diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acb846a..512ea98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ You can also try IRC at Freenode/#openvpn
 # Branch structure
 
 The easy-rsa master branch is currently tracking development for the 3.x release
-cycle. The prior 2.x and 1.x versions are available as release branches for
+cycle. Please note that, at any given time, master may be broken.  Feel free to
+create issues against master, but have patience when using the master branch.  It
+is recommended to use a release, and priority will be given to bugs identified in
+the most recent release.
+
+The prior 2.x and 1.x versions are available as release branches for
 tracking and possible back-porting of relevant fixes. Branch layout is:
 
     master <- 3.x, at present
diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
index 6241573..5707a7b 100755
--- a/easyrsa3/easyrsa
+++ b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ BEGIN {IGNORECASE=1; r=2}
 # returns without prompting in EASYRSA_BATCH
 confirm() {
 	[ $EASYRSA_BATCH ] && return
-	prompt="$1" value="$2" msg="$3" input
+	prompt="$1"
+	value="$2" 
+	msg="$3" 
+	input
 	print "
 $msg