diff --git a/ab-openldap/ab-openldap-update.sh b/ab-openldap/ab-openldap-update.sh
index 6d1c20a..9dd1c85 100755
--- a/ab-openldap/ab-openldap-update.sh
+++ b/ab-openldap/ab-openldap-update.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 # https://git.asifbacchus.app/ab-docker/scripts/LICENSE
 #
 
+### functions
+
+consoleError() {
+    printf "\n%s%s%s\n\n" "$err" "$2" "$norm"
+    exit "$1"
+}
+
+
 ### text formatting presets
 if command -v tput > /dev/null; then
     cyan=$(tput setaf 6)