diff --git a/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper.plugin.zsh b/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper.plugin.zsh
index 9a0616b72..0ad336917 100644
--- a/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper.plugin.zsh
@@ -6,67 +6,70 @@ elif [[ -f "/etc/bash_completion.d/virtualenvwrapper" ]]; then
   virtualenvwrapper="/etc/bash_completion.d/virtualenvwrapper"
   source "/etc/bash_completion.d/virtualenvwrapper"
 else
-  print "zsh virtualenvwrapper plugin: Cannot find ${virtualenvwrapper}. Please install with \`pip install virtualenvwrapper\`."
+  print "zsh virtualenvwrapper plugin: Cannot find ${virtualenvwrapper}.\n"\
+        "Please install with \`pip install virtualenvwrapper\`" >&2
+  return
+fi
+if ! type workon &>/dev/null; then
+  print "zsh virtualenvwrapper plugin: shell function 'workon' not defined.\n"\
+        "Please check ${virtualenvwrapper}" >&2
   return
 fi
 
-if type workon 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
-  if [[ "$WORKON_HOME" == "" ]]; then
-    echo "\$WORKON_HOME is not defined so ZSH plugin virtualenvwrapper will not work"
-  else
-    if [[ ! $DISABLE_VENV_CD -eq 1 ]]; then
-      # Automatically activate Git projects's virtual environments based on the
-      # directory name of the project. Virtual environment name can be overridden
-      # by placing a .venv file in the project root with a virtualenv name in it
-      function workon_cwd {
-        if [ ! $WORKON_CWD ]; then
-          WORKON_CWD=1
-          # Check if this is a Git repo
-          PROJECT_ROOT=`git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2> /dev/null`
-          if (( $? != 0 )); then
-            PROJECT_ROOT="."
-          fi
-          # Check for virtualenv name override
-          if [[ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv" ]]; then
-            ENV_NAME=`cat "$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv"`
-          elif [[ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv/bin/activate" ]];then
-            ENV_NAME="$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv"
-          elif [[ "$PROJECT_ROOT" != "." ]]; then
-            ENV_NAME=`basename "$PROJECT_ROOT"`
-          else
-            ENV_NAME=""
-          fi
-          if [[ "$ENV_NAME" != "" ]]; then
-            # Activate the environment only if it is not already active
-            if [[ "$VIRTUAL_ENV" != "$WORKON_HOME/$ENV_NAME" ]]; then
-              if [[ -e "$WORKON_HOME/$ENV_NAME/bin/activate" ]]; then
-                workon "$ENV_NAME" && export CD_VIRTUAL_ENV="$ENV_NAME"
-              elif [[ -e "$ENV_NAME/bin/activate" ]]; then
-                source $ENV_NAME/bin/activate && export CD_VIRTUAL_ENV="$ENV_NAME"
-              fi
-            fi
-          elif [[ -n $CD_VIRTUAL_ENV && -n $VIRTUAL_ENV ]]; then
-            # We've just left the repo, deactivate the environment
-            # Note: this only happens if the virtualenv was activated automatically
-            deactivate && unset CD_VIRTUAL_ENV
-          fi
-          unset PROJECT_ROOT
-          unset WORKON_CWD
-        fi
-      }
-
-      # Append workon_cwd to the chpwd_functions array, so it will be called on cd
-      # http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Functions.html
-      # TODO: replace with 'add-zsh-hook chpwd workon_cwd' when oh-my-zsh min version is raised above 4.3.4
-      if (( ${+chpwd_functions} )); then
-        if (( $chpwd_functions[(I)workon_cwd] == 0 )); then
-          set -A chpwd_functions $chpwd_functions workon_cwd
-        fi
-      else
-        set -A chpwd_functions workon_cwd
-      fi
-    fi
-  fi
-else
-  print "zsh virtualenvwrapper plugin: shell function 'workon' not defined. Please check ${virtualenvwrapper}." >&2
+if [[ "$WORKON_HOME" == "" ]]; then
+  print "\$WORKON_HOME is not defined so ZSH plugin virtualenvwrapper will not work" >&2
+  return
+fi
+
+if [[ ! $DISABLE_VENV_CD -eq 1 ]]; then
+  # Automatically activate Git projects's virtual environments based on the
+  # directory name of the project. Virtual environment name can be overridden
+  # by placing a .venv file in the project root with a virtualenv name in it
+  function workon_cwd {
+    if [ ! $WORKON_CWD ]; then
+      WORKON_CWD=1
+      # Check if this is a Git repo
+      PROJECT_ROOT=`git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2> /dev/null`
+      if (( $? != 0 )); then
+        PROJECT_ROOT="."
+      fi
+      # Check for virtualenv name override
+      if [[ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv" ]]; then
+        ENV_NAME=`cat "$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv"`
+      elif [[ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv/bin/activate" ]];then
+        ENV_NAME="$PROJECT_ROOT/.venv"
+      elif [[ "$PROJECT_ROOT" != "." ]]; then
+        ENV_NAME=`basename "$PROJECT_ROOT"`
+      else
+        ENV_NAME=""
+      fi
+      if [[ "$ENV_NAME" != "" ]]; then
+        # Activate the environment only if it is not already active
+        if [[ "$VIRTUAL_ENV" != "$WORKON_HOME/$ENV_NAME" ]]; then
+          if [[ -e "$WORKON_HOME/$ENV_NAME/bin/activate" ]]; then
+            workon "$ENV_NAME" && export CD_VIRTUAL_ENV="$ENV_NAME"
+          elif [[ -e "$ENV_NAME/bin/activate" ]]; then
+            source $ENV_NAME/bin/activate && export CD_VIRTUAL_ENV="$ENV_NAME"
+          fi
+        fi
+      elif [[ -n $CD_VIRTUAL_ENV && -n $VIRTUAL_ENV ]]; then
+        # We've just left the repo, deactivate the environment
+        # Note: this only happens if the virtualenv was activated automatically
+        deactivate && unset CD_VIRTUAL_ENV
+      fi
+      unset PROJECT_ROOT
+      unset WORKON_CWD
+    fi
+  }
+
+  # Append workon_cwd to the chpwd_functions array, so it will be called on cd
+  # http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Functions.html
+  # TODO: replace with 'add-zsh-hook chpwd workon_cwd' when oh-my-zsh min version is raised above 4.3.4
+  if (( ${+chpwd_functions} )); then
+    if (( $chpwd_functions[(I)workon_cwd] == 0 )); then
+      set -A chpwd_functions $chpwd_functions workon_cwd
+    fi
+  else
+    set -A chpwd_functions workon_cwd
+  fi
 fi