diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/main.c b/bin/xbps-bin/main.c
index 0013c70d4d..0bd318460b 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/main.c
@@ -173,17 +173,16 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* Install into root directory by default. */
 		if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "install") == 0) {
 			rv = xbps_install_binary_pkg(argv[1], root, flags);
-			if (rv != 0 && rv != EEXIST) {
-				if (rv == ENOENT) {
+			if (rv != 0) {
+				if (rv == EAGAIN) {
 					printf("Unable to locate %s in "
 					    "repository pool.\n", argv[1]);
-					exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+				} else if (rv == ENOENT) {
+					dict = xbps_get_pkg_deps_dictionary();
+					if (dict)
+						show_missing_deps(dict, argv[1]);
 				}
 
-				dict = xbps_get_pkg_deps_dictionary();
-				if (dict && errno == ENOENT)
-					show_missing_deps(dict, argv[1]);
-
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 			printf("Package %s installed successfully.\n", argv[1]);
diff --git a/lib/install.c b/lib/install.c
index 4550e09d64..45229e293f 100644
--- a/lib/install.c
+++ b/lib/install.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ xbps_install_binary_pkg(const char *pkgname, const char *destdir, int flags)
 	 */
 	rv = xbps_callback_array_iter_in_repolist(install_binpkg_repo_cb,
 	    (void *)&cb);
-	if (rv == 0 && errno == EAGAIN)
-		return ENOENT;
+	if (rv == 0 && errno != 0)
+		return errno;
 
 	return rv;
 }