diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index 0968c2e..add4833 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -1804,8 +1804,8 @@ readonly VERSION="4.9.5"
 # TODO: Make this run the native architecture binary
 QEMU=$(command -v qemu-system-x86_64)
 QEMU_IMG=$(command -v qemu-img)
-if [ ! -e "${QEMU}" ] || [ ! -e "${QEMU_IMG}" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR! QEMU not found. Please make install qemu-system-x86_64 and qemu-img"
+if [ ! -x "${QEMU}" ] || [ ! -x "${QEMU_IMG}" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR! QEMU not found. Please make sure 'qemu-system-x86_64' and 'qemu-img' are installed."
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/quickget b/quickget
index eedd759..220c219 100755
--- a/quickget
+++ b/quickget
@@ -3391,7 +3391,7 @@ fi
 I18NS=()
 OPERATION=""
 CURL=$(command -v curl)
-if [ ! -e "${CURL}" ]; then
+if [ ! -x "${CURL}" ]; then
     echo "ERROR! curl not found. Please install curl"
     exit 1
 fi