diff --git a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_cache.bash b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_cache.bash
index 4033fd8..f8b4acc 100644
--- a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_cache.bash
+++ b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_cache.bash
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/echo_functions.bash"
+source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/die_functions.bash"
 
 PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
 
 [[ -z ${PORTDIR} || "$(dirname ${PORTDIR})" == "/" ]] && die "PORTDIR empty or pointing to root!"
 
 
-die() {
-	eerror "${1}"
-	exit 1
-}
-
 einfo "syncing metadata cache"
 egencache --jobs=8 --repo=gentoo --update --update-use-local-desc || die "egencache failed!"
diff --git a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_dtd.bash b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_dtd.bash
index 2a1b357..55b0867 100644
--- a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_dtd.bash
+++ b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_dtd.bash
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/echo_functions.bash"
+source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/die_functions.bash"
 
 PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
 
 [[ -z ${PORTDIR} || "$(dirname ${PORTDIR})" == "/" ]] && die "PORTDIR empty or pointing to root!"
 
 
-die() {
-	eerror "${1}"
-	exit 1
-}
-
 cd "${PORTDIR}"/metadata || die "could not cd into '${PORTDIR}/metadata'!"
 if [[ -e dtd ]] ; then
 	einfo "dtd dir already exists, updating..."
diff --git a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_glsa.bash b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_glsa.bash
index 684e538..49b4961 100644
--- a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_glsa.bash
+++ b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_glsa.bash
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/echo_functions.bash"
+source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/die_functions.bash"
 
 PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
 
 [[ -z ${PORTDIR} || "$(dirname ${PORTDIR})" == "/" ]] && die "PORTDIR empty or pointing to root!"
 
 
-die() {
-	eerror "${1}"
-	exit 1
-}
-
 cd "${PORTDIR}"/metadata || die "could not cd into '${PORTDIR}/metadata'!"
 if [[ -e glsa ]] ; then
 	einfo "glsa dir already exists, updating..."
diff --git a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_herds_xml.bash b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_herds_xml.bash
index 85ba769..f6b5492 100644
--- a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_herds_xml.bash
+++ b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_herds_xml.bash
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/echo_functions.bash"
+source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/die_functions.bash"
 
 PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
 
 [[ -z ${PORTDIR} || "$(dirname ${PORTDIR})" == "/" ]] && die "PORTDIR empty or pointing to root!"
 
 
-die() {
-	eerror "${1}"
-	exit 1
-}
-
 cd "${PORTDIR}"/metadata || die "could not cd into '${PORTDIR}/metadata'!"
 [[ -e "${PORTDIR}"/metadata/herds.xml ]] && { rm "${PORTDIR}"/metadata/herds.xml || die "failed to rm herds.xml!" ;}
 wget https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/api.git/plain/files/packages/herds.xml || die "failed to wget herds.xml"
diff --git a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_news.bash b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_news.bash
index 6433376..f46f8c0 100644
--- a/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_news.bash
+++ b/etc/paludis/hooks/sync_all_post/sync_news.bash
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/echo_functions.bash"
+source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/die_functions.bash"
+
 PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
 
-source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/echo_functions.bash"
-
 [[ -z ${PORTDIR} || "$(dirname ${PORTDIR})" == "/" ]] && die "PORTDIR empty or pointing to root!"
 
 
-die() {
-	eerror "${1}"
-	exit 1
-}
-
 cd "${PORTDIR}"/metadata || die "could not cd into '${PORTDIR}/metadata'!"
 if [[ -e news ]] ; then
 	einfo "news dir already exists, updating..."