prepend_to_path() {
     local should_export_path=1
+    local should_be_verbose=0
 
-    while getopts "e" opt; do
+    while getopts "ve" opt; do
         case $opt in
             "e") should_export_path=1;;
             "+e") should_export_path=0;;
-            *) >&2 echo "$0: unknown option '$opt'"
+            "v") should_be_verbose=1;;
+            *) ;;
         esac
     done
 
+    local result=1
     local path_to_add=$@[$OPTIND]
+
     if [[ -d "$path_to_add" ]]; then
-        path=("$path_to_add" $path)
-
-        if (( $should_export_path )); then
-            export path
+        if (( $verbose )); then
+            echo "Prepending $path_to_add to \$path"
         fi
-
-        return 0
+        path=("$path_to_add" $path)
+    else
+        if (( $verbose )); then
+            echo "$path_to_add doesn't exist"
+        fi
+        result=0
     fi
 
-    return 1
+    if (( $should_export_path )); then
+        export path
+    fi
+
+    return $result
 }
 
 prepend_to_path "$@"