diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__autofs/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__autofs/manifest
index 31844415..4a726c0a 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__autofs/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__autofs/manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # 2012 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2012 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -21,18 +22,13 @@
 
 os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
 
-not_supported() {
-   echo "Your operating system ($os) is currently not supported by this type (${__type##*/})." >&2
-   echo "Please contribute an implementation for it if you can." >&2
-   exit 1
-}
-
 case "$os" in
-   ubuntu|debian|archlinux)
-      __package autofs --state present
-      __start_on_boot autofs --state present
-   ;;
-   *)
-      not_supported
-   ;;
+    ubuntu|debian|archlinux)
+        __package autofs --state present
+        __start_on_boot autofs --state present
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unsupported OS: $os" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
 esac