diff --git a/src/libecrypt.c b/src/libecrypt.c
index 6ae49f8..d52cf35 100644
--- a/src/libecrypt.c
+++ b/src/libecrypt.c
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-/*
-key_status
-0 - keys match
-1 - keys do not match
-*/
-int key_status;
-
 void
 ecrypt_gen(int N)
 {
@@ -53,12 +46,6 @@ ecrypt_gen(int N)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
-Return values for ecrypt_check:
-0 - keys match
-1 - keys do not match
-2 - error opening key
-*/
 int
 ecrypt_check(char *firstkey, char *secondkey)
 {
@@ -72,8 +59,7 @@ ecrypt_check(char *firstkey, char *secondkey)
 	key1 = fopen(firstkey, "r");
 	if (key1 == NULL) {
 		printf("error opening %s\n", firstkey);
-		key_status = 2;
-		return key_status;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	fseek(key1, 0, SEEK_END);
@@ -82,16 +68,15 @@ ecrypt_check(char *firstkey, char *secondkey)
 	key2 = fopen(secondkey, "r");
 	if (key2 == NULL) {
 		printf("error opening %s\n", secondkey);
-		key_status = 2;
-		return key_status;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	fseek(key2, 0, SEEK_END);
 	cnt1 = ftell(key2);
 
 	if (cnt1 != cnt2) {
-		key_status = 1;
-		return key_status;
+		printf("no match\n");
+		return 1;
 	} else {
 		while (! feof(key1)) {
 			if (fgetc(key1) != fgetc(key2)) {
@@ -100,11 +85,11 @@ ecrypt_check(char *firstkey, char *secondkey)
 			}
 		}
 		if (flg) {
-			key_status = 1;
-			return key_status;
+			printf("no match\n");
+			return 1;
 		} else {
-			key_status = 0;
-			return key_status;
+			printf("match\n");
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}