diff --git a/bin/autojump.fish b/bin/autojump.fish
index 2cf5001..19cb27e 100644
--- a/bin/autojump.fish
+++ b/bin/autojump.fish
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ if test -d ~/.autojump
     set -x PATH ~/.autojump/bin $PATH
 end
 
+# Set ostype, if not set
+if not set -q OSTYPE
+    set -gx OSTYPE (bash -c 'echo ${OSTYPE}')
+end
+
 
 # enable tab completion
 complete -x -c j -a '(autojump --complete (commandline -t))'
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ end
 # misc helper functions
 function __aj_err
     # TODO(ting|#247): set error file location
-    echo $argv 1>&2; false
+    echo -e $argv 1>&2; false
 end
 
 # default autojump command
@@ -73,11 +78,7 @@ end
 function jo
     set -l output (autojump $argv)
     if test -d "$output"
-        __aj_err "autojump: directory '"$argv"' not found"
-        __aj_err "\n$output\n"
-        __aj_err "Try `autojump --help` for more information."
-    else
-        switch (sh -c 'echo ${OSTYPE}')
+        switch $OSTYPE
             case 'linux*'
                 xdg-open (autojump $argv)
             case 'darwin*'
@@ -85,9 +86,12 @@ function jo
             case cygwin
                 cygstart "" (cygpath -w -a (pwd))
             case '*'
-                __aj_error "Unknown operating system: '"$OSTYPE"'"
+                __aj_error "Unknown operating system: \"$OSTYPE\""
         end
-        echo end
+    else
+        __aj_err "autojump: directory '"$argv"' not found"
+        __aj_err "\n$output\n"
+        __aj_err "Try `autojump --help` for more information."
     end
 end