diff --git a/basis/bootstrap/image/download/download.factor b/basis/bootstrap/image/download/download.factor
index e2de621984..3a1abb3b2d 100644
--- a/basis/bootstrap/image/download/download.factor
+++ b/basis/bootstrap/image/download/download.factor
@@ -18,20 +18,19 @@ CONSTANT: url URL" http://factorcode.org/images/latest/"
         bi = not
     ] [ drop t ] if ;
 
-: download-image ( arch -- )
-    url swap boot-image-name >url derive-url download ;
+: verify-image ( image -- )
+    need-new-image? [ "Boot image corrupt" throw ] when ;
 
-: maybe-download-image ( arch -- )
-    dup boot-image-name need-new-image? [
-         dup download-image
-         need-new-image? [
-             "Boot image corrupt, or checksums.txt on server out of date" throw
-         ] when
-    ] [
-        "Boot image up to date" print
-        drop
-    ] if ;
+: download-image ( image -- )
+    [ url swap >url derive-url download ]
+    [ verify-image ]
+    bi ;
 
-: download-my-image ( -- ) my-arch maybe-download-image ;
+: maybe-download-image ( image -- ? )
+    dup need-new-image?
+    [ download-image t ] [ drop f ] if ;
+
+: download-my-image ( -- )
+    my-arch boot-image-name maybe-download-image drop ;
 
 MAIN: download-my-image
diff --git a/extra/mason/updates/updates.factor b/extra/mason/updates/updates.factor
index b3f6847c35..60a155eae7 100644
--- a/extra/mason/updates/updates.factor
+++ b/extra/mason/updates/updates.factor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2008 Eduardo Cavazos, Slava Pestov.
+! Copyright (C) 2008, 2010 Eduardo Cavazos, Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: kernel io.launcher bootstrap.image.download
 mason.common mason.platform ;
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ IN: mason.updates
     = not ;
 
 : new-image-available? ( -- ? )
-    boot-image-name need-new-image?
-    [ boot-image-arch download-image t ] [ f ] if ;
+    boot-image-name maybe-download-image ;
 
 : new-code-available? ( -- ? )
     updates-available?