diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index feb86a5..fbbb4a5 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -114,17 +114,14 @@ sh256() {
     #
     # Example: '<checksum>  <file>'
 
-    # Skip non-files and broken symlinks.
-    if { [ -h "$1" ] && [ -e "$1" ]; } || [ -f "$1" ]; then
+    if [ ! -d "$1" ] && [ -e "$1" ]; then
         hash=$(
             sha256sum               "$1" ||
             sha256 -r               "$1" ||
             openssl dgst -sha256 -r "$1" ||
             shasum -a 256           "$1" ||
             digest -a sha256        "$1"
-        )
-
-        printf '%s\n' "${hash%% *}"
+        ) 2>/dev/null
     fi
 }