diff --git a/bin/omarchy-pkg-install b/bin/omarchy-pkg-install
index 3691646..2be6650 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-pkg-install
+++ b/bin/omarchy-pkg-install
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ pkg_names=$(pacman -Slq | fzf "${fzf_args[@]}")
 
 if [[ -n "$pkg_names" ]]; then
   # Convert newline-separated selections to space-separated for yay
-  echo "$pkg_names" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo pacman -S --noconfirm
-  sudo updatedb
+  if echo "$pkg_names" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo pacman -S --noconfirm; then
+    sudo updatedb
+  fi
+
   omarchy-show-done
 fi
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-pkg-remove b/bin/omarchy-pkg-remove
index 5408aa9..e4ad87a 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-pkg-remove
+++ b/bin/omarchy-pkg-remove
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ pkg_names=$(yay -Qqe | fzf "${fzf_args[@]}")
 
 if [[ -n "$pkg_names" ]]; then
   # Convert newline-separated selections to space-separated for yay
-  echo "$pkg_names" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm
-  sudo updatedb
+  if echo "$pkg_names" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm; then
+    sudo updatedb
+  fi
+
   omarchy-show-done
 fi