--- tovid       (revision 1258)
+++ tovid       (working copy)
@@ -233,10 +233,14 @@
 # ******************************************************************************
 function usage_error()
 {
-    printf "%s\n" "$USAGE"
-    printf "%s\n" "$SEPARATOR"
-    printf "*** Usage error: %s\n" "$@"
-    exit 1
+    if ! $REFRESH_DEPS; then
+        printf "%s\n" "$USAGE"
+        printf "%s\n" "$SEPARATOR"
+        printf "*** Usage error: %s\n" "$@"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        exit 0
+    fi
 }