diff --git a/resources/scripts/build/release/roms b/resources/scripts/build/release/roms
index 06f56c85..2104711f 100755
--- a/resources/scripts/build/release/roms
+++ b/resources/scripts/build/release/roms
@@ -26,33 +26,50 @@
 set -u -e
 
 projectname="$(cat projectname)"
-
 version="version-unknown"
-if [ -f version ]; then
-	version="$(cat version)"
-fi
 versiondate="version-date-unknown"
-if [ -f versiondate ]; then
-	versiondate="$(cat versiondate)"
-fi
+target=""
+CONFIG_HAVE_MRC=""
+CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN=""
+CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE=""
+ifdtooldir="coreboot/default/util/ifdtool"
+ifdtool="${ifdtooldir}/ifdtool"
+cbfstooldir="coreboot/default/util/cbfstool"
+cbfstool="${cbfstooldir}/cbfstool"
 
-if [ ! -d "bin/" ]; then
-	printf "build/release/roms: no ROMs built yet. Exiting.\n"
-	exit 1
-fi
+main()
+{
+	printf "Building ROM image archives for version %s\n" "${version}"
 
-[ ! -d "release/" ] && \
-	mkdir -p release/
-[ ! -d "release/${version}/" ] && \
-	mkdir -p "release/${version}/"
-[ -d "release/${version}/roms/" ] && \
-	rm -Rf "release/${version}/roms/"
-[ ! -d "release/${version}/roms/" ] && \
-	mkdir -p "release/${version}/roms/"
+	init_check
 
-printf "Building ROM image archives for version %s\n" "${version}"
+	for romdir in bin/*; do
+		make_archive
+	done
 
-for romdir in bin/*; do
+	printf "\nROM archives available at release/%s/roms/\n\n" "${version}"
+}
+
+init_check()
+{
+	[ -f version ] && \
+		version="$(cat version)"
+	[ -f versiondate ] && \
+		versiondate="$(cat versiondate)"
+	[ ! -d "bin/" ] && \
+		err "no ROMs built yet. exiting"
+	[ ! -d "release/" ] && \
+		mkdir -p release/
+	[ ! -d "release/${version}/" ] && \
+		mkdir -p "release/${version}/"
+	[ -d "release/${version}/roms/" ] && \
+		rm -Rf "release/${version}/roms/"
+	[ ! -d "release/${version}/roms/" ] && \
+		mkdir -p "release/${version}/roms/"
+}
+
+make_archive()
+{
 	target="${romdir##*/}"
 
 	echo ${target}
@@ -63,85 +80,98 @@ for romdir in bin/*; do
 	CONFIG_HAVE_MRC="y"
 	CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN="y"
 	CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE="y"
-	grep "CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN=y" "resources/coreboot/${target}/config/"* || CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN="n"
-	grep "CONFIG_HAVE_MRC=y" "resources/coreboot/${target}/config/"* || CONFIG_HAVE_MRC="n"
-	grep "CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE=y" "resources/coreboot/${target}/config"/* || CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE="n"
+	grep "CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN=y" \
+			"resources/coreboot/${target}/config/"* \
+			|| CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN="n"
+	grep "CONFIG_HAVE_MRC=y" \
+			"resources/coreboot/${target}/config/"* \
+			|| CONFIG_HAVE_MRC="n"
+	grep "CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE=y" \
+			"resources/coreboot/${target}/config"/* \
+			|| CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE="n"
 
