diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
index 83d426db08da..f08421ce047f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
  * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
  *
- * $Id: command.c,v 1.98 1997/11/11 22:58:10 brian Exp $
+ * $Id: command.c,v 1.99 1997/11/12 02:10:05 brian Exp $
  *
  */
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ DialCommand(struct cmdtab const * cmdlist, int argc, char **argv)
     return 0;
   }
 
-  if (argc > 0 && LoadCommand(cmdlist, argc, argv) == -1)
-    return -1;
+  if (argc > 0 && (res = LoadCommand(cmdlist, argc, argv)) != 0)
+    return res;
 
   tries = 0;
   do {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/systems.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/systems.c
index a070535189a5..b7ed109a6f12 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/systems.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/systems.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
  * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
  *
- * $Id: systems.c,v 1.23 1997/11/11 22:58:13 brian Exp $
+ * $Id: systems.c,v 1.24 1997/11/12 15:50:38 brian Exp $
  *
  *  TODO:
  */
@@ -350,9 +350,10 @@ LoadCommand(struct cmdtab const * list, int argc, char **argv)
   else
     name = "default";
 
-  if (!ValidSystem(name))
+  if (!ValidSystem(name)) {
     LogPrintf(LogERROR, "%s: Label not allowed\n", name);
-  else if (SelectSystem(name, CONFFILE) < 0) {
+    return 1;
+  } else if (SelectSystem(name, CONFFILE) < 0) {
     LogPrintf(LogWARN, "%s: not found.\n", name);
     return -1;
   } else