diff --git a/zathura/commands.c b/zathura/commands.c
index 70ecfa9..f52215b 100644
--- a/zathura/commands.c
+++ b/zathura/commands.c
@@ -313,11 +313,7 @@ cmd_save(girara_session_t* session, girara_list_t* argument_list)
   }
 
   if (girara_list_size(argument_list) == 1) {
-    if (document_save(zathura, girara_list_nth(argument_list, 0), false) == true) {
-      girara_notify(session, GIRARA_INFO, _("Document saved."));
-    } else {
-      girara_notify(session, GIRARA_INFO, _("Failed to save document."));
-    }
+    document_save(zathura, girara_list_nth(argument_list, 0), false);
   } else {
     girara_notify(session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("Invalid number of arguments."));
     return false;
@@ -339,11 +335,7 @@ cmd_savef(girara_session_t* session, girara_list_t* argument_list)
   }
 
   if (girara_list_size(argument_list) == 1) {
-    if (document_save(zathura, girara_list_nth(argument_list, 0), true) == true) {
-      girara_notify(session, GIRARA_INFO, _("Document saved."));
-    } else {
-      girara_notify(session, GIRARA_INFO, _("Failed to save document."));
-    }
+    document_save(zathura, girara_list_nth(argument_list, 0), true);
   } else {
     girara_notify(session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("Invalid number of arguments."));
     return false;
diff --git a/zathura/zathura.c b/zathura/zathura.c
index 4185ff1..29ec68b 100644
--- a/zathura/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura/zathura.c
@@ -1356,15 +1356,21 @@ document_save(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, bool overwrite)
   }
 
   if ((overwrite == false) && g_file_test(file_path, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
-    girara_error("File already exists: %s. Use :write! to overwrite it.", file_path);
+    girara_notify(zathura->ui.session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("File already exists: %s. Use :write! to overwrite it."), file_path);
     g_free(file_path);
     return false;
   }
 
-  zathura_error_t error = zathura_document_save_as(zathura->document, file_path);
+  const zathura_error_t error = zathura_document_save_as(zathura->document, file_path);
   g_free(file_path);
 
-  return (error == ZATHURA_ERROR_OK) ? true : false;
+  if (error != ZATHURA_ERROR_OK) {
+    girara_notify(zathura->ui.session, GIRARA_ERROR, _("Failed to save document."));
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  girara_notify(zathura->ui.session, GIRARA_INFO, _("Document saved."));
+  return true;
 }
 
 static void