diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ee3f6ee..4420078 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Adrian Heine <mail@adrianheine.de>"]
 
 [dependencies]
 users = "0.5.0"
+regex = "0.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempdir = "0.3"
-regex = "0.2"
diff --git a/src/command_runner.rs b/src/command_runner.rs
index 0b1b20a..bfdd35e 100644
--- a/src/command_runner.rs
+++ b/src/command_runner.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,32 @@
+use std::error::Error;
 use std::io::Result as IoResult;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::process::Output;
 
 pub trait CommandRunner {
   fn run_with_args(&self, program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> IoResult<Output>;
+  fn get_output(&self, program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<Error>> {
+    let output = try!(self.run_with_args(program, args));
+    if !output.status.success() {
+      return Err(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr)).into());
+    }
+    Ok(output.stdout)
+  }
+  fn get_stderr(&self, program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<Error>> {
+    let output = try!(self.run_with_args(program, args));
+    if !output.status.success() {
+      return Err(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr)).into());
+    }
+    Ok(output.stderr)
+  }
+  fn run_successfully(&self, program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
+    let output = try!(self.run_with_args(program, args));
+    if output.status.success() {
+      Ok(())
+    } else {
+      Err(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr)).into())
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2244e97..cd29069 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ missing_debug_implementations
 
 #![allow(box_pointers)]
 
+extern crate regex;
 extern crate users;
 
 pub mod command_runner;
diff --git a/src/symbols/acme/account_key.rs b/src/symbols/acme/account_key.rs
index 0ff0a90..1e5da2f 100644
--- a/src/symbols/acme/account_key.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/acme/account_key.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::borrow::{Borrow, Cow};
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use command_runner::CommandRunner;
 use symbols::Symbol;
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ impl<'a> AcmeAccountKey<'a> {
     }
   }
 
-  fn get_path(&self) -> String {
-    self.path.clone().into_owned()
+  fn get_path(&self) -> &str {
+    self.path.borrow()
   }
 
   fn get_bytes(&self) -> u32 {
@@ -35,23 +36,15 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for AcmeAccountKey<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Symbol for AcmeAccountKey<'a> {
   fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
-    let result = self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["rsa", "-in", &self.get_path(), "-noout", "-check", "-text"]);
-    match result {
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e)),
-      Ok(output) => match output.status.code() {
-        Some(0) => Ok(output.stdout.starts_with(format!("Private-Key: ({} bit)\n", self.get_bytes()).as_bytes())),
-        Some(_) => Ok(false),
-        _ => Err("Didn't work".to_string().into())
-      }
+    if !Path::new(self.get_path()).exists() {
+      return Ok(false);
     }
+    let stdout = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("openssl", &["rsa", "-in", self.get_path(), "-noout", "-check", "-text"]));
+    Ok(stdout.starts_with(&format!("Private-Key: ({} bit)\n", self.get_bytes()).as_bytes()))
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    let output = self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["genrsa", "-out", &self.get_path(), &self.get_bytes().to_string()]);
-    match output {
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e)),
-      Ok(_) => Ok(())
-    }
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("openssl", &["genrsa", "-out", self.get_path(), &self.get_bytes().to_string()])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/acme/cert.rs b/src/symbols/acme/cert.rs
index 8e603f6..c1863f5 100644
--- a/src/symbols/acme/cert.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/acme/cert.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::fs::File as FsFile;
-use std::io::{self, Write};
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use command_runner::CommandRunner;
 use symbols::Symbol;
@@ -40,35 +41,23 @@ const DAYS_IN_SECONDS: u32 = 24*60*60;
 
 impl<'a> Symbol for AcmeCert<'a> {
   fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
-    let file = FsFile::open(self.get_cert_path());
-    // Check first if file exists to support dry-run mode where the acme user is not even created
-    if let Err(e) = file {
-      return if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
-        Ok(false)
-      } else {
-        Err(Box::new(e))
-      };
+    if !Path::new(&self.get_cert_path()).exists() {
+      return Ok(false);
     }
 
