diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ffbcbe2f..a1a45809 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+xbps-0.5.2.1 (2010-05-18):
+
+ * Due to human error, last fix in 0.5.2 was completely wrong and the
+   INSTALL/REMOVE scripts were simply empty so ENOENT was returned, clearly
+   this is expected and shouldn't be ignored.
+
 xbps-0.5.2 (2010-07-18):
 
  * libxbps: while running INSTALL/REMOVE scripts, do not fail if a script
diff --git a/lib/configure.c b/lib/configure.c
index 63596b58..a77c7bf1 100644
--- a/lib/configure.c
+++ b/lib/configure.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ xbps_configure_pkg(const char *pkgname, const char *version, bool check_state,
 	if (access(buf, X_OK) == 0) {
 		rv = xbps_file_chdir_exec(rootdir, buf, "post",
 		     pkgname, lver, update ? "yes" : "no", NULL);
-		if (rv != 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+		if (rv != 0) {
 			free(buf);
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: post INSTALL action "
 			    "returned: %s\n", pkgname, strerror(errno));
diff --git a/lib/remove.c b/lib/remove.c
index 5f3abf89..77270b66 100644
--- a/lib/remove.c
+++ b/lib/remove.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ xbps_remove_pkg(const char *pkgname, const char *version, bool update)
 		prepostf = true;
 		rv = xbps_file_chdir_exec(rootdir, buf, "pre", pkgname,
 		    version, update ? "yes" : "no", NULL);
-		if (rv != 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+		if (rv != 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
 			    "%s: prerm action target error (%s)\n", pkgname,
 			    strerror(errno));
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ xbps_remove_pkg(const char *pkgname, const char *version, bool update)
 	if (update == false && prepostf) {
 		rv = xbps_file_chdir_exec(rootdir, buf, "post",
 		     pkgname, version, NULL);
-		if (rv != 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+		if (rv != 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
 			    "%s: postrm action target error (%s)\n",
 			    pkgname, strerror(errno));
diff --git a/lib/unpack.c b/lib/unpack.c
index 1fd34eaa..37b3651c 100644
--- a/lib/unpack.c
+++ b/lib/unpack.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ unpack_archive_fini(struct archive *ar, prop_dictionary_t pkg)
 			
 			rv = xbps_file_chdir_exec(rootdir, buf, "pre",
 			     pkgname, version, update ? "yes" : "no", NULL);
-			if (rv != 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+			if (rv != 0) {
 				free(buf);
 				fprintf(stderr,
 				    "%s: preinst action target error %s\n",