diff --git a/bin/.bin/fade b/bin/.bin/fade
index 6b60c68..177ddf4 100755
--- a/bin/.bin/fade
+++ b/bin/.bin/fade
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-hostname=`hostname`
-max_brightness=`cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness`
-brightness=`cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness`
+max_brightness=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness)
+brightness=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness)
 step=$(( max_brightness / 8 ))
 inc=2
 low_delta=$(( brightness - step ))
 high_delta=$(( brightness + step ))
 
-if ( [ $1 = 'down' ] && [ $low_delta -ge $step ] )  ||  ( [ $1 = 'up' ] && [ $high_delta -le $max_brightness ] )
+if { [ "$1" = "down" ] && [ $low_delta -ge $step ]; }  ||  { [ "$1" = "up" ] && [ $high_delta -le "$max_brightness" ]; }
 then
     for i in $(seq $step); do
         case $1 in
@@ -20,5 +19,5 @@ then
         esac
     done
 else
-    echo 'Brightness too high. Use `off` parameter to turn backlight off'
+    echo "Brightness too high or low"
 fi