     // FIXME: check who signed it
-    let result = self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["x509", "-in", &self.get_cert_path(), "-noout", "-subject", "-checkend", &(30*DAYS_IN_SECONDS).to_string()]);
-    match result {
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e)),
-      Ok(output) => match output.status.code() {
-        Some(0) => if output.stdout == format!("subject=CN = {}\nCertificate will not expire\n", self.domain).as_bytes() {
-            let result = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["verify", "--untrusted", "/home/acme/lets_encrypt_x3_cross_signed.pem", &self.get_cert_path()]).map_err(|e| Box::new(e)));
-            Ok(result.status.code() == Some(0))
-          } else { Ok(false) },
-        Some(_) => Ok(false),
-        _ => Err("Didn't work".to_string().into())
-      }
+    let stdout = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("openssl", &["x509", "-in", &self.get_cert_path(), "-noout", "-subject", "-checkend", &(30*DAYS_IN_SECONDS).to_string()]));
+    if stdout != format!("subject=CN = {}\nCertificate will not expire\n", self.domain).as_bytes() {
+      return Ok(false);
     }
+    try!(self.command_runner.run_successfully("openssl", &["verify", "--untrusted", "/home/acme/lets_encrypt_x3_cross_signed.pem", &self.get_cert_path()]));
+    Ok(true)
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    let output = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("acme-tiny", &["--account-key", "/home/acme/account.key", "--csr", &self.get_csr_path(), "--acme-dir", "/home/acme/challenges/"]).map_err(|e| Box::new(e)));
+    let output = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("acme-tiny", &["--account-key", "/home/acme/account.key", "--csr", &self.get_csr_path(), "--acme-dir", "/home/acme/challenges/"]));
     let mut file = try!(FsFile::create(self.get_cert_path()));
-    try!(file.write_all(&output.stdout));
+    try!(file.write_all(&output));
     Ok(())
   }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/git/checkout.rs b/src/symbols/git/checkout.rs
index 6fea070..ab6ad33 100644
--- a/src/symbols/git/checkout.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/git/checkout.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for GitCheckout<'a> {
 use std::fs::metadata;
 
 impl<'a> GitCheckout<'a> {
-  fn _run_in_target_repo(&self, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, io::Error> {
+  fn _run_in_target_repo(&self, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<Error>> {
     let mut new_args = vec!["-C", self.target];
     new_args.extend_from_slice(args);
-    self.command_runner.run_with_args("git", &new_args).map(|res| res.stdout)
+    self.command_runner.get_output("git", &new_args)
   }
 }
 
@@ -57,13 +57,8 @@ impl<'a> Symbol for GitCheckout<'a> {
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    if let Err(e) = metadata(self.target) {
-      return if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
-        try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("git", &["clone", "--depth", "1", "-b", self.branch, self.source, self.target]));
-        Ok(())
-      } else {
-        Err(Box::new(e))
-      };
+    if !Path::new(self.target).exists() {
+      return self.command_runner.run_successfully("git", &["clone", "--depth", "1", "-b", self.branch, self.source, self.target]);
     }
     try!(self._run_in_target_repo(&["fetch", self.source, self.branch]));
     try!(self._run_in_target_repo(&["merge", "FETCH_HEAD"]));
diff --git a/src/symbols/git/submodules.rs b/src/symbols/git/submodules.rs
index 99eba64..9a4cc37 100644
--- a/src/symbols/git/submodules.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/git/submodules.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
-use std::io;
 
