diff --git a/common/dump b/common/dump
index 3df61912..5d4d2aea 100644
--- a/common/dump
+++ b/common/dump
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ _check_onl()
 	echo "ERROR: mt -f $dumptape failed"
 	cat $tmp.status
 
-	echo "mt -f $dumptape failed" >$seq.notrun
-	status=$NOTRUNSTS
-	exit
+	_notrun "mt -f $dumptape failed"
     fi
 
 
@@ -151,9 +149,7 @@ _check_onl()
 	echo "ERROR: $dumptape is not online"
 	cat $tmp.status
 
-	echo "dumptape, $dumptape, is not online" >$seq.notrun
-	status=$NOTRUNSTS
-	exit
+	_notrun "dumptape, $dumptape, is not online"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -229,10 +225,7 @@ _require_tape()
     dumptape=$1
 
     if [ -z "$dumptape" -o "@" == "$dumptape" ]; then
-        echo "This test requires a dump tape - none was specified"
-	echo "No dump tape specified" >$seqres.notrun
-	status=$NOTRUNSTS
-	exit
+	_notrun "No dump tape specified"
     fi
 
     _check_onl