diff --git a/scripts/delete.sh b/scripts/delete.sh
index 30e23eb70..1b060c5aa 100755
--- a/scripts/delete.sh
+++ b/scripts/delete.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ function fatal()
 }
 
 if [ -z "${runner_scope}" ]; then fatal "supply scope as argument 1"; fi
+if [ -z "${runner_name}" ]; then fatal "supply name as argument 2"; fi
 if [ -z "${RUNNER_CFG_PAT}" ]; then fatal "RUNNER_CFG_PAT must be set before calling"; fi
 
+which curl || fatal "curl required.  Please install in PATH with apt-get, brew, etc"
+which jq || fatal "jq required.  Please install in PATH with apt-get, brew, etc"
+
 base_api_url="https://api.github.com/orgs"
 if [[ "$runner_scope" == *\/* ]]; then
     base_api_url="https://api.github.com/repos"
diff --git a/scripts/remove-svc.sh b/scripts/remove-svc.sh
index bbe7be951..e588d6904 100755
--- a/scripts/remove-svc.sh
+++ b/scripts/remove-svc.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ function fatal()
 if [ -z "${runner_scope}" ]; then fatal "supply scope as argument 1"; fi
 if [ -z "${RUNNER_CFG_PAT}" ]; then fatal "RUNNER_CFG_PAT must be set before calling"; fi
 
+which curl || fatal "curl required.  Please install in PATH with apt-get, brew, etc"
+which jq || fatal "jq required.  Please install in PATH with apt-get, brew, etc"
+
 #--------------------------------------
 # Get a remove token
 #--------------------------------------