 use command_runner::CommandRunner;
 use symbols::Symbol;
@@ -26,17 +25,17 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for GitSubmodules<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> GitSubmodules<'a> {
-  fn _run_in_target_repo(&self, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, io::Error> {
+  fn _run_in_target_repo(&self, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<Error>> {
     let mut new_args = vec!["-C", self.target];
     new_args.extend_from_slice(args);
-    self.command_runner.run_with_args("git", &new_args).map(|res| res.stdout)
+    self.command_runner.get_output("git", &new_args)
   }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Symbol for GitSubmodules<'a> {
   fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
-    let output = try!(self._run_in_target_repo(&["submodule", "status"]));
-    Ok(String::from_utf8(output).unwrap().lines().all(|line| line.len() == 0 || line.starts_with(' ')))
+    let output = try!(String::from_utf8(try!(self._run_in_target_repo(&["submodule", "status"]))));
+    Ok(output.lines().all(|line| line.len() == 0 || line.starts_with(' ')))
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
diff --git a/src/symbols/mariadb/database.rs b/src/symbols/mariadb/database.rs
index a6b7a3d..60951b2 100644
--- a/src/symbols/mariadb/database.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/mariadb/database.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ impl<'a> MariaDBDatabase<'a> {
   }
 
   fn run_sql(&self, sql: &str) -> Result<String, Box<Error>> {
-    let output = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("mariadb", &["--skip-column-names", "-B", "-e", sql]));
-    if output.status.code() != Some(0) {
-      return Err(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr)).into());
-    }
-    Ok(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)))
+    let b = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("mariadb", &["--skip-column-names", "-B", "-e", sql]));
+    Ok(try!(String::from_utf8(b)))
   }
 }
 
@@ -42,8 +39,7 @@ impl<'a> Symbol for MariaDBDatabase<'a> {
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
     try!(self.run_sql(&format!("CREATE DATABASE {}", self.db_name)));
-    try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("sh", &["-c", &format!("mariadb '{}' < {}", self.db_name, self.seed_file)]));
-    Ok(())
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("sh", &["-c", &format!("mariadb '{}' < {}", self.db_name, self.seed_file)])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/mariadb/database_dump.rs b/src/symbols/mariadb/database_dump.rs
index 4dc4fb0..a304b02 100644
--- a/src/symbols/mariadb/database_dump.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/mariadb/database_dump.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ impl<'a, S> DatabaseDump<'a, S> where S: Storage {
   }
 
   fn run_sql(&self, sql: &str) -> Result<String, Box<Error>> {
-    let output = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("mariadb", &["--skip-column-names", "-B", "-e", sql]));
-    if output.status.code() != Some(0) {
-      return Err(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr)).into());
-    }
-    Ok(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)))
+    let b = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("mariadb", &["--skip-column-names", "-B", "-e", sql]));
+    Ok(try!(String::from_utf8(b)))
   }
 }
 
@@ -45,8 +42,7 @@ impl<'a, S> Symbol for DatabaseDump<'a, S> where S: Storage {
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("sh", &["-c", &format!("mysqldump '{}' > {}", self.db_name, self.storage.write_filename())]));
-    Ok(())
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("sh", &["-c", &format!("mysqldump '{}' > {}", self.db_name, self.storage.write_filename())])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/mariadb/user.rs b/src/symbols/mariadb/user.rs
index a44c667..b4e53b1 100644
--- a/src/symbols/mariadb/user.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/mariadb/user.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ impl<'a> MariaDBUser<'a> {
   }
 
