diff --git a/plugins/available/fzf.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/fzf.plugin.bash
index 4c672bbc..8ec1a467 100644
--- a/plugins/available/fzf.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/fzf.plugin.bash
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 cite about-plugin
 about-plugin 'load fzf, if you are using it'
 
-if [ -f ~/.fzf.bash ]; then
+_command_exists fzf || return
+
+if [ -r ~/.fzf.bash ]; then
   source ~/.fzf.bash
-elif [ -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/fzf/fzf.bash ]; then
+elif [ -r "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/fzf/fzf.bash ]; then
   source "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/fzf/fzf.bash
 fi
 
-if [ -z ${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND+x}  ]; then
-  command -v fd &> /dev/null && export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd --type f'
+if [ -z ${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND+x}  ] && _command_exists fd ; then
+  export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd --type f'
 fi
 
 fe() {