diff --git a/skel/make.sh b/skel/make.sh
index ee93f2f..3743de9 100755
--- a/skel/make.sh
+++ b/skel/make.sh
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ do
         echo "Cleaning..."
         for dir in ${OUTPUT_DIRS}
         do
-            do_cmd find ${dir} \( -type f -o -type l \) -exec rm {} \; || exit 1
+            [ -e "${dir}" ] && do_cmd \
+	        find "${dir}" \( -type f -o -type l \) -exec rm {} \;
+	    [ $? -ne 0 ] && exit $?
 	done
 	print_success "Done"
     ;;
diff --git a/skel/scripts/release.sh b/skel/scripts/release.sh
index 390c328..348abe2 100755
--- a/skel/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/skel/scripts/release.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # Get the directory of the repository (needed to include functions file)
 cd "$(dirname $0)"
 REPOS=$(dirname "$(pwd)")
+[ -z "${VERBOSE}" ] && VERBOSE=0
 source "${REPOS}/scripts/functions.sh" || exit 1