   fn run_sql(&self, sql: &str) -> Result<String, Box<Error>> {
-    let output = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("mariadb", &["--skip-column-names", "-e", sql]));
-    if output.status.code() != Some(0) {
-      return Err(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr)).into());
-    }
-    Ok(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)))
+    let b = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("mariadb", &["--skip-column-names", "-B", "-e", sql]));
+    Ok(try!(String::from_utf8(b)))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/mod.rs b/src/symbols/mod.rs
index aa57e2e..4f43cd0 100644
--- a/src/symbols/mod.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/mod.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ pub mod if_already_present;
 pub mod list;
 pub mod mariadb;
 pub mod nginx;
-pub mod not_a_symlink;
 pub mod npm;
 pub mod owner;
 pub mod stored_directory;
 pub mod systemd;
 pub mod tls;
 pub mod user;
+pub mod wordpress;
diff --git a/src/symbols/nginx/server.rs b/src/symbols/nginx/server.rs
index 6406ed2..19a7f33 100644
--- a/src/symbols/nginx/server.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/nginx/server.rs
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ impl<'a, C> Symbol for NginxServer<'a, C> where C: Deref<Target=str> {
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
     try!(self.file.execute());
-    try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("systemctl", &["reload-or-restart", "nginx"]));
-    Ok(())
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("systemctl", &["reload-or-restart", "nginx"])
   }
 
   fn get_prerequisites(&self) -> Vec<Resource> {
diff --git a/src/symbols/not_a_symlink.rs b/src/symbols/not_a_symlink.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 771c69e..0000000
--- a/src/symbols/not_a_symlink.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-use std::error::Error;
-use std::fmt;
-use std::fs;
-use std::io;
-
-use symbols::Symbol;
-
-pub struct NotASymlink<D> where D: AsRef<str> + fmt::Display {
-  path: D
-}
-
-impl<D> NotASymlink<D> where D: AsRef<str> + fmt::Display {
-  pub fn new(path: D) -> Self {
-    NotASymlink {
-      path: path
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-impl<D> Symbol for NotASymlink<D> where D: AsRef<str> + fmt::Display {
-  fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
-    let metadata = fs::symlink_metadata(self.path.as_ref());
-    // Check if file exists
-    if let Err(e) = metadata {
-      return if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
-        Ok(true)
-      } else {
-        Err(Box::new(e))
-      };
-    }
-    Ok(!metadata.unwrap().file_type().is_symlink())
-  }
-
-  fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    try!(fs::remove_file(self.path.as_ref()));
-    Ok(())
-  }
-}
-
-impl<D> fmt::Display for NotASymlink<D> where D: AsRef<str> + fmt::Display {
-  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), fmt::Error>{
-    write!(f, "NotASymlink {}", self.path)
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/symbols/npm.rs b/src/symbols/npm.rs
index e4bbe78..a36e000 100644
--- a/src/symbols/npm.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/npm.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use command_runner::CommandRunner;
 use symbols::Symbol;
@@ -26,13 +27,15 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for NpmInstall<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Symbol for NpmInstall<'a> {
   fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
+    if !Path::new(self.target).exists() {
+      return Ok(false);
+    }
     let result = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("sh", &["-c", &format!("cd '{}' && npm ls", self.target)]));
     Ok(result.status.success() && !String::from_utf8(result.stdout).unwrap().contains("(empty)"))
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("sh", &["-c", &format!("cd '{}' && npm install --production --unsafe-perm", self.target)]));
-    Ok(())
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("sh", &["-c", &format!("cd '{}' && npm install --production --unsafe-perm", self.target)])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/owner.rs b/src/symbols/owner.rs
index 5424e05..5a8d75a 100644
--- a/src/symbols/owner.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/owner.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ impl<'a, D> Symbol for Owner<'a, D> where D: AsRef<str> + fmt::Display {
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("chown", &[self.user_name.borrow(), self.path.as_ref()]));
-    Ok(())
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("chown", &[self.user_name.borrow(), self.path.as_ref()])
   }
 
   fn get_prerequisites(&self) -> Vec<Resource> {
diff --git a/src/symbols/stored_directory.rs b/src/symbols/stored_directory.rs
index 18141d1..fb6575e 100644
--- a/src/symbols/stored_directory.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/stored_directory.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use symbols::Symbol;
 use storage::Storage;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum StorageDirection { load, save }
+pub enum StorageDirection { Load, Save }
 
