diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL
index c28c0ab5a1..e4d777103f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ pre)
 		uhelper="$(command -v xbps-uhelper.static)"
 	elif command -v xbps-uhelper 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
 		uhelper="$(command -v xbps-uhelper)"
+	else
+		exit 0
 	fi
-	[ -z "$uhelper" ] && break
 
 	set +e
 	${uhelper} cmpver $(${uhelper} version xbps-base-files) 0.37
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
index 2093d47601..c199883c50 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ do_install()
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/var/db/xbps/triggers
 	install -m750 ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/* ${DESTDIR}/var/db/xbps/triggers
 	for f in $(find ${DESTDIR}/var/db/xbps/triggers); do
-		echo "# end" > ${f}
+		echo "# end" >> ${f}
 	done
 }