diff --git a/lib/plist_find.c b/lib/plist_find.c
index 7092f4b5..595bb80e 100644
--- a/lib/plist_find.c
+++ b/lib/plist_find.c
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ xbps_find_pkg_dict_installed(const char *str, bool bypattern)
 		rpkgd = prop_dictionary_copy(pkgd);
 		break;
 	case XBPS_PKG_STATE_CONFIG_FILES:
-		errno = ENOENT;
 		xbps_dbg_printf("'%s' installed but its state is "
-		    "config-files\n",str);
+		    "config-files, ignoring...\n", str);
+		errno = ENOENT;
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/lib/repository_findpkg.c b/lib/repository_findpkg.c
index dd8cc7a0..f0810209 100644
--- a/lib/repository_findpkg.c
+++ b/lib/repository_findpkg.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ repository_find_pkg(const char *pattern, const char *reason)
 		/* update */
 		pkg_repod = xbps_find_pkg_dict_installed(pattern, false);
 		if (pkg_repod == NULL) {
-			rv = ENODEV;
+			rv = errno;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		prop_object_release(pkg_repod);