diff --git a/pkgs/ifwait/ifwait.fnl b/pkgs/ifwait/ifwait.fnl
index 2bdb19d..3d599f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/ifwait/ifwait.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/ifwait/ifwait.fnl
@@ -14,33 +14,32 @@
     [linkname nil] {:link linkname :expecting "present"}
     _  nil))
 
-(local parameters
-       (or
-        (parse-args arg)
-        (assert false (.. "Usage: " (. arg 0) " [-v] ifname [present|up|running]"))))
-
-(fn run-event [v]
+(fn run-event [params v]
   (let [got
         (match v
           ;; - up: Reflects the administrative state of the interface (IFF_UP)
           ;; - running: Reflects the operational state (IFF_RUNNING).
-          {:event "newlink" :name parameters.link :up :yes :running :yes}
+          {:event "newlink" :name params.link :up :yes :running :yes}
           {:present true :up true :running true}
 
-          {:event "newlink" :name parameters.link :up :yes}
+          {:event "newlink" :name params.link :up :yes}
           {:present :true :up true}
 
-          {:event "newlink" :name parameters.link}
+          {:event "newlink" :name params.link}
           {:present true }
 
           _
           {})]
-    (when (. got parameters.expecting)
+    (when (. got params.expecting)
       (os.exit 0))))
 
-(when parameters.verbose
-  (print (.. (. arg 0) ": waiting for "
-             parameters.link " to be " parameters.expecting)))
+(let [parameters
+      (or
+       (parse-args arg)
+       (assert false (.. "Usage: " (. arg 0) " [-v] ifname [present|up|running]")))]
+  (when parameters.verbose
+    (print (.. (. arg 0) ": waiting for "
+               parameters.link " to be " parameters.expecting)))
 
-(each [event (nl.events {:link true})]
-  (run-event event))
+  (each [event (nl.events {:link true})]
+    (run-event parameters event)))