diff --git a/kernel-2.eclass b/kernel-2.eclass
index 195fd7f..d00f9e8 100644
--- a/kernel-2.eclass
+++ b/kernel-2.eclass
@@ -990,12 +990,12 @@ unipatch() {
 
                        if [ -z "${PATCH_DEPTH}" ]; then PATCH_DEPTH=0; fi
 
-                       ebegin "Applying ${i/*\//} (-p${PATCH_DEPTH}+)"
                        while [ ${PATCH_DEPTH} -lt 5 ]; do
                                echo "Attempting Dry-run:" >> ${STDERR_T}
                                echo "cmd: patch -p${PATCH_DEPTH} --no-backup-if-mismatch --dry-run -f < ${i}" >> ${STDERR_T}
                                echo "=======================================================" >> ${STDERR_T}
                                if [ $(patch -p${PATCH_DEPTH} --no-backup-if-mismatch --dry-run -f < ${i} >> ${STDERR_T}) $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                                       ebegin "Applying ${i/*\//} (-p${PATCH_DEPTH})"
                                        echo "Attempting patch:" > ${STDERR_T}
                                        echo "cmd: patch -p${PATCH_DEPTH} --no-backup-if-mismatch -f < ${i}" >> ${STDERR_T}
                                        echo "=======================================================" >> ${STDERR_T}
@@ -1008,17 +1008,17 @@ unipatch() {
                                                eerror "Failed to apply patch ${i/*\//}"
                                                eerror "Please attach ${STDERR_T} to any bug you may post."
                                                eshopts_pop
-                                               die "Failed to apply ${i/*\//}"
+                                               die "Failed to apply ${i/*\//} on patch depth ${PATCH_DEPTH}."
                                        fi
                                else
                                        PATCH_DEPTH=$((${PATCH_DEPTH} + 1))
                                fi
                        done
                        if [ ${PATCH_DEPTH} -eq 5 ]; then
-                               eend 1
+                               eerror "Failed to dry-run patch ${i/*\//}"
                                eerror "Please attach ${STDERR_T} to any bug you may post."
                                eshopts_pop
-                               die "Unable to dry-run patch."
+                               die "Unable to dry-run patch on any patch depth lower than 5."
                        fi
                done
        done