diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 31ad8aed..c44b8668 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 xbps-0.52 (???):
 
+ * xbps-install(1): in dry-run mode, do not stop after processing a package
+   that is already up-to-date. Fixes #145.
+   See https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/145
+
  * libxbps: package INSTALL/REMOVE scripts are now executed via
    posix_spawn(3), replacing vfork(3).
 
diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/main.c b/bin/xbps-install/main.c
index 3bedf677..b57f2fe9 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-install/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-install/main.c
@@ -239,9 +239,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		rv = dist_upgrade(&xh, maxcols, yes, drun);
 	} else if (update) {
 		/* Update target packages */
+		int npkgs = argc - optind;
 		for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
 			rv = update_pkg(&xh, argv[i]);
-			if (rv != 0) {
+			if (npkgs >= 2 && rv == EEXIST) {
+				rv = 0;
+			} else if (rv != 0) {
 				xbps_end(&xh);
 				exit(rv);
 			}
diff --git a/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh b/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
index 02f39ecf..fd7bb630 100644
--- a/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,34 @@ install_existent_body() {
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 }
 
+atf_test_case update_existent
+
+updated_existent_head() {
+	atf_set "descr" "xbps-install(8): update existent pkg"
+}
+
+update_existent_body() {
+	mkdir -p some_repo pkg_A pkg_B
+	touch pkg_A/file00
+	touch pkg_B/file00
+	cd some_repo
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n A-1.0_1 -s "A pkg" ../pkg_A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-rindex -d -a $PWD/*.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n B-1.1_1 -s "B pkg" ../pkg_B
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-rindex -d -a $PWD/*.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	cd ..
+	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD/some_repo -y A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD/some_repo -un A B
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+}
+
+
 atf_init_test_cases() {
 	atf_add_test_case install_existent
+	atf_add_test_case update_existent
 }