 	# remove ME/MRC/EC firmware from ROM images
-	if [ "${CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN}" = "y" ] || [ "${target}" = "e6400nvidia_4mb" ]; then
-		if [ ! -d coreboot/default ]; then
-			./download coreboot default || exit 1
-		fi
-
-		ifdtooldir="coreboot/default/util/ifdtool"
-		ifdtool="${ifdtooldir}/ifdtool"
-		if [ ! -f "${ifdtool}" ]; then
-			./build module cbutils default || exit 1
-		fi
-
-		cbfstooldir="coreboot/default/util/cbfstool"
-		cbfstool="${cbfstooldir}/cbfstool"
-		if [ ! -f "${cbfstool}" ]; then
-			./build module cbutils default || exit 1
-		fi
-
-		rm -Rf "${romdir}_tmp" # dirty hack, to reduce  disk io later
-		# rather than using /tmp, which might not be tmpfs
-		mkdir "${romdir}_tmp"
-		
-		if [ ! -f "${romdir}/blobhashes" ]; then
-			printf "%s\n" "The roms in this archive should match the following hashes AFTER blobs are inserted" > "${romdir}/blobhashes"
-		fi
-
-		# Hash the rom before removing blobs
-		( cd ${romdir}
-		sha1sum *.rom >> blobhashes
-		)
-
-		for romfile in "${romdir}"/*.rom
-		do
-			if [ ! -f "${romfile}" ]; then
-				continue
-			fi
-
-			if [ "${CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN}" = "y" ]; then
-				${ifdtool} --nuke me "${romfile}" || exit 1
-				mv "${romfile}" "${romdir}_tmp"/
-				mv "${romfile}.new" "${romfile}"
-			fi
-
-			if [ "${CONFIG_HAVE_MRC}" = "y" ]
-			then
-				${cbfstool} "${romfile}" remove -n mrc.bin || exit 1
-				${cbfstool} "${romfile}" print
-			fi
-
-			if [ "${CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE}" = "y" ]; then
-				${cbfstool} "${romfile}" remove -n ecfw1.bin || exit 1
-				${cbfstool} "${romfile}" remove -n ecfw2.bin || exit 1
-			fi
-
-			# TODO: replace this board-specific hack
-			if [ "${target}" = "e6400nvidia_4mb" ]; then
-				${cbfstool} "${romfile}" remove \
-					-n "pci10de,06eb.rom" \
-					|| exit 1
-			fi
-		done
+	if [ "${CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN}" = "y" ] \
+			|| [ "${target}" = "e6400nvidia_4mb" ]; then
+		purge_blobs
 	fi
 
-	printf "Generating release/%s/roms/%s-%s_%s.tar.xz\n" "${version}" "${projectname}" "${version}" "${target##*/}"
+	printf "Generating release/%s/roms/%s-%s_%s.tar.xz\n" \
+			"${version}" "${projectname}" \
+			"${version}" "${target##*/}"
 	printf "%s\n" "${version}" > "${romdir}/version"
 	printf "%s\n" "${versiondate}" > "${romdir}/versiondate"
 	printf "%s\n" "${projectname}" > "${romdir}/projectname"
-	tar -c "${romdir}/" | xz -9e >"release/${version}/roms/${projectname}-${version}_${target##*/}.tar.xz"
+
+	f="release/${version}/roms/${projectname}-${version}_${target##*/}"
+	tar -c "${romdir}/" | xz -9e > "${f}.tar.xz"
 
 	if [ -d "${romdir}_tmp" ]
 	then
 		rm -Rf "${romdir}"
 		mv "${romdir}_tmp" "${romdir}"
 	fi
-done
+}
 
-printf "\nROM image release archives available at release/%s/roms/\n\n" "${version}"
+purge_blobs()
+{
+	if [ ! -d coreboot/default ]; then
+		./download coreboot default || exit 1
+	fi
+	if [ ! -f "${ifdtool}" ] || [ ! -f "${cbfstool}" ]; then
+		./build module cbutils default || exit 1
+	fi
 
+	rm -Rf "${romdir}_tmp" # dirty hack, to reduce disk io later
+	# rather than using /tmp, which might not be tmpfs
+	mkdir "${romdir}_tmp"
+
+	# Hash the rom before removing blobs
+	if [ ! -f "${romdir}/blobhashes" ]; then
+		printf "ROMs must match these hashes after blob insertion:" \
+			> "${romdir}/blobhashes"
+	fi
+	(
+	cd ${romdir}
+	sha1sum *.rom >> blobhashes
+	)
+
+	for romfile in "${romdir}"/*.rom
+	do
+		if [ ! -f "${romfile}" ]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		if [ "${CONFIG_HAVE_ME_BIN}" = "y" ]; then
+			${ifdtool} --nuke me "${romfile}" || exit 1
+			mv "${romfile}" "${romdir}_tmp"/
+			mv "${romfile}.new" "${romfile}"
+		fi
+
+		if [ "${CONFIG_HAVE_MRC}" = "y" ]
+		then
+			${cbfstool} "${romfile}" remove -n mrc.bin || exit 1
+			${cbfstool} "${romfile}" print
+		fi
+
+		if [ "${CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE}" = "y" ]; then
+			${cbfstool} "${romfile}" remove -n ecfw1.bin || exit 1
+			${cbfstool} "${romfile}" remove -n ecfw2.bin || exit 1
+		fi
+
+		# TODO: replace this board-specific hack
+		if [ "${target}" = "e6400nvidia_4mb" ]; then
+			${cbfstool} "${romfile}" remove \
+				-n "pci10de,06eb.rom" \
+				|| exit 1
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+err()
+{
+	printf "%s: %s\n" $0 $1
+	exit 1
+}
+
+main $@