diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
index 33bfd16c9..9cc161ef7 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_firmware.conf
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type:script
 message: remove firmware package %s
 
 [status]
-command:cat /tmp/pkg_upgrade.progress 2>&1
+command:cat /tmp/pkg_upgrade.progress 2>&1 || exit 0
 parameters:
 type:script_output
 message:retrieve upgrade progress status