diff --git a/manifests/bin/deploy.sh b/manifests/bin/deploy.sh
index 7264461..7b0a5bc 100755
--- a/manifests/bin/deploy.sh
+++ b/manifests/bin/deploy.sh
@@ -19,15 +19,25 @@ function kcreatecm() {
 function kgseckey() {
     local sec="$1"; shift
     local key="$1"; shift
+    local ret
 
-    kubectl get secret "$sec" -o jsonpath="{.data.$key}" | base64 -d
+    ret="$(kubectl get secret "$sec" -o jsonpath="{.data.$key}" | base64 -d)"
+    if [ "$?" -eq 0 ] || [ -z "$ret" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    echo "$ret"
 }
 
 function kgcmkey() {
     local cm="$1"; shift
     local key="$1"; shift
+    local ret;
 
-    kubectl get configmap "$cm" -o jsonpath="{.data.$key}"
+    ret="$(kubectl get configmap "$cm" -o jsonpath="{.data.$key}")"
+    if [ "$?" -eq 0 ] || [ -z "$ret" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    echo "$ret"
 }