diff --git a/subr/ex_pkg_dispatch.subr b/subr/ex_pkg_dispatch.subr
index 05c69b3..43d3fb6 100644
--- a/subr/ex_pkg_dispatch.subr
+++ b/subr/ex_pkg_dispatch.subr
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ ex_pkg_dispatch() {
 			fail)	_script_rc=1;
 				"${_dispatch_fn}" fail_pkg ${_pipe_msg#fail };
 				[ $((_njobs-=1)) -eq 0 ] && break; ;;
-			step)	"${_dispatch_fn}" step_pkg ${_pipe_msg#step };
-			esac; done <"${_pipe_path}";
+			step)	"${_dispatch_fn}" step_pkg ${_pipe_msg#step }; ;;
+			esac; done <>"${_pipe_path}";
 		fi;
 		ex_rtl_fileop rm "${_pipe_path}";
 		if [ "${_script_rc:-1}" -eq 1 ]; then
diff --git a/subr/ex_pkg_exec.subr b/subr/ex_pkg_exec.subr
index 4447008..ceb9579 100644
--- a/subr/ex_pkg_exec.subr
+++ b/subr/ex_pkg_exec.subr
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ ex_pkg_exec() {
 			"${_dispatch_fn}" exec_step "${_pkg_name}" "${_tgt_name}" "${_step}";
 			ex_pkg_state_set "${_pkg_name}" "${_step}" "${1:+-${1}}";
 		done;
-		"${_dispatch_fn}" exec_finish "${_pkg_name}" "${_tgt_name}";
-		ex_pkg_state_set "${_pkg_name}" finish;
 	fi;
+	"${_dispatch_fn}" exec_finish "${_pkg_name}" "${_tgt_name}";
+	ex_pkg_state_set "${_pkg_name}" finish;
 };
 
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