diff --git a/common/boot.c b/common/boot.c
index 41bf1ce..974eaf5 100644
--- a/common/boot.c
+++ b/common/boot.c
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
 
 	ret = run_command(bs->scriptpath);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("Running %s failed\n", bs->scriptpath);
-		goto out;
+		pr_err("Running script '%s' failed: %s\n", bs->scriptpath, strerror(-ret));
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	bootm_data_init_defaults(&data);
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@
 	if (dryrun)
 		data.dryrun = dryrun;
 
-	ret = bootm_boot(&data);
-	if (ret)
-		pr_err("Booting '%s' failed: %s\n", basename(bs->scriptpath), strerror(-ret));
-out:
-	return ret;
+	return bootm_boot(&data);
 }
 
 static unsigned int boot_watchdog_timeout;
@@ -135,7 +131,7 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	printf("booting '%s'\n", be->title);
+	printf("Booting entry '%s'\n", be->title);
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WATCHDOG) && boot_watchdog_timeout) {
 		ret = watchdog_set_timeout(boot_watchdog_timeout);
@@ -144,9 +140,8 @@
 	}
 
 	ret = be->boot(be, verbose, dryrun);
-
 	if (ret)
-		printf("booting '%s' failed: %s\n", be->title, strerror(-ret));
+		pr_err("Booting entry '%s' failed\n", be->title);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -154,11 +149,8 @@
 static void bootsource_action(struct menu *m, struct menu_entry *me)
 {
 	struct bootentry *be = container_of(me, struct bootentry, me);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = boot_entry(be, 0, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		printf("Booting failed with: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+	boot_entry(be, 0, 0);
 
 	printf("Press any key to continue\n");