 pub struct StoredDirectory<'a, S> where S: Storage {
   path: Cow<'a, str>,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl<'a, S> Symbol for StoredDirectory<'a, S> where S: Storage {
     // Check if dir exists
     if let Err(e) = metadata {
       return if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
-        Ok(self.dir == StorageDirection::save)
+        Ok(self.dir == StorageDirection::Save)
       } else {
         Err(Box::new(e))
       };
@@ -54,25 +54,21 @@ impl<'a, S> Symbol for StoredDirectory<'a, S> where S: Storage {
     }
 
     let dump_date = try!(self.storage.recent_date());
-    let output = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("sh", &["-c", &format!("find {} -printf '%T@\\n' | sort -r | head -n1 | grep '^[0-9]\\+' -o", self.path)]));
-    if output.status.code() != Some(0) {
-      return Err(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr)).into());
-    }
-    let modified_date = try!(u64::from_str(try!(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)).trim_right()));
-    Ok(if self.dir == StorageDirection::save { modified_date <= dump_date } else { dump_date <= modified_date })
+    let output = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("sh", &["-c", &format!("find {} -printf '%T@\\n' | sort -r | head -n1 | grep '^[0-9]\\+' -o", self.path)]));
+    let modified_date = try!(u64::from_str(try!(String::from_utf8(output)).trim_right()));
+    Ok(if self.dir == StorageDirection::Save { modified_date <= dump_date } else { dump_date <= modified_date })
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    if self.dir == StorageDirection::load {
-      try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("cp", &["-a", &try!(self.storage.read_filename()), self.path.borrow()]));
+    if self.dir == StorageDirection::Load {
+      self.command_runner.run_successfully("cp", &["-a", &try!(self.storage.read_filename()), self.path.borrow()])
     } else {
-      try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("cp", &["-a", self.path.borrow(), &self.storage.write_filename()]));
+      self.command_runner.run_successfully("cp", &["-a", self.path.borrow(), &self.storage.write_filename()])
     }
-    Ok(())
   }
 
   fn get_prerequisites(&self) -> Vec<Resource> {
-    if self.dir == StorageDirection::save { return vec![]; }
+    if self.dir == StorageDirection::Save { return vec![]; }
     if let Some(parent) = Path::new(self.path.as_ref()).parent() {
       vec![ Resource::new("dir", parent.to_string_lossy()) ]
     } else {
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@ impl<'a, S> Symbol for StoredDirectory<'a, S> where S: Storage {
   }
 
   fn provides(&self) -> Option<Vec<Resource>> {
-    if self.dir == StorageDirection::load {
+    if self.dir == StorageDirection::Load {
       Some(vec![ Resource::new("dir", self.path.to_string()) ])
     } else {
       None
diff --git a/src/symbols/systemd/node_js_user_service.rs b/src/symbols/systemd/node_js_user_service.rs
index a0b7526..c1a94d4 100644
--- a/src/symbols/systemd/node_js_user_service.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/systemd/node_js_user_service.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl<'a, C, R> Symbol for NodeJsSystemdUserService<'a, C, R> where C: Deref<Targ
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
     try!(self.file.execute());
     try!(self.systemctl_wait_for_dbus(&["--user", "enable", self.service_name]));
-    try!(self.systemctl_wait_for_dbus(&["--user", "start", self.service_name]));
+    try!(self.systemctl_wait_for_dbus(&["--user", "restart", self.service_name]));
 
     if !(try!(self.check_if_service())) {
       return Err(Box::new(NodeJsSystemdUserServiceError::GenericError as NodeJsSystemdUserServiceError<io::Error>));
diff --git a/src/symbols/systemd/reload.rs b/src/symbols/systemd/reload.rs
index 30a18e9..71abe4d 100644
--- a/src/symbols/systemd/reload.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/systemd/reload.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ impl<'a> Symbol for ReloadService<'a> {
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("systemctl", &["reload-or-restart", self.service]));
-    Ok(())
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("systemctl", &["reload-or-restart", self.service])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/systemd/user_session.rs b/src/symbols/systemd/user_session.rs
index 1c6966b..a56232b 100644
--- a/src/symbols/systemd/user_session.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/systemd/user_session.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 use std::borrow::{ Borrow, Cow };
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
-use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::str::from_utf8;
 
