diff --git a/agetar b/agetar
index 2308ed7..49a9b9c 100755
--- a/agetar
+++ b/agetar
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fail() {
 	errecho "${RED}error: $BN: $RESET$*"
 	exit 1
 }
-_type() { type >/dev/null 2>&1 ; }
+_type() { type "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; }
 
 usage() {
 	cat >&2 <<-EOF