diff --git a/cptemplate.sh b/cptemplate.sh
index a56425b..ce56530 100755
--- a/cptemplate.sh
+++ b/cptemplate.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ while true; do
 done
 
 # check for existence of fd and fzf binaries
-if [[ ! -x '/usr/bin/fzf' ]]; then
+if ! $(which fzf > /dev/null); then
     printf '%s\n' 'fzf is not installed on the system'
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ fi
 declare -a find_opts
 template_dir="${HOME}/Templates"
 
-if [[ -x '/usr/bin/fd' ]]; then
-    find_bin='/usr/bin/fd'
+if [[ -x $(which fd) ]]; then
+    find_bin=$(which fd)
     find_opts+=('--print0')
     find_opts+=('--type' 'f')
-    find_opts+=('.' "${template_dir}")
+    find_opts+=('--' '.' "${template_dir}")
 else
-    find_bin='/usr/bin/find'
+    find_bin=$(which find)
     find_opts+=("${template_dir}")
     find_opts+=('-mindepth' '0')
     find_opts+=('-type' 'f')
diff --git a/misc/quickdel.sh b/misc/quickdel.sh
index 45420f0..4d0c09a 100755
--- a/misc/quickdel.sh
+++ b/misc/quickdel.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ declare -a fd_opts
 declare -r blue='\033[0;34m'
 declare -r nocolor='\033[0;0m'
 
-[[ ! -x '/usr/bin/fd' ]] && echo 'fd is not present, cancelling' >&2 && exit 1
+[[ -z "$(which fd)" ]] && echo 'fd is not present, cancelling' >&2 && exit 1
 
 while true; do
     case "${1}" in
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ for filename in "${files[@]}"; do
     fi
 done
 
-printf '%s' "Would you like to delete these files? "
+printf '%s' "Would you like to delete these files? [y/n] "
 read -r -n 1 ans
 
 if [[ "${ans:-n}" =~ (Y|y) ]]; then