diff --git a/zsh.d/50-functions.zsh b/zsh.d/50-functions.zsh
index 300f445..42eb961 100644
--- a/zsh.d/50-functions.zsh
+++ b/zsh.d/50-functions.zsh
@@ -22,5 +22,8 @@ autoload -U fancyTerm
 # repo_char - returns a character based on the type of repo we are in
 autoload -U repo_char
 
+# repo_char - returns a character based on the type of repo we are in
+autoload -U x509
+
 
 #  vim: set ts=4 sw=4 tw=0 ft=zsh : 
diff --git a/zsh.d/zshfunctions/x509 b/zsh.d/zshfunctions/x509
index 3b87a68..592fd35 100644
--- a/zsh.d/zshfunctions/x509
+++ b/zsh.d/zshfunctions/x509
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-openssl x509 -in $1 -noout -text | less
+if [ -r "$1" ]; then
+    openssl x509 -in $1 -noout -text | less
+else
+    echo "x509 <certfile>"
+fi
diff --git a/zsh.d/zshfunctions/x509.zwc b/zsh.d/zshfunctions/x509.zwc
index 5ce312b..63ae6ab 100644
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