diff --git a/.bash_functions b/.bash_functions
index acf0de9..e51d73f 100644
--- a/.bash_functions
+++ b/.bash_functions
@@ -75,17 +75,13 @@ function gc {
 EOF
     ;;
   --new-branch | -b)
-    (git checkout --quiet -b "$2" && git push --set-upstream "$(git remote | head -n 1)" "$2"  && echo '>>> Create new branch "'"$2"'"') ||
-    (git checkout --quiet "$2" > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo '>>> Branch already exists, checking out... ')
+    (git checkout --quiet -b "$2" && git push --set-upstream "$(git remote | head -n 1)" "$2"  && echo '>>> Create new branch "'"$2"'"') || (git checkout --quiet "$2" > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo '>>> Branch already exists, checking out... ')
     ;;
   *)
     if [ ! -z $1 ] ; then
-      (echo ">>> Try local checkout" && git checkout --quiet "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1) ||
-      (echo ">>> Try remote checkout" && git checkout --quiet -b "$1" origin/"$1" > /dev/null 2>&1 || echo ">>> Unkown branch!")
+      (echo ">>> Try local checkout" && git checkout --quiet "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1) || (echo ">>> Try remote checkout" && git checkout --quiet -b "$1" origin/"$1" > /dev/null 2>&1 || echo ">>> Unkown branch!")
     else
-      (git checkout --quiet master > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo '>>> Try checking out master')  ||
-      (git checkout --quiet main > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo '>>> Try checking out main')  ||
-      (git checkout --quiet release > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo '>>> Try checking out release')
+      (git checkout --quiet master > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo '>>> Try checking out master') || (git checkout --quiet main > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo '>>> Try checking out main') || (git checkout --quiet release > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo '>>> Try checking out release')
     fi
   esac
 }