diff --git a/draft/publish.sh b/draft/publish.sh
index f764d9f..388f344 100755
--- a/draft/publish.sh
+++ b/draft/publish.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ langlist=$(ls "$srcdir")
 yamlfile="settings.yaml"
 
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "please specify a board to publish!" && exit 1
+    echo "please specify a board to publish!"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 board=$1
 
+if ! [ -f $draftmd/$board.md ]; then
+    echo "Draft file $draftmd/$board.md does not exist!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 for dirmd in ${langlist[@]}; do
     if [ $dirmd != "en" ]; then
         if ! [ -f $srcdir/$dirmd/overlay/$board.md ]; then
@@ -23,9 +29,6 @@ for dirmd in ${langlist[@]}; do
     else
         cp $draftmd/$board.md $srcdir/$dirmd/overlay/
     fi
-    if ! grep -e $board $srcdir/$dirmd/$yamlfile &> /dev/null; then
-        echo "- $board" | tee -a $srcdir/$dirmd/$yamlfile &> /dev/null
-    fi
 done
 
 rm $draftmd/$board.md
diff --git a/draft/unpublish.sh b/draft/unpublish.sh
index 049976c..0f47294 100755
--- a/draft/unpublish.sh
+++ b/draft/unpublish.sh
@@ -10,20 +10,23 @@ langlist=$(ls "$srcdir")
 yamlfile="settings.yaml"
 
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "please specify a board to unpublish!" && exit 1
+    echo "please specify a board to unpublish!"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 board=$1
 
+if ! [ -f $srcdir/$dirmd/translate/$board.md ] &&  ! [ -f $srcdir/$dirmd/translate/$board.md ]; then
+    echo "Board $1 does not exist!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 for dirmd in ${langlist[@]}; do
     if [ $dirmd != "en" ]; then
         rm $srcdir/$dirmd/translate/$board.md &> /dev/null
     else
         mv $srcdir/$dirmd/overlay/$board.md $draftmd
     fi
-    if grep -e $board $srcdir/$dirmd/$yamlfile &> /dev/null; then
-        sed -i "/$board/d" $srcdir/$dirmd/$yamlfile
-    fi
 done
 
 if [ -f $dirpng/$board.png ]; then