diff --git a/lib/helpers.bash b/lib/helpers.bash
index e8fb42d155..672a213447 100755
--- a/lib/helpers.bash
+++ b/lib/helpers.bash
@@ -15,49 +15,49 @@ case "$OSTYPE" in
   'darwin'*) BASH_IT_SED_I_PARAMETERS=(-i "")
 esac
 
-function _command_exists ()
-{
-  _about 'checks for existence of a command'
-  _param '1: command to check'
-  _param '2: (optional) log message to include when command not found'
-  _example '$ _command_exists ls && echo exists'
-  _group 'lib'
-  local msg="${2:-Command '$1' does not exist!}"
-  if type -t "$1" &> /dev/null
-  then
-	  return 0
-  else
-	  _log_warning "$msg"
-	  return 1
-  fi
+function _command_exists() {
+	_about 'checks for existence of a command'
+	_param '1: command to check'
+	_param '2: (optional) log message to include when command not found'
+	_example '$ _command_exists ls && echo exists'
+	_group 'lib'
+	local msg="${2:-Command '$1' does not exist}"
+	if type -t "$1" > /dev/null; then
+		return 0
+	else
+		_log_debug "$msg"
+		return 1
+	fi
 }
 
-function _binary_exists ()
-{
-  _about 'checks for existence of a binary'
-  _param '1: binary to check'
-  _param '2: (optional) log message to include when binary not found'
-  _example '$ _binary_exists ls && echo exists'
-  _group 'lib'
-  local msg="${2:-Binary '$1' does not exist!}"
-  if type -P "$1" &> /dev/null
-  then
-	return 0
-  else
-	_log_warning "$msg"
-	return 1
-  fi
+function _binary_exists() {
+	_about 'checks for existence of a binary'
+	_param '1: binary to check'
+	_param '2: (optional) log message to include when binary not found'
+	_example '$ _binary_exists ls && echo exists'
+	_group 'lib'
+	local msg="${2:-Binary '$1' does not exist}"
+	if type -P "$1" > /dev/null; then
+		return 0
+	else
+		_log_debug "$msg"
+		return 1
+	fi
 }
 
-function _completion_exists ()
-{
-  _about 'checks for existence of a completion'
-  _param '1: command to check'
-  _param '2: (optional) log message to include when completion is found'
-  _example '$ _completion_exists gh && echo exists'
-  _group 'lib'
-  local msg="${2:-Completion for '$1' already exists!}"
-  complete -p "$1" &> /dev/null && _log_warning "$msg" ;
+function _completion_exists() {
+	_about 'checks for existence of a completion'
+	_param '1: command to check'
+	_param '2: (optional) log message to include when completion is found'
+	_example '$ _completion_exists gh && echo exists'
+	_group 'lib'
+	local msg="${2:-Completion for '$1' already exists}"
+	if complete -p "$1" &> /dev/null; then
+		_log_debug "$msg"
+		return 0
+	else
+		return 1
+	fi
 }
 
 function _bash_it_homebrew_check()
@@ -179,12 +179,20 @@ bash-it ()
     fi
 }
 
-_is_function ()
-{
-    _about 'sets $? to true if parameter is the name of a function'
-    _param '1: name of alleged function'
-    _group 'lib'
-    [ -n "$(LANG=C type -t $1 2>/dev/null | grep 'function')" ]
+function _is_function() {
+	_about 'sets $? to true if parameter is the name of a function'
+	_param '1: name of alleged function'
+	_param '2: (optional) log message to include when function not found'
+	_group 'lib'
+	_example '$ _is_function ls && echo exists'
+	_group 'lib'
+	local msg="${2:-Function '$1' does not exist}"
+	if LC_ALL=C type -t "$1" | _bash-it-egrep -q 'function'; then
+		return 0
+	else
+		_log_debug "$msg"
+		return 1
+	fi
 }
 
 _bash-it-aliases ()