diff --git a/aliases.zsh b/aliases.zsh
index a912a7e..1c489a1 100644
--- a/aliases.zsh
+++ b/aliases.zsh
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@ alias xzc='xz --best --extreme'
 alias extip='curl -LR1fs --compressed https://ipinfo.io/ | jq -Sc'
 alias jjar='java -jar'
 
-current_dist=`lsb_release -c -s`
-all_dkms_packages="`apt-cache rdepends --installed dkms | sed -rn 's/^ +([^ ]+)$/\1/p' | sort -iu`"
-
-if [ $use_sudo -eq 1 ];
+if [ -x "$(lsb_release)" ];
 then
-    alias adbu='sudo $apt_pref -t ${current_dist}-backports $apt_upgr'
-    alias drd='[ -n "$all_dkms_packages" ] && sudo dpkg-reconfigure $all_dkms_packages'
-else
-    alias adbu='su -lc "$apt_pref -t ${current_dist}-backports $apt_upgr" root'
-    alias drd='[ -n "$all_dkms_packages" ] && su -lc "dpkg-reconfigure $all_dkms_packages" root'
+    current_dist=`lsb_release -c -s`
+    all_dkms_packages="`apt-cache rdepends --installed dkms | sed -rn 's/^ +([^ ]+)$/\1/p' | sort -iu`"
+    if [ $use_sudo -eq 1 ];
+    then
+        alias adbu='sudo $apt_pref -t ${current_dist}-backports $apt_upgr'
+        alias drd='[ -n "$all_dkms_packages" ] && sudo dpkg-reconfigure $all_dkms_packages'
+    else
+        alias adbu='su -lc "$apt_pref -t ${current_dist}-backports $apt_upgr" root'
+        alias drd='[ -n "$all_dkms_packages" ] && su -lc "dpkg-reconfigure $all_dkms_packages" root'
+    fi
 fi
-
diff --git a/zinit.zsh b/zinit.zsh
index 23a1330..8c33769 100644
--- a/zinit.zsh
+++ b/zinit.zsh
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 export MAILCHECK=1
 
-fortune debian house-harkonnen house-atreides | cowsay -f tux -W 76 -n
+which fortune >/dev/null && fortune debian house-harkonnen house-atreides | cowsay -f tux -W 76 -n
 which todo > /dev/null && todo due