diff --git a/ssm b/ssm
index 147be28..87f0fbb 100755
--- a/ssm
+++ b/ssm
@@ -251,6 +251,22 @@ super_stop() {
 	fi
 }
 
+result() {
+	declare rc=$1; shift
+	declare -A msgs
+
+	while (( $# )); do
+		[[ "$2" ]] || return 1
+
+		msgs["$1"]="$2"
+		shift 2
+	done
+
+	[[ "${msgs[$rc]}" ]] || msgs["$rc"]="Failed!"
+
+	printf '%s\n' "${msgs[$rc]}"
+}
+
 # Overloadable functions
 start() { super_start; }
 stop() { super_stop; }
@@ -386,70 +402,49 @@ main() {
 	# Run the function
 	case "$2" in
 		stop)
-			printf 'Stopping %s... ' "$service_name"
-
 			stop; res=$?
 
-			case "$res" in
-				0) printf 'ok.\n';;
-				3) printf 'not running.\n' "$service_name";;
-				5) printf 'timed out.\n';;
-				*) printf 'fail.\n';;
-			esac
+			result "$res" \
+				0 "Stopped $service_name" \
+				3 "$service_name is not running" \
+				5 "Operation timed out"
 		;;
 
 		start)
-			printf 'Starting %s... ' "$service_name"
-
 			start; res=$?
 
-			case "$res" in
-				0) printf 'ok.\n';;
-				3) printf 'already running.\n';;
-				5) printf 'readyness check timed out.\n';;
-				7) printf 'dependencies failed: %s.\n' "${failed_deps[@]}";;
-				9) printf 'service_command does not exist: %s.\n' "${service_command[0]}";;
-				13) printf '%s: failed to create temporary files.\n';;
-				*) printf 'fail.\n';;
-			esac
+			result "$res" \
+				0 "Started $service_name" \
+				3 "$service_name is already running" \
+				5 "Readyness check for $service_name timed out" \
+				7 "Failed to start dependencies for $service_name: ${failed_deps[@]}" \
+				9 "service_command does not exist: ${service_command[0]}" \
+				13 "Failed to create temporary files for $service_name"
 		;;
 
 		reload)
-			printf 'Reloading %s... ' "$service_name"
-
 			reload; res=$?
 
-			case "$res" in
-				0) printf 'ok.\n';;
-				*) printf 'fail.\n';;
-			esac
+			result "$res" \
+				0 "Reloaded $service_name"
 		;;
 
 		status)
 			status; res=$?
 
-			case "$res" in
-				0)
-					if (( service_oneshot )); then
-						printf '%s is enabled.\n' "$service_name"
-					else
-						printf '%s is running.\n' "$service_name"
-					fi;;
-					
-				1)
-					if (( service_oneshot )); then
-						printf '%s is not enabled.\n' "$service_name"
-					else
-						printf '%s is not running.\n' "$service_name"
-					fi;;
-
-				*) printf '%s: status unknown.\n' "$service_name";;
-			esac
+			if (( service_oneshot )); then
+				result "$res" \
+					0 "$service_name is enabled" \
+					1 "$service_name is not enabled"
+			else
+				result "$res" \
+					0 "$service_name is running" \
+					1 "$service_name is not running"
+			fi
 		;;
 
-		logs) logs;;
-
-		*) "$2"; res=$?;;
+		*)
+			"$2"; res=$?;;
 	esac
 
 	(( res )) && return "$res"