diff --git a/src/app/installed-packages-config-panel.coffee b/src/app/installed-packages-config-panel.coffee
index 12c7c9c26..e119a7e28 100644
--- a/src/app/installed-packages-config-panel.coffee
+++ b/src/app/installed-packages-config-panel.coffee
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ class InstalledPackagesConfigPanel extends ConfigPanel
         @packagesArea.append(new PackageConfigView(pack, @packageEventEmitter))
       @packageEventEmitter.trigger 'installed-packages-loaded', [@packages]
 
-    @packageEventEmitter.on 'package-installed', (pack) => @addPackage(pack)
-    @packageEventEmitter.on 'package-uninstalled', (pack) => @removePackage(pack)
+    @packageEventEmitter.on 'package-installed', (error, pack) =>
+      @addPackage(pack) unless error?
+    @packageEventEmitter.on 'package-uninstalled', (error, pack) =>
+      @removePackage(pack) unless error?
 
   removePackage: ({name}) ->
     @packages = _.reject @packages, (pack) -> pack.name is name
diff --git a/src/app/package-config-view.coffee b/src/app/package-config-view.coffee
index 7b807e9d6..b0b386a94 100644
--- a/src/app/package-config-view.coffee
+++ b/src/app/package-config-view.coffee
@@ -104,14 +104,12 @@ class PackageConfigView extends View
         else
           @defaultAction.text('Uninstalling\u2026')
           packageManager.uninstall @pack, (error) =>
-            unless error?
-              @packageEventEmitter.trigger('package-uninstalled', @pack)
+            @packageEventEmitter.trigger('package-uninstalled', error, @pack)
             packageManagerCallback()
       else
         @defaultAction.text('Installing\u2026')
         packageManager.install @pack, (error) =>
-          unless error?
-            @packageEventEmitter.trigger('package-installed', @pack)
+          @packageEventEmitter.trigger('package-installed', error, @pack)
           packageManagerCallback()
 
     @updateDefaultAction()