 use command_runner::CommandRunner;
 use symbols::Symbol;
@@ -58,13 +56,7 @@ impl<'a> Symbol for SystemdUserSession<'a> {
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    match self.command_runner.run_with_args("loginctl", &["enable-linger", self.user_name.borrow()]) {
-      Ok(output) => { println!("{:?} {:?}", from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap(), from_utf8(&output.stderr).unwrap() ); match output.status.code() {
-        Some(0) => Ok(()),
-        _ => Err(Box::new(SystemdUserSessionError::GenericError as SystemdUserSessionError<IoError>))
-      } },
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(SystemdUserSessionError::ExecError(e)))
-    }
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("loginctl", &["enable-linger", self.user_name.borrow()])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/tls/csr.rs b/src/symbols/tls/csr.rs
index a9a692b..b4f7dc7 100644
--- a/src/symbols/tls/csr.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/tls/csr.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use command_runner::CommandRunner;
 use resources::Resource;
@@ -36,19 +37,16 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for TlsCsr<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Symbol for TlsCsr<'a> {
   fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
-    let result = self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["req", "-in", &self.get_csr_path(), "-noout", "-verify"]);
-    match result {
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e)),
-      Ok(output) => match output.status.code() {
-        Some(0) => Ok(output.stderr == "verify OK\n".as_bytes()),
-        Some(_) => Ok(false),
-        _ => Err("Didn't work".to_string().into())
-      }
+    if !Path::new(&self.get_csr_path()).exists() {
+      return Ok(false);
     }
+
+    let output = try!(self.command_runner.get_stderr("openssl", &["req", "-in", &self.get_csr_path(), "-noout", "-verify"]));
+    Ok(output == b"verify OK\n")
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    let output = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["req", "-new", "-sha256", "-key", &self.get_key_path(), "-out", &self.get_csr_path(), "-subj", &format!("/CN={}", self.domain)]).map_err(|e| Box::new(e)));
+    try!(self.command_runner.run_successfully("openssl", &["req", "-new", "-sha256", "-key", &self.get_key_path(), "-out", &self.get_csr_path(), "-subj", &format!("/CN={}", self.domain)]));
     Ok(())
   }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/tls/key.rs b/src/symbols/tls/key.rs
index 534c317..329d72a 100644
--- a/src/symbols/tls/key.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/tls/key.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use command_runner::CommandRunner;
 use symbols::Symbol;
@@ -35,23 +36,16 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for TlsKey<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Symbol for TlsKey<'a> {
   fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
-    let result = self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["rsa", "-in", &self.get_path(), "-noout", "-check", "-text"]);
-    match result {
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e)),
-      Ok(output) => match output.status.code() {
-        Some(0) => Ok(output.stdout.starts_with(format!("Private-Key: ({} bit)\n", self.get_bytes()).as_bytes())),
-        Some(_) => Ok(false),
-        _ => Err("Didn't work".to_string().into())
-      }
+    if !Path::new(&self.get_path()).exists() {
+      return Ok(false);
     }
+
+    let output = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("openssl", &["rsa", "-in", &self.get_path(), "-noout", "-check", "-text"]));
+    Ok(output.starts_with(&format!("Private-Key: ({} bit)\n", self.get_bytes()).as_bytes()))
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    let output = self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["genrsa", "-out", &self.get_path(), &self.get_bytes().to_string()]);
-    match output {
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e)),
-      Ok(_) => Ok(())
-    }
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("openssl", &["genrsa", "-out", &self.get_path(), &self.get_bytes().to_string()])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/tls/self_signed_cert.rs b/src/symbols/tls/self_signed_cert.rs
index a385335..21d3ca4 100644
--- a/src/symbols/tls/self_signed_cert.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/tls/self_signed_cert.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use command_runner::CommandRunner;
 use resources::Resource;
@@ -38,23 +39,15 @@ const DAYS_IN_SECONDS: u32 = 24*60*60;
 
