diff --git a/git-flow-feature b/git-flow-feature
index a38b0cc..a413534 100644
--- a/git-flow-feature
+++ b/git-flow-feature
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@
 
 cmd_finish() {
 	DEFINE_boolean fetch false "fetch from $ORIGIN before performing finish" F
-	DEFINE_boolean rebase false 'rebase instead of merge' r
-	DEFINE_boolean keep false 'keep branch after performing finish' k
+	DEFINE_boolean rebase false "rebase instead of merge" r
+	DEFINE_boolean keep false "keep branch after performing finish" k
 	parse_args "$@"
 	expand_nameprefix_arg
 
@@ -346,9 +346,7 @@
 	fi
 	
 	
-	if flag keep; then
-		echo "Keep this branch" > /dev/null
-	else
+	if noflag keep; then
 		git branch -d "$BRANCH"
 	fi
 
@@ -357,7 +355,7 @@
 	echo "- The feature branch '$BRANCH' was merged into '$DEVELOP_BRANCH'"
 	#echo "- Merge conflicts were resolved"		# TODO: Add this line when it's supported
 	if flag keep; then
-		echo "- Feature branch '$BRANCH' has been kept"
+		echo "- Feature branch '$BRANCH' is still available"
 	else
 		echo "- Feature branch '$BRANCH' has been removed"
 	fi
diff --git a/git-flow-hotfix b/git-flow-hotfix
index fe71fd3..07bee23 100644
--- a/git-flow-hotfix
+++ b/git-flow-hotfix
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 	DEFINE_string signingkey "" "use the given GPG-key for the digital signature (implies -s)" u
 	DEFINE_string message "" "use the given tag message" m
 	DEFINE_boolean push false "push to $ORIGIN after performing finish" p
-	DEFINE_boolean keep false 'keep branch after performing finish' k
+	DEFINE_boolean keep false "keep branch after performing finish" k
 	parse_args "$@"
 	require_version_arg
 
@@ -258,9 +258,7 @@
 	fi
 
 	# delete branch
-	if flag keep; then
-		echo "Keep this branch" > /dev/null
-	else
+	if noflag keep; then
 		git branch -d "$BRANCH"
 	fi
 
@@ -280,7 +278,7 @@
 	echo "- The hotfix was tagged '$VERSION_PREFIX$VERSION'"
 	echo "- Hotfix branch has been back-merged into '$DEVELOP_BRANCH'"
 	if flag keep; then
-		echo "- Hotfix branch '$BRANCH' has been kept"
+		echo "- Hotfix branch '$BRANCH' is still available"
 	else
 		echo "- Hotfix branch '$BRANCH' has been deleted"
 	fi
diff --git a/git-flow-release b/git-flow-release
index 6705856..521a9d8 100644
--- a/git-flow-release
+++ b/git-flow-release
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 	DEFINE_string signingkey "" "use the given GPG-key for the digital signature (implies -s)" u
 	DEFINE_string message "" "use the given tag message" m
 	DEFINE_boolean push false "push to $ORIGIN after performing finish" p
-	DEFINE_boolean keep false 'keep branch after performing finish' k
+	DEFINE_boolean keep false "keep branch after performing finish" k
 
 	parse_args "$@"
 	require_version_arg
@@ -263,9 +263,7 @@
 	fi
 
 	# delete branch
-	if flag keep; then
-		echo "Keep this branch" > /dev/null
-	else
+	if noflag keep; then
 		git branch -d "$BRANCH"
 	fi
 
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@
 	echo "- The release was tagged '$tagname'"
 	echo "- Release branch has been back-merged into '$DEVELOP_BRANCH'"
 	if flag keep; then
-		echo "- Release branch '$BRANCH' has been kept"
+		echo "- Release branch '$BRANCH' is still available"
 	else
 		echo "- Release branch '$BRANCH' has been deleted"
 	fi