diff --git a/src/rootfsinstall.sh b/src/rootfsinstall.sh
index 4364942..e3f3f63 100755
--- a/src/rootfsinstall.sh
+++ b/src/rootfsinstall.sh
@@ -375,10 +375,7 @@ if [ "$INSTALLPACKAGES" -a "$LOCALONLY" != "1" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$REMOVEPACKAGES" ]; then
-   chroot $ROOTMP smart remove -y $REMOVEPACKAGES || {
-      echo "ERROR: error running chroot command 'smart remove $REMOVEPACKAGES'; aborting."
-      exit 1
-   }
+   chroot $ROOTMP smart remove -y $REMOVEPACKAGES || true
 fi
 
 KERNELDEST=`echo $KERNELDEST | sed "s|@BOOT@|$BOOTMP|g"`