diff --git a/mw b/mw
index 5377a26..3861ca0 100755
--- a/mw
+++ b/mw
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ finalize() { \
 	[ "$accounttype" = "offline" ] && printf "All done.\\n\033[33mYou should now be able to run \`\033[32mmbsync %s\033[33m\` to begin to download your mail.\033[0m\\n" "$title"
 }
 
-confirm() { printf "Are you \033[31;1mreally\033[0m sure you want to %s?\\n\t" "$@" && read -r input && ! echo "$input" | grep -i "y\(es\)*" >/dev/null && printf "That doesn't seem like a yes to me.\\n\\n" && return 1
-	printf "Are you really, really sure you want to %s?\\n\t" "$@" && read -r input && ! echo "$input" | grep -i "y\(es\)*" >/dev/null && printf "That doesn't seem like a yes to me.\\n\\n" && return 1
+confirm() { printf "Do you want to to %s?\\n\t" "$@" && read -r input && ! echo "$input" | grep -i "^y$\|^yes$ ">/dev/null && printf "That doesn't seem like a yes to me.\\n\\n" && return 1
+	printf "Are you really, really sure you want to %s?\\n\t" "$@" && read -r input && ! echo "$input" | grep -i "^y$\|^yes$" >/dev/null && printf "That doesn't seem like a yes to me.\\n\\n" && return 1
 	return 0 ;}
 
 pick() { numbered="$(find "$accdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf "%f\n" | nl)"
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ addtype() { ! command -v mbsync >/dev/null && printf "You must have the \`mbsync
 		printf "Do you want to keep your mail for this account offline with mbsync? [yes/no]\\n\t"
 		read -r offnot
 		case "$offnot" in
-			[Yy]es) accounttype="offline" && break ;;
-			[Nn]o) accounttype="online" && break ;;
-			*) echo "I don't know what you mean. Try again or press ctrl-c to quit." ;;
+			[Yy][Ee][Ss]) accounttype="offline" && break ;;
+			[Nn][Oo]) accounttype="online" && break ;;
+			*) echo "Write out either yes or no completely. Try again or press ctrl-c to quit." ;;
 		esac
 	done
 	addaccount ;}