diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 0ea1eed..960296f 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ type macro struct {
 func processCmd(params []string, dir string, conf *config, flags int) error {
 	args := appendExpEnv(nil, params)
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("command element is invalid")
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid command statement")
 	}
 
 	cmdName := args[0]
-	var cmdArgs []string
-
 	if strings.HasPrefix(cmdName, "@") {
 		macroName := strings.TrimPrefix(cmdName, "@")
 
@@ -52,16 +50,21 @@ func processCmd(params []string, dir string, conf *config, flags int) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("macro not found %s", macroName)
 		}
 
-		cmdArgs = appendExpEnv(cmdArgs, m.Prefix)
+		margs := appendExpEnv(nil, m.Prefix)
 		if len(args) > 1 {
-			cmdArgs = appendExpEnv(cmdArgs, args[1:])
+			margs = appendExpEnv(margs, args[1:])
 		}
-		cmdArgs = appendExpEnv(cmdArgs, m.Suffix)
+		margs = appendExpEnv(margs, m.Suffix)
 
 		if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 			log.Printf("using macro %s", macroName)
 		}
-	} else if len(args) > 1 {
+
+		return processCmd(margs, dir, conf, flags)
+	}
+
+	var cmdArgs []string
+	if len(args) > 1 {
 		cmdArgs = args[1:]
 	}
 
diff --git a/environment.go b/environment.go
index d0e1a60..6c94589 100644
--- a/environment.go
+++ b/environment.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func processEnv(env []string, flags int) error {
 	var value string
 	switch {
 	case len(args) == 0:
-		return fmt.Errorf("enviornment element is invalid")
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid environment statement")
 	case len(args) == 1:
 		if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 			log.Printf("unsetting variable %s", args[0])
diff --git a/link.go b/link.go
index 53396c2..81cd5e0 100644
--- a/link.go
+++ b/link.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func createPath(loc string, flags int, mode os.FileMode) error {
 func parseLink(params []string) (srcPath, dstPath string, mode os.FileMode, err error) {
 	length := len(params)
 	if length < 1 || length > 3 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("link element is invalid")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid link statement")
 		return
 	}