diff --git a/gpull b/gpull
index ad546d2..0922472 100755
--- a/gpull
+++ b/gpull
@@ -5,13 +5,20 @@
 # Usage:
 #   ./gpull [repo] [remote] [branch]
 #
-#   repo – (optional) Directory of repository to pull, default is current directory.
+#   repo   – (optional) Directory of repository to pull, default is current
+             directory.
 #   remote – (optional) Remote name, default is origin.
 #   branch – (optional) Branch name, default is current branch.
 #
 # The script will pull the specific remote branch into the local repository.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# Function to handle errors gracefully without closing terminal
+handle_error() {
+    echo "Error: $1"
+    return 1
+}
+
 # Get command line arguments
 repo_dir=${1:-$(pwd)}
 remote=${2:-origin}
@@ -19,15 +26,15 @@ branch=${3:-}
 
 # Change to the specified directory
 if [ ! -d "$repo_dir" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Directory '$repo_dir' does not exist."
+    handle_error "Directory '$repo_dir' does not exist."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-cd "$repo_dir" || exit 1
+cd "$repo_dir" || { handle_error "Failed to change to directory '$repo_dir'."; exit 1; }
 
 # Check if the current directory is a git repository
 if ! git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Error: '$repo_dir' is not a git repository."
+    handle_error "'$repo_dir' is not a git repository."
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 if [ -z "$branch" ]; then
     branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
     if [ "$branch" = "HEAD" ]; then
-        echo "Error: Not currently on a branch. Please specify a branch to pull."
+        handle_error "Not currently on a branch. Please specify a branch to pull."
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
@@ -49,6 +56,6 @@ git pull "$remote" "$branch"
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     echo "Successfully pulled changes from $remote/$branch"
 else
-    echo "Error: Failed to pull changes from $remote/$branch"
+    handle_error "Failed to pull changes from $remote/$branch"
     exit 1
 fi