 impl<'a> Symbol for SelfSignedTlsCert<'a> {
   fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
-    let result = self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["x509", "-in", &self.get_cert_path(), "-noout", "-subject", "-checkend", &(30*DAYS_IN_SECONDS).to_string()]);
-    match result {
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e)),
-      Ok(output) => match output.status.code() {
-        Some(0) => Ok(output.stdout == format!("subject=CN = {}\nCertificate will not expire\n", self.domain).as_bytes()),
-        Some(_) => Ok(false),
-        _ => Err("Didn't work".to_string().into())
-      }
+    if !Path::new(&self.get_cert_path()).exists() {
+      return Ok(false);
     }
+    let output = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("openssl", &["x509", "-in", &self.get_cert_path(), "-noout", "-subject", "-checkend", &(30*DAYS_IN_SECONDS).to_string()]));
+    Ok(output == format!("subject=CN = {}\nCertificate will not expire\n", self.domain).as_bytes())
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {
-    let output = self.command_runner.run_with_args("openssl", &["req", "-x509", "-sha256", "-days", "90", "-key", &self.get_key_path(), "-out", &self.get_cert_path(), "-subj", &format!("/CN={}", self.domain)]);
-    match output {
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e)),
-      Ok(_) => Ok(())
-    }
+    self.command_runner.run_successfully("openssl", &["req", "-x509", "-sha256", "-days", "90", "-key", &self.get_key_path(), "-out", &self.get_cert_path(), "-subj", &format!("/CN={}", self.domain)])
   }
 
   fn get_prerequisites(&self) -> Vec<Resource> {
diff --git a/src/symbols/user.rs b/src/symbols/user.rs
index 7342d77..33425eb 100644
--- a/src/symbols/user.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/user.rs
@@ -95,14 +95,11 @@ impl<'a, E: Error, A: UserAdder<SubE=E>> fmt::Display for User<'a, E, A> {
 
 impl<'a, E: 'static + Error, A: UserAdder<SubE=E>> Symbol for User<'a, E, A> {
   fn target_reached(&self) -> Result<bool, Box<Error>> {
-    let output = self.command_runner.run_with_args("getent", &["passwd", &*self.user_name]);
-    match output {
-      Ok(output) => match output.status.code() {
-        Some(2) => Ok(false),
-        Some(0) => Ok(true),
-        _ => Err(Box::new(UserError::GenericError))
-      },
-      Err(e) => Err(Box::new(e))
+    let output = try!(self.command_runner.run_with_args("getent", &["passwd", &*self.user_name]));
+    match output.status.code() {
+      Some(2) => Ok(false),
+      Some(0) => Ok(true),
+      _ => Err(Box::new(UserError::GenericError))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/wordpress/translation.rs b/src/symbols/wordpress/translation.rs
index 4ddb244..baf63c8 100644
--- a/src/symbols/wordpress/translation.rs
+++ b/src/symbols/wordpress/translation.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<'a, C, D, R> Symbol for WordpressTranslation<'a, C, D, R> where C: Deref<Ta
       }
     }
     let upstream = try!(self.command_runner.get_output("curl", &["https://api.wordpress.org/core/version-check/1.7/?version=4.7.5&locale=de_DE"]));
-    Ok(upstream.contains(&format!(r###"language":"de_DE","version":"4.7.5","updated":"{}"###, newest)))
+    Ok(try!(String::from_utf8(upstream)).contains(&format!(r###"language":"de_DE","version":"4.7.5","updated":"{}"###, newest)))
   }
 
   fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Box<Error>> {