diff --git a/examples/client/remove.c b/examples/client/remove.c
index 1994beb..c11d3e2 100644
--- a/examples/client/remove.c
+++ b/examples/client/remove.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     goto end;
   }
 
+  printf("removing package: %s (%s)...\n", pkg.name, pkg.version);
+
   if (!lm_ctx_remove(&ctx, &pkg, NULL, NULL)) {
     printf("failed to remove package: %s (%d)\n", lm_strerror(), lm_error());
     goto end;
diff --git a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
index b660996..7869b6e 100644
--- a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
+++ b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-07-08 12:47+0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-07-08 13:05+0300\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
diff --git a/src/ctx/install.c b/src/ctx/install.c
index 0d49871..56d7f36 100644
--- a/src/ctx/install.c
+++ b/src/ctx/install.c
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 bool __lm_ctx_run_install(char *root, char *install_path) {
+  struct stat st;
+  bzero(&st, sizeof(st));
+  stat(install_path, &st);
+
+  // no need to run empty install script :)
+  if(st.st_size <= 0)
+    return true;
+
   char *args[] = {"/bin/bash", install_path, NULL}, *oldpwd = NULL;
   bool ret = false;
   int status = 0;
diff --git a/src/ctx/remove.c b/src/ctx/remove.c
index fcc444a..bb80530 100644
--- a/src/ctx/remove.c
+++ b/src/ctx/remove.c
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ bool lm_ctx_remove(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_remove_callback_t callba
     return false;
   }
 
+  if(NULL == ctx->root){
+    lm_error_set(LM_ERR_CtxRootNULL);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   if(!lm_ctx_database_is_installed(ctx, pkg, true)){
     lm_error_set(LM_ERR_PkgNotInstalled);
     return false;
@@ -22,8 +27,8 @@ bool lm_ctx_remove(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_remove_callback_t callba
   if(!lm_ctx_database_init(ctx))
     return false;
 
+  char *path = NULL, *hash = NULL, *fpath = NULL;
   size_t total = 0, current = 0;
-  char *path = NULL, *hash = NULL;
   bool in_keep = false, ret = false;
 
   total = lm_database_files_count(ctx->db, pkg);
@@ -31,14 +36,26 @@ bool lm_ctx_remove(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_remove_callback_t callba
   while(lm_database_files_next(ctx->db, pkg, &path, &hash, &in_keep)){
     if(in_keep)
       goto next;
-   
-    if(exists(path) && unlink(path) < 0){
-      pdebug(__func__, "failed to delete file for removing %s: %s", pkg->name, errno);
-      lm_error_set(LM_ERR_PkgFileUnlinkFail, path, strerror(errno));
-      goto end;
+
+    fpath = join_alloc(ctx->root, path);
+    pdebug(__func__, "removing file %s (%s)", fpath, pkg->name);
+
+    if(!exists(fpath)){
+      pdebug(__func__, "found file in database, but its not on the file system: %s", fpath);
+      goto next;
     }
+   
+    if(unlink(fpath) < 0){
+      pdebug(__func__, "failed to delete file for removing %s: %s", pkg->name, strerror(errno));
+      lm_error_set(LM_ERR_PkgFileUnlinkFail, path, strerror(errno));
+      goto next;
+    }
+
   next:
-    if(!callback(ctx, pkg, path, ++current, total, data))
+    free(fpath);
+    fpath = NULL;
+   
+    if(NULL != callback && !callback(ctx, pkg, fpath, ++current, total, data))
       goto end;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/database/files.c b/src/database/files.c
index ea102ec..fb7498f 100644
--- a/src/database/files.c
+++ b/src/database/files.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ size_t lm_database_files_count(lm_database_t *db, lm_pkg_t *pkg){
     return false;
   }
     
-  sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, FILES_COLUMN_PACKAGE, pkg->name, strlen(pkg->name), SQLITE_STATIC);
+  sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, 1, pkg->name, strlen(pkg->name), SQLITE_STATIC);
 
   while(sqlite3_step(db->files_st) == SQLITE_ROW)
     count++;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool lm_database_files_matches(lm_database_t *db, char *path, char *hash){
     goto end;
   }
   
-  sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, FILES_COLUMN_PATH, path, strlen(path), SQLITE_STATIC);
+  sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, 1, path, strlen(path), SQLITE_STATIC);
 
   if(sqlite3_step(db->files_st) != SQLITE_ROW){
     pdebug(__func__, "failed to execute select statement for selecting %s: %s", path, sqlite3_errmsg(db->files_db));
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ bool lm_database_files_iskeep(lm_database_t *db, char *path){
     goto end;
   }
   
-  sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, FILES_COLUMN_PATH, path, strlen(path), SQLITE_STATIC);
+  sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, 1, path, strlen(path), SQLITE_STATIC);
 
   if(!lm_database_step_all(db->files_st)){
     pdebug(__func__, "failed to execute select statement for selecting %s: %s", path, sqlite3_errmsg(db->files_db));
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ bool lm_database_files_del(lm_database_t *db, lm_pkg_t *pkg){
     goto end;
   }
 
-  sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, FILES_COLUMN_PACKAGE, pkg->name, strlen(pkg->name), SQLITE_STATIC);
+  sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, 1, pkg->name, strlen(pkg->name), SQLITE_STATIC);
 
   if(!lm_database_step_all(db->files_st)){
     pdebug(__func__, "failed to execute delete statement for deleting %s: %s", pkg->name, sqlite3_errmsg(db->files_db));
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ bool lm_database_files_next(lm_database_t *db, lm_pkg_t *pkg, char **path, char
       lm_error_set(LM_ERR_DbSqlPrepareFail);
       return false;
     }
-    sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, FILES_COLUMN_PACKAGE, pkg->name, strlen(pkg->name), SQLITE_STATIC);
+    sqlite3_bind_text(db->files_st, 1, pkg->name, strlen(pkg->name), SQLITE_STATIC);
   }
 
   else if(NULL != db->files_st){